 The handing out of communion often takes a while. Strangely enough, the gregorian tune sung on that occasion is the shortest one of the whole mass. Actually, it is not a responsorial chant like the gradual, which is a response to a lecture, but a communion antiphony, which was formerly chanted in alternance with a psalm.
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 Those tutorials contain some basic notions of gregorian chant, together with practical applications for choir singers.
It is an interesting and, to some extent, very useful pedagogical means. Yet a limited one. There is actually no better training into gregorian chant than a vivid, face to face interaction between teacher and pupil. Training sessions are thus the best option.
Meanwhile, watching these tutorials may help you improve your knowledge of gregorian chant.
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It is  a synthesis of the roman Gradual and Vesperal. It contains the gregorian partitions for all the masses and most of the office. For a long time, it was the reference book for the Schola.
We have found a stock of those books, in an excellent state (1962 edition)
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The Gregorian notation is made from basic elements called neumes. In
order to interpret the Gregorian chant, it is, in a first step,
indispensable to be able to break down a melody into neumes ; it is the
basic requirement of rhythmic interpretation.
The present article lists the various neumes and their characteristics. A training video will be attached ...
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It is rightly said that the Gregorian chant is both an art and a prayer, as art and prayer are tightly interwoven into it.
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