St Patricks - Cantor Instruction And Notes 3-07-05

Alleluias & Verses for Cantors For all Sundays except during Lent (when the Alleluia hibernates until the Resurrection of Jesus at the Easter Vigil) Cantor first, then people repeat: Version No. 1: D

G

D

A7

D

`’È^^6^)c-_6(6*(c5-(6*6&^;5= Al – le – lu - - - ia! Al – le – lu - - - ia! or Version No. 2: D

G

D

Al – le – lu - - - ia!

A7

D

`’È^&*(c-6_)6_(c5-(6*(&z5= Al – le – lu- - - ia! Al – le – lu - - - ia!

Al – le - lu - - - ia!

Cantor: D

G

D

A7

D

`’È5t5o5_(c-5i55(&z= (Verse is chanted on the above melody for both versions – see Psalmody for Cantors for notes on fitting verses to melody)

Cantor & People together: repeat Alleluia once following the verse

Alleluias & Verses for Cantors For all Sundays except during Lent (when the Alleluia hibernates until the Resurrection of Jesus at the Easter Vigil) Cantor first, then people repeat: Version No. 3: G

D

C

G

G

D7 C

G

`’()_x5-)_)(';6-()_)(i= Al–le–lu – ia!

G

Al – – le – lu–ia!

G

Al – le –– lu –– ia!

D7 C

G

`’()_p4)_x-5p4_()_c565i4= (Verse is chanted on the above melody – see Psalmody for Cantors for notes on fitting verses to melody)

Cantor & People together: repeat Alleluia once following the verse

Alleluias & Verses for Cantors For use during Lent in place of the Alleluia before the Gospel reading Cantor first, then people repeat: G D Em Bm

D

G

D7 C

G

`’(6()6)6__6v56-6))_)x56i4= Praise to You, Lord Jesus Christ! King of endless glo - ry!

G

G

D7 C

G

`’()_p4)_x-5p4_()_c565i4= (Verse is chanted on the above melody – see Psalmody for Cantors for notes on fitting verses to melody)

Cantor & People together: repeat refrain once following the verse

Psalmody for Cantors Verse psalmody structure for use with any Psalm Cantor: C

Am

Em

F

C

`()+[4+Q6[4-5+[4_+)(i4`()+[4+Q6[4-5+[4_+c4i4= C

Am

Em

F

C

Verse is chanted narratively on the above melody, meaning: not note for note, but using a normal speech pattern. Above all, the text must be conveyed clearly with proper syntax. The quarter notes lead into the whole note which supports most of the text. Resp. Psalm verses usually consist of four lines; thus, each line or phrase fits into one “measure” above. Note on the Response portion of the Psalm: can usually fit the entire refrain of the Psalm into the last two measures of the above. If the refrain is short on syllables, combine notes and ad lib as needed. This is the classic psalmody structure and has been used by the Church for all Psalms, no matter the length. Here is an example of how to shorten the basic structure to use just what is necessary for the refrain itself: C Am Em F C

`(5)6+++Q6[4-5[4446_+6ci4= The Lord is my shep - herd,

there is nothing I shall want.

Note to musicians: The changing/strumming of a note/chord is usually best placed on the stressed word in a phrase or the stressed syllable of a word. The “Am” chord in the above example could well be placed at “noth-“.