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Schola as an Idenity (to answer why the schola modern yet fundamental and

traditional in their choice of music and ritual)

Members of the schola moves in dierent spheres both in religion and

secularity In secular: they go to the mall, choice of leisure/recreation, fashion and other

activities as well outside of the !M and "regorian chant

In religion: some are very fundamental and has the tendency to be somewhat

aggressive Some prefers music other other than "regorian chant

#$: he dual image of the schola can be e%plained by &eter 'ergers concept

that modernity has not made the society more secular but only pluralistic

*omogenity of every aspects of the society both in macro and micro level has

been touched by the eect of modernity he mingling of dierent concepts

and cultures in one place happens from time to time hus the schola is a

product of modernity and globali+ation ontrary to the thin-ing that theyare &re.atican II Modernity undermines structure and fundamentalist

religion oers a sense of security of identity that modernity cannot oer,

according to 'erger

"regorian chant become a 0source of sense and meaning1

In modernity, identity becomes more mobile, multiple and personal, self.

re2e%ive and sub3ect to change and innovation 4et in modernity is also a

social and other.related (Media ulture p567)

8ne can choose and ma-e. and then rema-e 9 ones identity as ones life

possibilities change and e%pand or contract (Media ulture p567)

8nes identity may become out of date, or super2uous, or no longer socially

validated 8ne may thus e%perience anomie, a condition of e%tremealienation in which one is no longer at home in the world (Media ulture p

565)

Identity is modernity is also lin-ed to individuality to developing uniuely

individual self ;hereas traditionally, identity was a function of the tribe, the

group or a collective, in modernity, identity was a function of creating

particulari+ed individuality (Media ulture p 565)

$s the pace, e%tension, and comple%ity of modern societies accelerate,

identity becomes more and more unstable, more and more fragile (Media

ulture p565)

his puts me into thin-ing whether the schola has the framewor- to sustain its

activity in the advent of possible changes in the ecclesiastical rule and maybe the

death of the priest

the schola are all decent people, well educated but who do not seem to be able to

e%press themselves and their dissatisfaction very well into the real of discourse thus

resulted in emotivism

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apitalism and commercialism has a great impact in the discourse of the music in the liturgyand how "regorian chant became marginali+ed t from it he boo-, he *abit, is trying to brea- what has become an already a habitof the heart: Individualism, indierence

same case because dialogue between those who advocate "regorian chant and vernacularhas not had a clear conversation

there has been an imperialistic tendency among the two camps: those who advocateinculturation and those who wants a full restoration of "regorian chant and latin

"regorian chant and vernacular are ?two ways of saying the same thing or saying the samething at two dierent levels

pluralism, segmentation and dierentiation is the raw product of modernity Individualityhas been its -ey main features

So the uestion could also be as-ed if still really ma-e sense to put much eort into anactivity li-e latin, !M, "regorian chant which is no dierent from other institution doing thesame thing 8r perhaps ta-en to a reverse, why go to a catholic church with much popularmusic when those same music can be found in other secular venues, or even in otherreligious denomination

he concept of incuturation is one of the e%ample which made means into ends therebydestroyed the possibility of a genuiely human discourse of directing other mechanisms inour society

here is also a need to brea- from liberal standards which normally frame "regorian chantand the schola in terms of resistance to atican II reform

similar to the concept of inculturation that in a way restricts the use of latin as anotherviable option

community as ?e%pressive individualism? in contrast to cultural homogeneity

hant as Modern

0$ccording to "iddens, tradition is a modern invention1

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0;hat appears to be traditional is not actually old1 (his will legitimi+e vernacular and

popular music In the liturgy that creates distinction and category on modern and traditional

music)

.emerging interest of young people on traditional sacred liturgy/chant and how casual and

secularistic tend to attract more young people to the mass is doing less, compared to

traditional formsIf young people today are using symbols of the past, it should not be merely be read as a

re3ection of the present but a celebratory collage of these past moments that may still have

relevance today for numerous reason (;e are mods, p5@)

Some of the Schola have never and would never attend any