Schola Skills
LEVEL 1 (White):
LEVEL 2 (Red):
LEVEL 3 (Blue):
- Singer's breath
- Singer's posture
- Singer's vocal production
- Singing on pitch
- Solfege the diatonic scales: Do, Re, Mi, F, Sol, La, Ti
- Intervals: m3, M3, P4, P5, P8
- Read the following neumes:
- punctum, virga
- Sung parts of the Mass
- Ordinary (Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Agnus Dei)
- Proper (Introit, Gradual, Alleluia, Offertory, Communion)
- Sing in order:
- Mass responses
- Kyrie
- Sanctus
- Agnus Dei
- Asperges me/Vidi aquam
- Gloria
- Credo
- Offertory (females)/Communion (males)
- Introit
- Begin singing motets
- Pronunciation of Latin vowels
LEVEL 2 (Red):
- Sing the Gradual and Alleluia
- Read standard and chant notation proficiently
- Latin diction for singers
- Sing motets
- Solfege the chromatic scale: Do, Di, Re, Ri, Mi, Fa, Fi, Sol, Si, La, Li, Ti, Te, Le, Se, Me, Ra
- Sing with correct dynamics, articulation, phrasing, and style appropriate to the genre and
style period. - Cantor the Kyrie, Sanctus, or Agnus Dei
LEVEL 3 (Blue):
- Mentor level 1 schola members of the same sex
- Carry parts (S, A, T, B) in motets
- Cantor the Gradual and Alleluia
- Translate Latin text
- Conduct or lead small groups
- Pursue a part in the ministry and leadership of Sacred Music as lead by Our Lord