Preparing for
the Chant Exam

    I hope that the following materials will be helpful for you as you prepare your materials for the upcoming Chant Exam.  As I prepared for the exam myself, I thought I would sing everything into the computer and make the files available for anyone who wanted to listen to them.  Please note:  the chants that I have here (like the gospel, the opening prayer, etc.) I plan on using for my exam, so if you would be so kind to use one of your choice, that would be great).

    All of the files are in MP3 format.  You can play them with any media player (Windows Media Player, RealPlayer, QuickTime player, etc.)

     Some of the chants start on a rather high note, which may be difficult for those who have a lower vocal range.  In that case, I sang in a lower key, and tried to remember to indicate that on the recording when I did that.

     You can utilize the files in two ways:  (1) By clicking on them and playing them directly from this web site; or (2) You may right-click on the blue text, and choose SAVE TARGET AS.  Then, save the files to your hard disk.

    Please email me if you have any questions (Michael@fulgentius.org).

 

PENITENTIAL RITES

†As written on p. 1023 of the Sacramentary.
†As written on p. 364 of the Sacramentary (this is the one we practiced with Martis).
†Simple Kyrie (not OK for chant exam).
†Holy Praises Chant (not OK for chant exam).

OPENING PRAYERS

†As written on p. 1023 of the Sacramentary.
†As written on p. 1024 of the Sacramentary.
†For the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time.

GOSPEL

†Example of a Gospel, using the one, two and three-member phrase chants.
     †Look at this document - this goes with the gospel.  Download PDF | Download MS Word

PREFACES

†Holy Eucharist I (Sacramentary, p. 466).
†Independence Day II (Sacramentary, p. 538).

EUCHARISTIC PRAYERS

†Eucharistic Prayer I (Sacramentary, pp. 1027-28).
†Eucharistic Prayer II (Sacramentary, p. 1030).
†Eucharistic Prayer III (Sacramentary, pp. 1034-35).
†Eucharistic Prayer IV (Sacramentary, pp. 1040-41).

DOXOLOGIES

†Form I (National)
†Form II (Chicago-style)
†Form III (As written in the Sacramentary)
†Form IV (Dufford, SJ arrangement)
†Form V (Haugen arrangement)
†Form VI (ICEL)

LORD'S PRAYER & FOLLOWING EMBOLISM

†Invitation to prayer, the Lord's Prayer and the Embolism.
    (Lord's Prayer is on p. 1043, and the Embolism is on p. 562 of the Sacramentary)

 CLOSING RITES

†Solemn Blessing with proper dismissal (Sacramentary, Form A, pp. 1045-46).
†Simple Blessing w/ all 3 forms for dismissal (Sacamentary, p. 1053).
†Easter Alleluia (all forms), p. 207 of the Sacramentary.

 "EXTRAS"

†The Proclamation of the Birth of Christ.