“How Do I Use Gregorio? How Do I Use GABC?”

Jeff Ostrowski · June 8, 2013

ANY MUSICIANS DESIRE to create beautiful Gregorian chant scores, but have no idea how. The answer is simple: use Gregorio. This free program allows each of us to effortlessly create fantastic musical scores with GABC.

To prove how easy it is, I created the following Gregorio Training Video while holding a baby!

Gratitude is owed to Veronica Brandt, Richard Chonak, and Aristotle Esguerra. By the way, if you’re too lazy to copy down the URL links in the video, here they are:

* * Gregorio Interface • English Lyrics • 1-Page Summary • Latin Lyrics

Wasn’t that an extremely easy video to follow? If you disagree, please let me know in the combox.

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About Jeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski holds his B.M. in Music Theory from the University of Kansas (2004). He resides with his wife and children in Los Angeles.—(Read full biography).

List • Responses by each bishop!

This incredible website gives each bishop’s response to the recent MOTU PROPRIO Traditionis Custodes, a decree by Pope Francis which seeks to reduce the number of celebrations of the “Extraordinary Form” (Traditional Latin Mass): traditioniscustodes.info

—Jeff Ostrowski

Tomorrow is Sunday…

When you were in school, you would have gotten in trouble if you wrote the Roman Numeral “9” as viiii. You were supposed to write: IX. But look how an ancient manuscript writes “9” as a Roman Numeral. That’s the Introit Ecce Deus for tomorrow’s feast in the Extraordinary Form: The 9th Sunday after Pentecost.

—Jeff Ostrowski

24 July 2021 • “Two Teams”

Anyone familiar with the so-called “Traditionalist Catholic” movement knows that (like every other group) it contains some bad apples. Anyone can self-identify as a “Traditionalist Catholic”—even those who are mentally ill, those who beat their wives, and even folks who are emotionally disturbed. All of us know TLM Catholics who are so arrogant they make Narcissus look like the most humble guy who ever lived. However, I believe Traditionis Custodes will exacerbate the situation. Under B16, we were “all on the same team.” But this new decree by Pope Francis makes it seem like there are two opposing “teams” in the Church.

—Jeff Ostrowski

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