Recently, the Church Music Association posted a series of tutorials on how to sing the New ICEL English Translation Chants of the Mass: Video Tutorials on how to sing the New Missal Translation.

Some folks still seem to be confused as to why the new Missal chants do not contain the “Solesmes” dots and dashes.

For those who understand what the Editio Vaticana is, where it came from, and why it came about in the first place, the answer is obvious.

However, if you are not familiar with this history, you may want to read the following article (PDF). If you don’t like Adobe Acrobat Reader, click here for a different way to read the article.

N.B. A version of this article appeared in SACRED MUSIC JOURNAL several years ago: (see page 21) PDF • SCRIBD

You also might enjoy this series of seven videos, which explains all about the Editio Vaticana.