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