Children Chant Summer Camp – Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church

Bill Schoeffler at Mary, Queen of Peace, Cleveland, shares an exciting opportunity for children in grades 3-8. This summer chant academy will teach not only a core repertoire to young people, but introduce them to many principles of basic musicianship. Please see the attached registration form to enroll your students!

REGISTRATION FORM

Mary Queen of Peace Catholic Church
Presents:
CHILDREN CHANT
Summer Camp
Join us July 22-26,
9:30-3:30 Monday-Thursday
10:00-12:00 noon Friday
This workshop is free and open to all students entering grades 3-8. No experience is
necessary. The classes will be geared to individual experience levels. Students will have
fun playing games and making new friends, while learning Gregorian Chant neumes
(notes), the Guidonian Hand and hexachords. Students will gain experience in singing
technique, sight singing, Gregorian Chant and polyphony. We will have a Marian theme
this year and will end the week with a demonstration class for parents and a prayer
service where we will chant the first decade of the Rosary.
Teachers include Angela Bak, Amanda Baker, Dr. Elena Bailey, Dr.Rosemary Heredos and
Dr. William Schoeffler

74. The Second Vatican Council directed that the faithful be able to sing parts of the

Ordinary of the Mass together in Latin.70 In many worshiping communities in the United States, fulfilling this directive will mean introducing Latin chant to worshipers who perhaps have not sung it before. While prudence, pastoral sensitivity, and reasonable time for progress are encouraged to achieve this end, every effort in this regard is laudable and highly encouraged.

75. Each worshiping community in the United States, including all age groups and all

ethnic groups, should, at a minimum, learn Kyrie XVI, Sanctus XVIII, and Agnus Dei XVIII, all of which are typically included in congregational worship aids. More difficult chants, such as Gloria VIII and settings of the Credo and Pater Noster, might be learned after the easier chants 

(Sing to the Lord, II.H)

have been mastered.