on Liturgical Music Planning Angela WesthoffJohnson Liturgical Music Preparation Pre p a r a tion The action or process of making ready Its never too early to begin ID: 199916
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Expert Advice on Liturgical Music Planning
Angela
Westhoff-Johnson
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Liturgical Music Preparation
Pre
p
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a
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r
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tion
The
action or process of making
ready
It’s never too early to begin
!Slide3
Liturgy Preparation
You
must have the following resources:
Ordo
:
a calendar of the liturgical yearLectionary: the scripture readingsToday’s Liturgy: OCP’s quarterly publication for liturgy preparationSlide4
Liturgy Preparation
Breaking
Bread with Readings
/
Today’s
Missal (EVERYTHING is there to prepare a liturgy!)Respond & AcclaimSlide5
The Big Picture Planning
Begin
choosing repertoire by thinking
seasonally
:
AdventChristmasLentEasterOrdinary Time Add a few new pieces to each season every year. Think future…what pieces will stand the test of time and remain in the “repertoire” for many years.Slide6
Think Topically
There
are themes or topics that reoccur throughout the liturgical year:
Shepherd
Love
Holy SpiritMarianAlways need Eucharistic musicSlide7
Think Ritually
Initiation
(acclamations that can
be used throughout
the year
)FuneralEternal Life SequencesEasterPentecostBody and BloodSlide8
Detailed PreparationSit
with the Lectionary
readings
to assign repertoire
to
specific Sundays/daysSlide9
Prepare Liturgies Way Ahead of TimeSlide10
Selecting Service Music (Mass Settings)
“Liturgy is something sung…….The Assembly sings their liturgy. That is the way things are supposed to be. They don’t sing during the liturgy. They sing the liturgy.”
(
Gabe Huck, 1989, Liturgy Training Publications
)How many Mass settings each year? Do you change seasonally?Slide11
Consider a choral Alleluia during EasterSlide12
Communion Antiphons (Walker)Slide13
Introduce New Music
How to Introduce NEW MUSIC to your
assembly?
Repetition, repetition, repetition!!
!Slide14
Gathering
Use one song as the Gathering for an entire season
“
Advent Gathering Litany
”
(Michael Prendergast &
Rick
Modlin
)
Breaking Bread
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CommunionEach year add 1-2
communion
songs into your parish’s
repertoire
Choose
communion songs with plenty of verses“Come to Me and Drink” (Bob Hurd) Breaking Bread 355Slide16
ChoralDo a song with just
the
choir a few times,
then
the assembly will
learn it!“Restless is the Heart” (Bernadette Farrell)Breaking Bread 683Create your own traditionSlide17
Well-Planned Choir Director
The Well- Planned Choir Rehearsal
TL124 articleSlide18
The Well-Planned Choir Rehearsal
1) Rehearsal lineup –
Cathedral 1
st
first rehearsal
2) Prepare the room3) Create a seating arrangement4) Take attendance5) Start on time6) Start with vocal warm-upsSlide19
The Well-Planned Choir Rehearsal 7
) Incorporate sight-singing
into
each rehearsal
8) Use time wisely 9) Balance standing and sitting10) Be positive and upbeat11) Set high standards12) End rehearsals on time!Slide20
Questions?Slide21
Liturgical Music Preparation Resources
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