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

• Leadership Program for Musicians

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