Inside this program, you will:

  • Learn how to craft your musical transcriptions from 12th-century notation

  • Devel a facility with 12th-century notation.

  • Learn how to sing medieval chant from neumes.

  • Discover how to use your sacred voice as the vehicle for this music.

  • Develop confidence and capability in your music-reading.

  • Transcribe two pieces of Hildegard's music, from beginning to end.

What's inside the course?

Please enter the Convent...

  • Invitatory: The Chapter House

    Welcome the Convent! Here you will learn how the course will be laid out, and best practices for your to not only progress, but to have the gain the results you desire and receive the most support.

  • Module One: The Library

    Let's pull the first book off of the shelf... Here is where you begin to acquire the foundational tools and skills to learn about manuscript sources and the notation.

  • Module Two: The Scriptorium

    Grab your quill and parchment. No, not really. Inside the magical scriptorium is where you will begin to craft your own beautiful musical transcriptions and learn the neume vocabulary.

  • Module Three: The Choir Room

    Now to bring the music off the page and into vibrant life! You will learn how to read the score, discover how to find the right pitch, and gain confidence in this new musical language.

  • Module Four: The Chapel

    It's time to beautifully unite the text and music with your voice. You will gain greater fluency with Hildegard's use of Latin, as well as her inimitable musical language as you boldly step forward with your voice guided every step of the way.

  • Module Five: The Inner Sanctum

    Here is the place in which you cultivate your your voice as the vehicle for Hildegard's divine music. Learn my techniques for sacred breathing and divine centering, as you allow your voice to unite with the music and let your soul fly.

  • Resources: The Cellarium

    Your repository for all the invaluable materials that will become your go-to resources for this course and your future life of transcribing and performance.

When you enroll, you'll get:

Singing Hildegard Digital Course

  • Five implementation modules showing you the step-by-step process to bring any musical work from the manuscript folio to performance.

  • Resource library including digital manuscripts, neume glossary, living bibliography, and so much more.

  • Cheat sheets, how-to reference videos, and other tools to help you carry your practice beyond the course.

Plus these bonuses:

Extra resources to help you thrive and expand your knowledge, skills, and vision.

  • Symphonia Master Texts Document

    The document that has it all: every Latin text in Hildegard's song oeuvre, organized both alphabetically, thematically, and in manuscript order. This master document also includes skill and difficulty ratings, vocal range, and liturgical season/occasion recommendations.

  • Live Webinar: The Music of Hildegard von Bingen

    Join Allison for a live webinar which takes a deep dive into the life and music of medieval visionary Hildegard von Bingen. You will learn about her fascinating life and astonishing works, and gain a fuller scope of Hildegard's musical legacy.