INGING WELL takes practice. Lots of people get an idea that they can’t sing, so they don’t sing and then they can’t sing.
Now is a great time to bust the cycle with an ancient Easter Hymn to Our Lady:
Regina Caeli
There’s a great opportunity three times a day during Easter.
I’m not sure if every reader here would know about the Angelus that was customarily said three times a day not so long ago. The Angelus can be sung, though I haven’t really seen that take off.
In Easter time this the Regina Caeli takes its place – and this is really easy to sing: see Regina Caeli sung by young children.
There is Organ Accompaniment from the Vatican II Hymnal here and I have a special page for the Regina Caeli at my New Book of Old Hymns website with the sheet music, translation, crossword puzzle and vocabulary set.
Set a reminder for 6am, midday and 6pm – or whenever it fits into your routine. I’m sure it will bring a smile to those in heaven as well as on earth.
