
Music Resources
Hymnals Approved for use in The Episcopal Church
Available for purchase through Church Publishing, Episcopal Bookstore, and other booksellers.
- The Hymnal 1982 contains the collections of hymns authorized for use in the Episcopal Church.
- Supplements to the Hymnal 1982
- Lift Every Voice and Sing II
- Wonder, Love, and Praise
- Come Celebrate! A Hymnal Supplement
- El Himnario
- Songs for Celebration
Hymnals Online
- Ritesong – Online Hymnal Image Subscription Library
- Oremus.org- The Hymnal 1982
- Hymnary.org- The Hymnal 1982
- Hymnary.org- Wonder, Love, and Praise
- Hymnary.org-Lift Every Voice and Sing II
Church Musicians Leadership Resources / Training
Professional Music Organizations
- Association of Anglican Musicians (AAM)
- American Guild of Organist (AGO)
- American Choral Directors Association (ACDA)
- Royal School of Church Music (RSCM)
- RSCM in America
- Handbell Musicians of America (HMA)
- The Hymn Society of the US and Canada
- The Organ Historical Society
- Church Music Publishers Association
Books for Music and Liturgical Planning
Books can be purchased through Episcopal Bookstore, Church Publishing, and other booksellers
- The Episcopal Musician’s Handbook by the Living Church Foundation
- Liturgical Music for the Revised Common Lectionary by Carl P. Daw Jr. and Thomas Pavlechko.
Sheet Music and Sacred Music Resource Suppliers
- J.W. Pepper Music Company
- GIA Publications
- Morning Star / Canticle Distributing
- Augsburg Fortress
- Alliance Music
- Christian Copyright Licensing Incorporated (CCLI)
- Cantate Domino – Free Sacred Sheet Music for download
- Choral Public Domain Library (CPDL) Free choral sheet music
- Oxford University Press – MUSIC
A Sampling of Psalters
Available for purchase through Episcopal Bookstore, Church Publishing, and other booksellers.
- The Anglican Psalter edited by John Scott
- The Anglican Psalter Online – Edited by Alect Wyton
- The Ionian Psalter available for purchase by churches through Ionian Arts
- The St. Alban’s Psalter – Rarely-viewed 12th c manuscript is now available online
- The Portland Psalter Book One: Liturgical Years ABC edited by Robert A. Hawthorne
- The Portland Psalter Book Two, Responsorial Psalms for Congregation, Cantor & Choir edited by Robert A. Hawthorne
- The Plainsong Psalter edited by James Litton
- The Emergent Psalter by Isaac Everett
- The Genevan Psalter by David T. Koyzis
- A HymnTune Psalter by Carl P. Daw, Jr. and Kevin R.Hackett
- Saint Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter available for purchase on andrewespress.com
- A New Metrical Psalter by Christopher L. Webber
- More Psalters from Church Publishing
Resources for Adult / Parish Choirs
Books are available for purchase on Episcopal Bookstore, Church Publishing, and other booksellers.
- Evensong – About
- The Taize Community
- Small Church Choirs – Resources / Ideas – For church choirs with few or no men
- Choralnet Small Church Choirs Forum
- 5 Ideas to Build Your Church Choir
- Tune My Heart to Sing: Devotions for Church Choirs, Cycles A, B, and C by Wayne Wold
Resources for Children’s Choirs and Teaching Children to Sing
- RSCM – Royal School of Church Music Link to US organization
- Healthy Singing with Young Children – From Montessori World
- Teaching Children to Sing – Statement from American Academy of Teachers of Singing
- FAQs from Directors of Children and Youth Choirs – Choristers Guild
- Lifeline for Children’s Choir Directors – Jean Ashworth Bartle
- Scripture-based anthems for young children – choralmusic.com
- Teaching Singing & Voice to Children and Adolescents
- Notes for Healthy Singing in Children
- Sacred Songs for Children – Anna Laura Page
- Favorite Sacred Songs for Children (Holy Days and Holidays) – Anna Laura Page
- Ideas for Sacred Music for Children’s Choirs – MusicaSacra Forum
- Sacred Musicals for Children and Youth Choirs – J.W. Pepper Music Company
- Sacred Choral Collection for Children – The Lorenz Corporation
- Revealing Riches and Building Lives: Youth Choir Ministry in the New Millenium
- CME – Choral Music Experience workshops around the US
- CME – Choral Music Experience Series by Boosey & Hawkes – Doreen Rao, Editor
Resources for Organists
- AGO
- Choir and Organ
- The Diapason
- International Society of Organ Builders
- The Organ
- The Organ Forum –
- The Organ Historical Society
- PipeDreams
- PipeOrgans.com
- Pipe Organ Education Project
- Pipe Organs and Music
- VirtualOrgan.com
- Resources for Handbell Choirs
Handbell and Chime Resources
- Handbell Musicians of American
- Handbells for Children
- Handbells and Hand Chimes – Schulmerich Bell Company
Other Resource Libraries
- Choralnet Church Music Links
- ChoralNut – Church Music & Liturgy Page

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