dad29

I thought this was a satire!
If you understand that Madison (a/k/a "Madistan") is perhaps the Left-most city in the US, having had an exceptionally strong Gnostic (admixtured with Marxist) foundation at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus going back to the earl…

Comment by dad29 May 2024 permalink
I Hate Latin discussion
Remember, the majority of their peers left the Church. And the majority of those who remained are often there only in body, not spirit.

Comment by dad29 March 2024 permalink
The SSPX's use of the classical Solesmes method and an observation
SSPX priests open ended faculties I might be wrong here, but I thought that was for Confessions and marriages (given the usual conditions.) SSPX does not have an open 'license' to say Mass--but no Pope has attempted to stop them. The …

Comment by dad29 March 2024 permalink
The SSPX's use of the classical Solesmes method and an observation
The Church's position on SSPX is clear as mud. SSPX's use of Solesmes method is not.

Comment by dad29 March 2024 permalink
ASPERGES ME: Is it used in the Novus Ordo Mass ?
Some folks think that their congregations are incapable of singing without organ even when led by a good strong cantor. I've never found that to be the case.

Comment by dad29 March 2024 permalink
Vocal technique and hitting high notes
drinking water WATER?? Are you kidding?? WATER???? Beer, Beer, Glorious Beer!!

Comment by dad29 February 2024 permalink
Vocal technique and hitting high notes
Very nice short answer!! Tru Dat! And remember to raise the eyebrows for those 'high' notes. Plenty of people don't know that and hurt my ears.

Comment by dad29 February 2024 permalink
Excellent article about sacred music in The Pillar
Meh. As part of a 200-voice symphony chorus, I sang the Paukenmesse, the Coronation Mass, Beethoven's Solemnis, Bach's B Minor, the Cherubini Requiem, and a couple of other Ordinaries. We also did 'non-church' Ordinaries such a…

Comment by dad29 February 2024 permalink
How to incorporate ladies into the schola/choir
Despite the (un-voiced but strong) disapproval from a priest--now "un-assigned" and occasionally in Rome)--I had the ladies sing the sicut erat.... portion of the Gloria Patri of the Introit. They also alternated with the men on the Kyrie…

Comment by dad29 February 2024 permalink
Descending faster?
Here is the key work (edited for clarity) in Nihil's soliloquy: musically Surprising how many priests do not grok "musically," and how many choir directors cannot/do not apply that word to Chant singing.

Comment by dad29 December 2023 permalink
Gregorian chant originates from ancient Jewish psalmody?
It is likely that Hebrew chant, if it was carried over to the Greek and Roman culture where the apostles took the faith, was modified by singers whose musical formulae were not quite the same as that of the Hebrews Even more important, the language…

Comment by dad29 December 2023 permalink
The worst music for a Catholic funeral I've heard
Recently attended a funeral Mass at the local ICK church. ACCOMPANIED choral music, only a couple of Proper chants, ACCOMPANIED Ordinary.... ICK responds to large-donor requests.

Comment by dad29 December 2023 permalink
What hymnal do you recommend for a TLM community?
(SSPX) Pius X Hymnal IIRC, it's good to take the pitch down by a full step unless that's been fixed in the last few years.

Comment by dad29 November 2023 permalink
HR Question
Add to this that the Church makes all employees "at will" employees, which means that anyone can be dismissed for any or no reason at all and no explanation is required. Commonplace for non-union employees everywhere. Although I haven…

Comment by dad29 November 2023 permalink
West Coast Members: Whose Choir Sang at Napa on 7/29?
Hmmm. Sent him a note. Thanks!

Comment by dad29 September 2023 permalink
Chant Class in Wisconsin, wait, what?
Visited Hudson this summer to drop off a couple of new Sheriff's (maybe P.D.) cars. Couldn't see any remaining 'red lights'.

Comment by dad29 September 2023 permalink
“Not another Church but a different Church…” oooooooooookkkkaaaaay…
the pre_VII parish "pay up, pray up, and shut up" It would be nice if someone could document this slander with more than one or two examples. Go ahead. Do so.

Comment by dad29 September 2023 permalink
Christmas concert piece for large choir?
Pinkham's Christmas Cantata. You can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPmwJfka918 and Roger Wagner also recorded it (up-tempo and it works better).

Comment by dad29 September 2023 permalink
When I was a choir director…
I don't miss being in the cross-fire when Change of Pastor comes around, and certainly do not miss instructing priests on how choirs work AND on what is church music and what is dreck.

Comment by dad29 August 2023 permalink
When I was a choir director…
what a set of trombones would sound like on the lower parts as a substitution Roger Wagner used a cello or bass fiddle for the "B" part when necessary.

Comment by dad29 August 2023 permalink
Teaching Organ
You can still buy Flor Peeters' organ coursework "Little Organ Book" which includes simple pedal exercises and a TON of other useful goodies. https://www.amazon.com/Little-Organ-Book-Summy-Birchard-Peeters/dp/0874876001

Comment by dad29 July 2023 permalink
Long shot: need help with a bit of Latin in the OCO2015
Alia aptus, of course.

Comment by dad29 June 2023 permalink
Article RE: Sentimental Music at Mass
Neither he nor Bishop Schneider (whom I've had the pleasure of hearing preach, live, at a Mass at which I was in the choir) is driven by ideology nor by conspiracy theories. I've followed Cdl. Burke's statements--we are both from W…

Comment by dad29 June 2023 permalink
Article RE: Sentimental Music at Mass
some of these hymns and other pieces of music are not bad in se, but rather merely inappropriate for holy Mass Just as are "Mother Dear, O Pray for Me" and "To Jesus' Heart All Burning".......we could go on. That stuff is …

Comment by dad29 June 2023 permalink
Article RE: Sentimental Music at Mass
@Mark: hurt them unnecessarily and thus be uncharitable True charity is requiring the right thing--that the rules be followed. You cite a family who moved to another church for a funeral after being told 'No' to their wishes. See John …

Comment by dad29 June 2023 permalink
After 18 years of forum fanatics…
I've been around since 2008 C'mon, man! You're a LOT older than that. And yes, it's been fun!

Comment by dad29 June 2023 permalink
HR Question
Having been heavily involved in hiring in the 'commercial' environment, I can say that 'complications' (outside of minor traffic tix) are an excellent reason NOT to hire someone, if only for the reason that 'complications�…

Comment by dad29 May 2023 permalink
Well that's the last time I do Tenebrae: Antisemitism in the liturgy
Jeff Quick: your surmisal about 'fault' for killing Jesus is way off track. It was Trump.

Comment by dad29 April 2023 permalink
Is singing solo non-liturgical?
Whenever, then, it is desired to employ the acute voices of sopranos and contraltos, these parts must be taken by boys, according to the most ancient usage of the Church. Like a lot of Papal legislation, that was widely ignored. Justifiably so.

Comment by dad29 March 2023 permalink
How do I get my schola to sound like this?
Generally speaking, pitch problems are a result of not knowing the music well. There are exceptions, of course, but few and far between. As to achieving a good choral sound? Start with unifying the vowels. Then make certain your cues for starts/…

Comment by dad29 February 2023 permalink

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