Mission:

To inspire and teach Catholics around the world how to better sing and pray Gregorian Chant with understanding. "That our minds may be in harmony with our voice." ~ St Benedict

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Vision:

To increase the use of Gregorian Chant in all Roman Catholic parishes, religious houses and families around the world.

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History:

This academy was born of unusual and unexpected circumstances. In the beginning of 2021, I found myself under-employed, striving to make a living for my family. Realizing my knowledge, experience and passion for Gregorian Chant, I thought I could possibly earn some extra income teaching chant online through YouTube tutorials. While my YT subscribers skyrocketed from 0 to now over 30,000, I nevertheless realized that subscriber count has nothing to do with income and I learned the hard way the great difficulty of making a living only on YT. Finally, in February of 2022, I consecrated the Academy to our Lady, launched the Academy's website and announced a new, online master-course to premier on March 12, the feast of St Gregory the Great. The results were astounding. Ever since the grand opening of this master-course, by the grace of God, I have now been able to make the work of this Academy the sole support of my family and to serve you full time. As of Pentecost, 2023, I am now a full member of Floriani Sacred Music and the Gregorian Chant Academy its academic arm. To learn more about Floriani, visit www.Floriani.org.

For a more personal Bio, click here.

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How this Academy is Different:

An in-depth, systematic study of Gregorian Chant, at the level contained in this Master-Course, is practically non-existent outside the Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music (PIMS) in Rome. While there are many excellent workshops, seminars, colloquiums, etc around the world, the student is faced with many obstacles: The brevity of these events prevents any in-depth, systematic study; the price can range from $500 - $1000 merely to attend; additional expenses & difficulty of traveling, hotels, food, misc items, etc can bring the total cost to well over $2000 within the States, or that much in airfare alone if traveling to Europe.

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This academy, on the other hand, is entirely online and a-synchronous, which means no need to travel, no scheduling conflicts, and is far more affordable. The Master Course offers a truly immersive and systematic study of Gregorian Chant not found outside of the PIMS, while the individual modules of the master course are also available as stand alone Mini Courses.

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To learn more about the courses and sign up, click here!