
ChantHacks
Where we discuss Gregorian Chant & Classical Polyphony; and how to get YOU singing it WELL, sooner, rather than later.
Episodes
17 episodes
Ep 17 - ChantHacks: Great Saint Joseph; hymn by Mark Emerson Donnelly
If you wish to license the print music for this hymn, include it in your hymnal, or would like to commission a hymn like this for your parish, choir, family, or for a special occasion, please email mark@vocalart.org or allanna@vocalart.org. &nb...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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5:53

Ep 16 - ChantHacks: Merry Christmas! (2024)
Merry Christmas folks!Here's the youtube link to Carol of the Bellshttps://youtu.be/I1IGYtwNgUgAnd the link to All Saints at St. Michael's - 25th Anniversary
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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4:56

Ep 15 - ChantHacks: All Saints at St. Michael's - 25th Anniversary Re-issue
Listen to the unwrapping of the very first CD!The All Saints at St. Michael’s - 25th Anniversary Re-issue is now available for purchase in the US and Canada, shipping included! Al...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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9:36

Ep 14 - ChantHacks: Charles Weaver interview, Part 2, w/Mark Emerson Donnelly
Share and subscribe to the ChantHacks channel! This is Part 2 of my interview with Charles Weaver, who teaches at the Julliard School of Music in New York. In this episode, Charlie and I discuss the importance of sight-singin...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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18:45

Ep 13 - ChantHacks: Soriano's "Regina Caeli" arranged by Mark Emerson Donnelly
Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the sheet music for Mark's arrangement of Francesco Soriano's "Regina Caeli" https://markemersondonnelly.com/get-involved/Leave a comment below and like this episode if you thought Mark's "hack" wa...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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12:14

Ep 12 - ChantHacks: Regina Caeli (simple/ONM revisited)
Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the sheet music for Mark's "Organum Novi Mundi" (ONM) of the Regina Caeli! https://markemersondonnelly.com/get-involved/In this episode, Mark discusses further the Rules of Style and re-visi...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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11:46

Ep 11 - ChantHacks: Charles Weaver interview, w/Mark Emerson Donnelly (Part 1)
This is Part 1 of my interview with Charles Weaver, who teaches at the Julliard School of Music in New York. In this episode, Mark and Charlie discuss "informed" perform...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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23:52

Ep10 - ChantHacks: The Amen (with Mark Emerson Donnelly)
Click the link below to sign up for our new webinar series Chant Hacks for Building Your Chant Habits!&...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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22:58

Ep 9 - ChantHacks: Alleluia-Laetatus Sum & The Jubilus (Let the Music Speak) with Mark Emerson Donnelly
Here's the link to the motet I mention towards the end of the podcast "Laetatus sum" by Alessandro Scarlatti. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiOPqLsv_UAIn this second instal...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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18:57

Ep 8 - ChantHacks: De profundis (Let the Music Speak) with Mark Emerson Donnelly
This is the Grand Launch of ChantHacks, and is the first installment of "Let the Music Speak" series.In the this episode, Mark demonstrates how we can look at the music as a means of commenting on the text or lyrics.Please suppo...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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19:42

Ep 7 - ChantHacks: Regina Caeli, Part 2b (Long Notes, Choral Unity & The Solesmes Method) with Mark Emerson Donnelly
This is Part 2b (of 3) on the Regina Caeli. In this episode, I discuss1. Different ways of singing the Mora Vocis2. Elaboration on the Mora Vocis & the Epizema 3. A Choral Unity ExperimentPlease support these podcas...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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18:55

Ep 6 - ChantHacks: Regina Caeli, Part 2a (Rhythm & the Epizema) with Mark Emerson Donnelly
This is Part 2a (of 3) on the Regina Caeli. In this episode, I discuss1. Rhythm and the Downbeat2. The Epizema & the Mora Vocis3. Choral UnityPlease support these podcasts and other projects. Go to
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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18:52

Ep 5 - Regina Caeli, Part 1 (ONM)
[Update 1: Video of Ep5 now on VocalArt.ca (Youtube) & ChantHacks (Rumble). ChantHacks (Youtube should be up tomorrow.][Update 2: LIfeFunder.com/mdonnellymusic is back w...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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10:03

Ep 4 - The Clivis
There are three melodic movements in music: go up... go down... stay on the same pitch. On the last episode of ChantHacks, we discuss the going up neum of two notes: the P...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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16:42

Ep 3 - The Podatus & Sanctus "ad libitum" IV
In episode 3 of ChantHacks, Mark discusses one of the most common neumes, the Podatus, and how it's more than just two notes. He also introduces Sanctus "ad libitum" IV, to demonstrat...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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13:54

Ep 2 - Ave Regina Coelorum (Organum Novi Mundi)
In this episode, Mark explains the different types of "singing together", and shares his Organum Novi Mundi of Ave Regina Coelorum.A PDF version of the score (sheet music) is available at
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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16:55

Ep 1 - ChantHacks: An Introduction
This is the introductory episode to the new podcast "ChantHacks" with singer, conductor, composer & teacher Mark Emerson Donnelly.Mark will share with you the Gregorian Chant and Polyphony "hacks" he's picked up over the years, as well ...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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6:39
