Presently there is an excellent thread going on, about encouraging congregational participation in the singing.
So as not to sidetrack that, I'd like to post a related question
Everyone has probably had the experience of reciting the Rosary with the congregation, and found that there always seem to be a handful of people who (deliberately, and not quietly) lag behind everyone else by two words or even more in all the prayers.
When we sing the Kyriales, alternating the schola with full choir and congregation, just recently I am hearing a handful of the same folks, who drag the people's tempo down and just will not stop doing it.
in case you wonder why our tempo is so fast - I don't think we sing all THAT fast, but I have heard many people sing the ordinary much - it's a diplomatically unanswerable question. The celebrant requests it, so dot's just wot we do.
But even if that were not so, it's just inappropriate for a few individuals to compete with the organist and choir. Any helpful ideas what to do about this?
So as not to sidetrack that, I'd like to post a related question
Everyone has probably had the experience of reciting the Rosary with the congregation, and found that there always seem to be a handful of people who (deliberately, and not quietly) lag behind everyone else by two words or even more in all the prayers.
When we sing the Kyriales, alternating the schola with full choir and congregation, just recently I am hearing a handful of the same folks, who drag the people's tempo down and just will not stop doing it.
in case you wonder why our tempo is so fast - I don't think we sing all THAT fast, but I have heard many people sing the ordinary much - it's a diplomatically unanswerable question. The celebrant requests it, so dot's just wot we do.
But even if that were not so, it's just inappropriate for a few individuals to compete with the organist and choir. Any helpful ideas what to do about this?