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Homework for December 15th and Auditions

Homework Hey there lovely singers! Your homework for this week, due on the 15th, is to write out all of the French words on a piece of paper. Have your parents sign it, and the first person to show me the paper with words and signature is my Special Helper for the day! Auditions If you want to audition for the chant solo in Puer Natus Est, here are some tips. Be LOUD! It is important for EVERYONE in the congregation to hear you. Be CONFIDENT! Even if you hit a wrong note, keep going like nothing happened. KNOW YOUR LATIN! This is a prayer and the words of the prayer matter ENUNCIATE! Make sure we can HEAR that you know the words Happy practicing! 
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Carols Listening Part II

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Away in a Manger O Come All Ye Faithful God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen In the Bleak Midwinter Angels We Have Heard on High Hark the Herald Angels Sing Silent Night In Dulci Jubilo
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Carols Listening part I and Binder Order

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Hey lovely singers! What a fantastic rehearsal we had today!  Before I see you again on Saturday, please put your music in the following order. Away in a Manger What Child is This In Dulci Jubilo Puer Natus Est Nobis O Come All Ye Faithful Il Est Ne Angels We Have Heard on High God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen Silent Night In the Bleak Midwinter Hark the Herald Angels Sing Here are videos of two of the carols we will be singing for Christmas Eve Mass at 4:30 PM.
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How to Read Gregorian Chant

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Homework for this week is to write out the solfege notes for Puer Natus Est Nobis. To help you out with this, let's go over what we learned in class. When writing out the solfege notes, the first step is to find DO or FA, which is indicated by the DO or FA clef, as you see here. After you have found where the DO is, then you know where all the other notes in the solfege scale fall. If DO is on the top line, then all of the notes would look like this! Your homework for this week is to write all of the solfege notes under the neumes in Puer Natus Est Nobis. Here is an example of what I want you to do. You can either just write the first letter of the note, as they do here, or write the whole word. WATCH OUT! In Puer Natus Est, the DO is not on the top line like in the above examples. It is on the THIRD line. Make sure your solfege notes match up with DO on the third line. While you work, have fun listening!
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Welcome to the Saint Mark Children's Choir!

Hey beautiful people! We are so glad that you are able to join us! On this blog I will be uploading resources to help you singers master the music we are learning in choir and to help you parents know what we are up to in class!
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Il Est Ne, Le Divin Enfant Pronunciation videos

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Here are some great videos to help you learn your French lyrics! The first link will help you with the chorus and verse one, but you will have to take good notes on verse 2, because the teacher in this video is not having her choir sing verse 2 in French.  The second video is of a native French singer performing this piece. She doesn't have the greatest vowels for choral singing, but her accent is a delight to listen to. Have fun putting all of those French vowels into your naso-pharynx!
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