This manual offers an accessible introduction to Dominican chant through eight pieces, one for each Gregorian mode. With scores, recordings and a practical, immersive method, it helps singers become familiar with the modes, psalm tones and basic notation of the Dominican chant tradition.
No previous experience is required. Like learning a language or a craft, chant is learned by listening, repeating and singing together. The goal is not concert perfection, but shared liturgical prayer, formed by patience, practice and attentive participation in the singing community.
– ACG, Tultenango 206
The video series below offers an introduction to Dominican chant in eight pieces, one in
each of the Gregorian modes. You will discover some of our most beautiful and
iconic chants, learn to feel at home in each mode, and become familiar with the
different psalm tones. This will enable you to sing practically any piece in the chant
repertoire.
In the videos below, a schola sings Dominican chant tones, offering prayerful, unison chant shaped by the text, mode, and communal listening that define the Dominican tradition of sung prayer.
An Immersive Introduction
(English)
Petit traité par l’exemple
(Français)
Una introdución inmersiva
(Espagñol)
