The Day Music Theory Failed Me
Readers already know I believe in the value of Music Theory…
“If we do not love those whom we see, how can we love God, Whom we do not see?” Bishop Fulton J. Sheen
“How I love the multiple settings of each text, which can be interchanged as required by seasonal and festal usage.” —Maestro Behnke
This recording was completed last night (23 July 2019).
The Soprano line was sung by a young lady in the 8th grade—and she did very well.
If a girl in the 2nd grade can learn it after hearing it only a few times, I believe everyone is capable of learning it.
I can’t always recognize a hymn tune by its name, especially when the Missalette only provides lyrics. Please don’t judge me; that’s the honest truth.
We will not be considering musically absurd examples from the past.
Twelve (12) hymns are already available, with tons more on the way!
Choirmasters and organists understand how crucial flexibility is.
Oh, if only…if only you knew what’s going on behind the scenes!
I submit to you that calling the same tune by multiple names in the same hymnal is unacceptable.
I could not have been more thrilled to see this list—those are exactly the tunes I love!
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We’re under tremendous pressure to transfer our website to a “subscription model.”
We don’t want to do this. We believe our website should remain free to all. It’s annoying to have to search for login credentials (e.g. if you’re away from your desk).
Our president has written the following letter:
* Thirteen Men & Coins (Holy Thursday Appeal)
Traditionally on Holy Thursday, the priest washed the feet of thirteen men. Theologians held various opinions regarding whom the “13th man” represented. Before the liturgical changes of Pope Pius XII (which changed the number from thirteen to twelve), the priest washed each man’s feet, kissed his foot, and gave him a coin.
This “coin” business seems providential—inasmuch as our appeal begins on Holy Thursday this year.
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