The defining technology of the Western musical tradition, staff notation, started as an aid to singers to chant the Catholic liturgy. Yet most church choirs now learn music through a cueing system, rote, but nor through the music literacy the Church invented.

Why? Can it be changed? I hope this series of five (5) videos will open a fruitful conversation.

Hervé B., longbeachchant@live.com

Link to previous video (1st in series)