Reading List

Most of the books on this list are available in the reference library at Sarum College, Salisbury. The list is intended as a resource for those who wish to study further and also as a source for information when writing essays. Students should dip into this list when necessary or when inspired. Book titles are associated with each Module.

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The links to websites given may provide sources where books may be purchased on the internet. Please try and find a copy in a library first as sometimes you may only need to read a chapter or the book may be costly or even unobtainable. If you have any problems sourcing books, please let Robert Fielding know.

Module 1: The Role of Music in Worship

• Re-pitching the Tent (Chapter 26, especially p.201) , Richard Giles, Canterbury Press 1999
• In Tuneful Accord - Making music work in church, James Whitbourn, SPCK 1996
• The Singing Thing, Part 1, A case for congregational song, John L. Bell, Wild Goose Publications 2000
• The Singing Thing, Part 2, Enabling congregations to sing, John L. Bell, Wild Goose Publications, 2007
• Music and Worship: Principles to Practice, Peter Moger, Grove Worship Series No.27, 1994
• ‘When in our Music God is Glorified’ by Timothy Hone and ‘Make Music for the Lord’ by Emmanuel Gribben in Creative Chords, Studies in Music, Theology and Christian Formation, Gracewing 2000

Module 2: The Liturgical Year and Repertoire 1 - Holy Week - Easter 

• ‘The History of the Christian Year’ by Peter G. Cobb, in The Study of Liturgy, SPCK
• This is the Feast, Forster & Kelly, Mayhew
• ‘Rise Heart: Church Music in the Easter Season’ by Alan Gyle in Celebrating the Easter Mystery, ed. Irvine
• Celebrating Lent, Holy Week and Easter, Trevor Lloyd, Grove Books, W93

Module 3: The Singing Voice in Worship

• The Singing Thing, John L. Bell, Wild Goose Publications 2000
• The Singing Thing too, John L. Bell, Wild Goose Publications 2007
• Sound, Speech, and Music, David Burrows, University of Massachusetts Press, 1990
• Music and Liturgy: The Universa Laus Document and Commentary, Claude Duchesneau and Michel Veuthey, Trans. Paul Inwood, The Pastoral Press, 1992
• ‘When in our music God is glorified’ by Timothy Hone in Creative Chords, Studies in Music, Theology and Christian Formation, ed. Astley, Hone and Savage, Gracewing 2000
• From Sacred Song to Ritual Music: Twentieth-Century Understandings of Roman Catholic Worship Music, Jan Michael Joncas, The Liturgical Press, Collegeville, Minnesota, 1997
• In Tuneful Accord: Making music work in church, James Whitbourn, SPCK 1996
• The Milwaukee Symposia for Church Composers: A Ten-Year Report, The Pastoral Press, 1992

Module 4: Instruments in Worship 1

• In Tuneful Accord (Chapter Six and Appendix A) by James Whitbourn, SPCK, 1996
• Liturgy and Technology, Tim Stratford, Grove Worship Series W154
• Alternative Worship in the Church of England, Paul Roberts, Grove Worship Series W155
• ‘The Worship Leader’ by Joe King in Playing the Guitar in Worship, Kingsway, 1995
• ‘Some demand a driving beat: Contemporary Worship Music’ in Praying Twice by Brian Wren, published by Westminster John Knox Press, USA 2000
• Voices and Instruments in Christian Worship by Joseph Gelineau, The Liturgical Press, 1964
• ‘Jazz – Lewd or Ludens?’ by Bill Hall in Creative Chords, Gracewing, 2000
• ‘Making Music’ by Richard Giles in Re-pitching the Tent, Canterbury Press, 1999
• Music and Worship: Principles to Practice, Peter Moger, Grove Worship, Series No.27

Module 5: Eucharistic Shape and Music

• The Eucharist, Essence, Form, Celebration, Emminghaus, TLP, 1997
• Holy, Holy, Holy, Cocksworth, DLT, 1997
• Music and the Mass, Dom Gregory Murray, Kevin Mayhew, 1977
• Using Common Worship-Holy Communion, Mark Beach, CHP
• Eucharistic Origins, Paul Bradshaw, CHP
• Communion in Common Worship, Jeremy Fletcher, Grove Books, Grove W159
• Making the Eucharistic Prayer Work, David Kennedy & David Mann, Grove Books, W103

Module 6: Using Psalms in Worship

• Make Music to our God: How we sing the Psalms, by Br. Reginald SSF, SPCK 1996
• Common Worship Today, ed. Earey, Harper Collins 2001
• Out of the depths, Bernard Anderson, Westminster Press 1983
• The Psalms, Artur Weiser, SCM 1962
• The Liturgy today and tomorrow, Gelineau, DLT 1978
• Ways of Singing the Psalms, ed. Robin Leaver, Collins
• Responsorial Psalms, ed. Norman Warren, HarperCollins, 1994
• The Book of Praises, ed. David Preston, Carey Publications, 1986
• The Psalter 1998, A draft text for Common Worship, CHP 1998

Module 7: Worship Planning and Management - working together

• New Patterns for Worship, Church House Publishing, 2002
• Elements of Rite: a Handbook of Liturgical Style, Aidean Kavanagh, Pueblo Publishing Co, 1990
• Leading Worship that Connects, John Leach, ARM, 1999
• Repitching the Tent, Richard Giles, Canterbury Press 2004

Module 8: The Liturgical Year and Repertoire 2: Advent - Christmas 

• The Promise of His Glory, Liturgical Commission, Church House Publishing
• Preparing for Christmas, JD Crichton, Columba Press
• The Advent Adventure , David Rhodes , SPCK
• Advent to Christmas, Vincent Ryan, Veritas
• A Coming Christ in Advent, Raymond Brown, The Liturgical Press

Module 9: Using Technology in Worship

• Liturgy and Technology, Tim Stratford, Grove Books No.W154, 1999
• Beyond the OHP: Using Technology in Church, Jackie Sheppard, Authentic Lifestyle, 2002
• High-tech Worship? Using Presentational Technologies Wisely, Quentin J. Schultze, Baker Books, 2004
• All About Music Technology in Worship: How to Set Up and Plan a Musical Performance, Hal Leonard Reference Books, 2004

Module 10: Morning and Evening Prayer

• Using Common Worship: Daily Prayer, A Practical Guide to the New Services (Chapter 3), Jeremy Fletcher and Gilly Myers, Praxis/CHP 2002
• The Divine Office (Ch.5), in The Study of Liturgy (revised edition), OUP/SPCK 1993
• Company of Voices: Daily Prayer & The People Of God, George Guiver CR SPCK London 1989
• A New Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship, ed. JG Davies, SCM Press 1994

A hard copy of material for use at Morning & Evening Prayer exists in Sarum College Library, Salisbury if you are able to visit.

Module 11: Instruments in Worship 2

• Orchestral Technique – A manual for students, OUP, 1977
• In Tuneful Accord (Chapter Six and Appendix A), James Whitbourn, SPCK, 1996
• ‘The Worship Leader’ by Joe King in Playing the Guitar in Worship, Kingsway, 1995
• ‘Some demand a driving beat: Contemporary Worship Music’ in Praying Twice, Brian Wren, Westminster John Knox Press USA, 2000
• Voices and Instruments in Christian Worship by Joseph Gelineau, The Liturgical Press, 1964
• ‘Jazz – Lewd or Ludens?’ by Bill Hall in Creative Chords, Gracewing, 2000
• ‘Making Music’ by Richard Giles in Re-pitching the Tent, Ch. 26, Canterbury Press, 1999
• Music and Worship: Principles to Practice, Peter Moger, Grove Worship, Series No.27

Module 12: Hymns and Worship Songs

• The English Hymn, J.R. Watson, Clarendon Press Oxford, 1999
• In Concert Sing, Bertram L. Barnby, Canterbury Press, 1996
• The Music of Christian Hymnody, Erik Routley, Independent Press, London 1957
• Let Justice Sing, Hymnody and Justice, Paul Westermeyer, The Liturgical Press 1998
• Favourite Hymns, Reeves & Worsley, Continuum, 2001

Module 13: The Liturgical year and repertoire 3: Easter - Pentecost

• Celebrating the Easter Mystery: Worship Resources for Easter to Pentecost, ed. Christopher Irvine, Mowbray
• Enriching the Christian Year, compiled by Michael Perham, SPCK 1993
• Common Worship: Times and Seasons, CHP, May 2006

Module 14: Children and Parish Worship - connecting school with church

• Youth A Part (General Synod Board of Education, National Society ) looks at how young people relate to the Church of England
• Sing it Again: the place of short songs in worship, Anne Harrison, Grove Books
• Worship Audit - Making Good Worship Better, Mark Earey, Grove Books
• Common Worship in Church Schools: An Experiment in Integration, Ian Dewar, Grove Books
• Hymns and Spiritual Songs—The Use of Traditional and Modern in Worship, John Leach, Grove Books
• Reclaiming a Generation, Ishmael, Kingsway
• Great Big God, Vineyard
• Songs for the Shepherd, Keith Green
• Body Beautiful? Recapturing a Vision for All-age Church, Philip Mounstephen and Kelly Martin, Grove Books

Module 15: Alternative Forms of Worship

• Alternative Worship in the Church of England, Paul Roberts, Grove Books W155
• Alternative Worship, Jonny Baker, Doug Gay and Jenny Brown, SPCK 2003

Module 16: Contemporary Hymnody

• Evangelicalism in Modern Britain, David Bebbington
• Growing up Evangelical, Pete Ward
• One Heart, One Voice, Andrew Maries
• Worship, Graham Kendrick
• For the Audience of One, Pilavachi and Borlase

Other Useful Titles

• Thirty Ways to Use Music in Worship, John Leach, Grove Worship Series W209, 2011, ISBN 978 1 85174 810 S
• New Patterns for Worship, Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715120603
• Alternative Worship in the Church of England, Paul Roberts, Grove Books, ISBN 1851744150
• Sing it again, the place of short songs in worship, Anne Harrison, Grove Books, ISBN 1851745378
• Hymns and Spiritual Songs - the use of traditional and modern in worship, John Leach, Grove Books, ISBN 1851742883
• How Hymns Shape Our Lives, Rosalind Brown, Grove Books, ISBN 185174472X
• Understanding Songs in Renewal, Victoria Cooke, Grove Books, ISBN 1851744622
• Foundations of Christian Music, Edward Foley, Grove Books, ISBN 1851742182
• Common Worship - Times and Seasons, Church House Publishing, ISBN 071512112X
• Using Common Worship (Times & Seasons) All Saints to Candlemas, David Kennedy, Church House Publishing, ISBN 0715121138