BUS INFO:

Students riding from YHS and HMS:
 take the GRAY LINE

drop off is at Sacred Heart /317 Main
at approx. 2:45 pm

Students riding from YES and ROWE:
take the GRAY LINE

drop off is at Sacred Heart/317 Main
at approx. 3:45 pm
Just be sure to include a BUS NOTE
on Schola DAY!
If you are driving your child :  Please make every effort to get your child to rehearsal on time.  Much learning and foundation building occurs during the warm-up period!

PUER NATUS CHANT #25

https://musicasacra.com/music-pedagogy-for-children/wings/
 

MISSA DE ANGELIS (Kyrie)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaZb5UnOSe4

“If you want to make something beautiful for God, it involves the effort
of all your mind, heart, soul and strength.”  - Mary Ann Carr-Wilson

Youth Choirs begin
after school on
September 19th (W) & 20th (TH), 2018

Sacred Heart Church Hall, Yarmouth

• Cherub Schola  (Kindergarten & 1^st grade)    Thursdays after school at SH (begins 9/20)
• Jubilate Schola* (2nd – 4^th grades)                                                                                            Wednesdays after school at SH (begins 9/19)
• Youth Schola**  (5th – 9^th grades) Wednesdays after school at SH (begins 9/19)

• Teen Scholas (young men - cambiata and changed voices & young women) upon request
• Teen Cantor Training also available upon request and interest

TO DO:
Fill out a Registration form at right  for each child
Click on Calendar to get Fall schedule   
Follow links for examples of the repertoire we sing
 Scholas sing at one Mass per month (the second Sunday, OCT-DEC; FEB-MAY)
Choristers are expected to attend rehearsals weekly except where noted
Pueri Cantores Festival Trip to Newport, RI for Youth Schola (grades 5-9 and teens only)

FMI contact Director of Music Ministries, Jennifer Runge
 pothe@portlanddiocese.org  207.321.9299 (c)

WHY SCHOLA?

Well, schola in Latin means "school," so, a school of singers is a Schola Cantorum (sko'-la kan-to'-room).  This tradition goes all the way back to Pope Saint "Gregory the Great" who desired to have chant sung as perfectly and beautifully, as possible. (If you want to know more about Pope Gregory I, check out the link at the bottom right.)  It was he who is credited with the final verison of how sung church music, or Gregorian chant, looks on the page.
(see image at right. Beautiful isn't it?)

Our reasons for singing in Church are to more fully experience our Catholic tradition, develop our singing ability, express our love for God, and share our treasure with the congregation and community. Have any of you ever said Mass is boring?  Well, if you don't know your "lines" it can be a very nerve-wracking experience!  We, as Catholics, young and old, are called to participate as fully and actively as can be, and the parts we've been given are plentiful!  If Saint Augustine is known for saying, "He who sings, prays twice," then it stands to reason that if we sing all our responses at Church with an open and joyful heart then God will be pleased and we will have had a beautiful experience at Mass.

WHY SHOULD MY CHILD JOIN?
(based on recommendations of The Choristers of St. Adelaide's, Peabody, MA)

Reason #1:  Learn the Mass
Choristers will learn first and foremost about the structure of the Mass and their lines within it, leading to full, active and conscious participation of the liturgy through song.
Reason #2: Faith Formation
Choristers will prepare music for liturgy but will also rehearse virtues of the Christian/Catholic life (justice, peace, devotion and service) at each and every rehearsal.
Reason #3: Free Music Lessons
Do you pay yearly for private music lessons at 317 Music School, Portland Conservatory, at your home or elsewhere? Do you belong to a community children's choir where there is a yearly tuition?  Good for you!  These are valuable experiences for sure, so consider the free music education the choristers receive in solfege, music reading, chant, proper diction, vocal technique and theory right here in your own Parish at virtually no cost!
Reason #4: Foreign Languages
Latin is the official language of the church and the choristers will learn how to sing all the basic parts of the mass (the Ordinary) in both English and Latin.  Technology has made access to other countries and cultures as close as the screen on your device, so the importance of being fluent in other languages has never been more relevant.  In addition to Latin, choristers will sing in a host of other languages - Greek, French, Spanish, even Swahili - truly experiencing the music of the Universal Church!
Reason #5: Major Seasons & Feasts: Advent/Christmas, Lent/Palm Sunday, Eastertide/May Crowning/Pentecost
The music of Christmas and the many beautiful descants you hear on the radio and tv during that Season is definintely something this year's Choristers will learn.  But in addition they will learn music specific to Advent, Lent, Palm Sunday, Eastertide, May Crowing and Pentecost.  The musical landscape of the church year is vast, varied, and richly spiritual.  Choristers will journey through all these landscapes and grow both musically and spiritually.
Reason #6: Pueri Cantores
The Parish of the Holy Eucharist Youth Music Ministry will join Pueri Cantores this year.  Pueri Cantores is the official international organization of Roman Ctholic youth choirs, under the Vatican Dicastery of the Laity, Family, and Life.  I am excited for us to join this amazing musical organization which is rich with resources and travel opportunity. 

In April 2019, our Youth Schola (Grades 5 and up) will attend the New England Pueri Cantores Festival at St. Mary's Church in Newport, RI. The Festival will conclude with Mass at St. Mary's Church where our Choristers will join with other Catholic choirs from all over New England, singing under the direction of Steven Seigart, Director of Music at the Church of Saint Joseph, Bronxville, NY.
Reason #7: Concert Series and collaborations with other Youth Choirs
Throughout the year the Scholas will be invited to participate in various outreach singing opportunities as well as join forces with local church and community children's choirs.  In May/June (exact date TBD) we will present an evening of our finest work with all our POTHE choirs as part of our new Parish of the Holy Eucharist Concert Series.

HOW TO JOIN:    Parish Youth Music Ministry is open to boys and girls with treble voices, grades K to 9, as well as young men and women in high school. The Choristers rehearse on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and sing monthly at the 11:00 Mass on Sunday morning at Sacred Heart.   Children will learn singing technique appropriate to their age and development, along with music literacy and theory.  Sessions according to age will meet weekly and opportunity for all ages to sing together will occur.

Registration at RIGHT

WEDNESDAYS
at Sacred Heart
after school  Grades 5-9 Youth Schola Choristers
after school Grades 2-4 Jubilate Schola Choristers

THURSDAYS
at Sacred Heart
after school Grades K-1 Cherub Schola Choristers

High School: Scholas by gender or mixed voices will be formed dependent upon enrollment and interest....Cantor training always available for teens!

https://www.pcchoirs.org/history
https://www.pcchoirs.org/about-us

PROVIDED MATERIALS 
Black binder and pencils
Words with Wings (Student Edition Chant Workbook)
Sing with the World music book
Chant for Church and School book
Devotions book
Robes (Grades 5 and up for special occasions)

OPTIONAL MATERIALS (highly recommended for home!)
Sing with the World CD (link at right)
Chant for Kids CD and/or DVD (link at right)