How do I start chanting?
Good news: you are already “wired” to chant. You have it in you. To give yourself the gift you already have, three basic steps:
Proper of the Mass (Ordinary form) – Translations
5:15 PM Mass at Mary Star of the Sea (Sundays): the proper of the Graduale Romanum are sung, in latin.
Need help with latin and square notes?..
Need help with latin? Our advice is: pick a short phrase (ex: an Introit antiphon) and translate it word by word. How? There’s an app for that : S.P.Q.R. (click on link)
Also, to sight-read and sing Gregorian Notation: app called iChant (for Android)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bengeorge.ichant
If you know nothing about chant and want to learn, this is a great app to help you get started.
We also came across this new app, which sounds great, but we have not tried it yet: Square Notes
