{"product_id":"a-beginners-guide-to-reading-gregorian-chant-notation-9781438257488","title":"A Beginner's Guide To Reading Gregorian Chant Notation","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"This wonderful little book is the chant-equivalent of Dick and Jane...a refreshing way to reduce an idiom carrying with it a mysterious theoretical and stylistic aura to the fundamental, even primal musical language\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHaig Maridosian - The American Organist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is the easiest book in print that gets you started reading Gregorian Chant.\u003cp\u003eWe do this by printing out the notes and signs as big as they were back in medieval days. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig notes are easier to read and remember. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will learn the simple note patterns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd when you open The Parish Book of Chant or the Liber Usualis you'll be able to read the notes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Gregorian Chant notes are arranged like a train....each note or grouping has a clear purpose and when connected to its neighbors makes up a melody. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin the new schola at your church or school and find yourself confident and comfortable reading Gregorian Chant.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMore Reviews: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis was a great refresher, it's been years since I sang chant and this brought it all back to me fast! \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOur schola appreciates how effective this book is, seeing these big notes makes it so much easier to recognize them in today's small printed pages that we usually find in churches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoel Jones started singing chant at the age of 7 in a choir of men and boys and followed that up by chanting daily masses as a teenager in a small town in Ohio. Summer studies with Benedictine monks took him further along the chant path prior to his leaving for New York City where he directed Catholic choirs and was organist at the Church Center for the United Nations as well as accompanist for the United Nations Singers. Later in Germany he was organist for the English masses at the DOM Cathedral in Frankfurt. In Italy, he played for masses at Il Duomo in Barga, Italy and produced and conducted the town's annual San Cristoforo Day celebration concert in the 11th century church. Working as an opera coach, he has worked with singers in Germany, Italy and the United States As a church organ designer, he eventually located in Tennessee, where he joined the staff of a Catholic church as director of music, involved in returning church music to chant and polyphony. The choir grew from 16 to 46 under his leadership. He is an Associate of the American Guild of Organists and is a member of the Church Music Association of America. He serves as Creative Director at www.frogmusic.com. Most recently, he led Liturgical Music at a Catholic High School. He is a popular clinician for workshops on chant, choral conducting, organ registration and hymn playing.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50465898922258,"sku":"9781438257488","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_bed7e459-d374-4098-a377-bd6643ae7f7c.jpg?v=1730114475","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-beginners-guide-to-reading-gregorian-chant-notation-9781438257488","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}