Do some aspects of the meaning in Gregorian chant seem difficult to understand? Join us as we take a look an approach to understanding the chant through understanding the music theory it's built on. Our guest today is Dr. William Mahrt of Stanford University. 

A few handouts for this episode are available here:

https://sacredmusicpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Table-of-Modes.pdf

https://sacredmusicpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Modes.pdf

https://sacredmusicpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Archetypal-Melodies.pdf

Check out the brochure for the summer sacred music classes at St. Joseph's Seminary: https://www.dunwoodie.edu/documents/2021/3/Summer-2021-Brochure%2018Mar2021.pdf