Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction i
PART ONE: The Hidden Wisdom of Psalmody
1. The Psalms of Ancient Israel 9
2. Early Monastic Psalmody 18
3. Psalmody as Christian Yoga 27
4. The Psalms as Psychological Tools 38
5. The Psalms as Soul Music 49
6. Psalters and Sourcebooks 59
PART TWO: Chanting the Psalms
7. Finding Your Voice 73
8. Suzuki Psalmody 85
9. Reading Simple Psalm Notation 95
10. The Wide World of Antiphons 111
11. Reading Gregorian Notation 128
12. Customizing Your Psalmody 137
13. Developing Your Own Daily Office 150
PART THREE: Creative Adaptations
14. Is There Chanting beyond the Psalms? 163
15. Taize Chant 169
16. Songs of the Presence 183
17. Iona Chant and Gouze Chant 192
18. Dancing before the Ark 203
Notes 211
Glossary 233
Bibliography 245
Selected Musical Resources 249
Credits 255
CD Contents 257
Index 261