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The sings the presidential __payers___ and dialogues of the Liturgy according to his capabilities. He encourages ___sung___ participation in the Liturgy by His own ___example____.

In the celebration of Mass the faithful form a ___holy____ people, a people whom God has made his own, a _royal_____ ___priesthood____.

Singing is one of the ____primary______ways that the assembly of the ___faithful___participates _actively___ in the Liturgy.

The choir enriches the liturgy by adding __musical______elements beyond the capabilities of the __congregation_____ alone.

Appropriate times when the choir might commonly sing alone include a __prelude___ before Mass, the ___Entrance____chant, the ___Preparation___ of the Gifts, during the ___Communion___ procession or after the reception of Communion and the ______recessional____________.

The psalmist or ‘___cantor______of the psalm’ proclaims the ____Psalm_____after the first reading and leads the gathered ____assembly____in singing the ____refrain_____. He or she may also intone the Gospel ____Acclamation_____ and verse.

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The _________cantor_____ is both a singer and a leader of __congregational______ song.

The primary role of the ___organist____and other instrumentalists is to ___lead____ and sustain the singing of the assembly and of the __assembly and of the choir___, cantor and psalmist, without dominating them.

The Director of Music ministries works with the ____music ministries_______ or __music director, provides a major service by working with the bishop or pastor__to ____oversee_____the planning, ____coordination_____ and ministries of the ____parish_____.

Liturgical musicians are first of all ___disciples_____ and only then are they ministers. They are joined to Christ through the Sacraments of ________Initiation_______.

The rich _________cultural____ and _____ethnic_______ heritage of the many peoples of our country must be recognized, _____fostered_______, and ______celebrated_______. ___Cultural___ pluralism has been the _____common________ heritage of all Americans and “the Catholic community is rapidly re-encountering itself as an ________immigrant_________ Church.”

Liturgical music must always be ______chosen_______ and sung with due consideration for the _______culture____ of the people and ______abilities________ of each liturgical assembly.

The _____spiritual_____________dimension of sacred music refers to its inner qualities that enable it to add greater _____depth_______ to prayer, unity to the assembly or dignity to the ritual. Sacred music is ______holy_____ when it mediates the ______holiness_________of God and forms the Holy ____people____ of God more fully into communion with God and each other in Christ.

The voice is the most ______pribileged__________ and ______fundamental___________of all musical sounds.

The parts to be sung:

· _______Dialogues and Acclamations

· _______Antiphons________ and Psalms

· Refrains and ____repeated________ Responses

· _____Hymns__________

Music arises out of ____silence________ and returns to silence. God is revealed both in the ___beauty___of song and in the ___power____ of silence.

Music in the ____Liturgy________ must be carefully _____chosen_________ and prepared.

Music does what ____words_______ alone cannot do. It is capable of expressing a dimension of _____meaning_________ and feeling that words alone cannot convey.

The Three Judgments

1. __The Liturgical Judgment___: Is this composition capable of meeting the structural and textual requirements set forth by the liturgical books for this particular rite?

2. __The Pastoral Judgment___: Does a musical composition promote the sanctification of the members of the liturgical assembly by drawing them closer to the holy mysteries being celebrated? Does it strengthen their formation in faith by opening their hearts?

3. _The Musical Judgment_____: Does this composition have the necessary ____aesthetic______ qualities that can bear the weight of the ___mysteries_____ celebrated in the Liturgy? Is the composition technically, aesthetically and _____expressively________worthy?

Liturgy of the____Word_______consists of ____readings_______ and ____responses______from Sacred _____Scripture_______.

Liturgy of the_____Eucharist_______ is made up of three main parts: the Preparation of the __Gifts________, the Eucharistic_____Prayer________, and the ______Communion________ Rite.

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