Shortcut to exercises based on Parish Book of Chant hymns #24(p.35), Gospel p.41, #25 (preface), Pax (p.52), #65(p,82), #117, #119

Exercises using hymns from the Parish Book of Chant

Versicles after the Sprinkling rite (PBC page 34-35):

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PBC 24 VIDI AQUAM (p 35) in Solfege

Collect (PBC page 39) , recto tono

Collect (PBC page 40), common tone

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Gospel (PBC page 41)

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PBC 25 Secret and preface (page 45)

PREFACE

Conclusion of the Canon (PBC page 51)

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Pax Domini (PBC page 52)

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PBC 65 GLORIA VIII in SOLFEGE

PBC 117 CREDO I in SOLFEGE

Notice how only 6 notes are used (Re, Mi, Fa, Sol, La and Te). Most of the intervals are between notes that follow each other in the scale (ex: re-mi, or mi-fa,…) but most sentenced include a “jump” in the scale, an interval called a “third”. It can be either a minor third (re-fa, fa-re, mi-sol or sol-mi) or a major third (fa-la, or la-fa). The melody also contains only three “Perfect fifths”(always Re-La) and only two “Perfect fourth” (both are sol-re).

Recording in 6 parts (download below the printed music with parts indicated): Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

PBC 119 CREDO III in SOLFEGE

For more SOLFEGE exercises, go to THE FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC LITERACY