The Sacred Art of Chant - (Preparing to Practice) by Ana Hernandez (Paperback)

About the Book

Drawing on chants from many faith traditions, this invigorating guidebook is for anyone who wants to enliven their own prayer experience in a unique way. Includes sacred chants written with notation, complete bibliography, a list of Internet resources, and advice on how to incorporate chanting into daily life. Ana Hernndez invites readers to use their own voices to create sacred sounds.Skylight Paths Publishing

Book Synopsis

Drawing on chants from several different faith traditions, this invigorating guidebook is ideal for anyone who wants to enliven their prayer experience in a unique way and navigate a path to a conscious relationship with God.

Review Quotes

"This is a marvelous touchstone of heart-song for all who feel the spirit singing in prayer, meditation and daily life. Ana Hernández brings the personal powers of chant to light for the neophyte, the curious as well as the monk."
-Don Campbell, musician and author of The Mozart Effect and The Roar of Silence

"One can hardly imagine a more engaging introduction to the practice of chant! Ana Hernández, with honesty, humor and musical expertise, provides the reader with all that is needed to begin immediately to draw upon this spiritual resource."
-Katherine Le Mée, author of Chant and The Benedictine Gift to Music

"This call to practice is indeed inviting."
-Publishers Weekly

"This book about chant is much more than that, and it reads like a letter from a fascinating and unusual friend. I started humming to myself as I read it."
-John McQuiston II, author of Finding Time for the Timeless: Spirituality in the Workweek

"Even if you're convinced you can't sing, Hernández's refreshing and unpretentious book convinces you that you can chant, awakens your wish to do so and shows you how to begin. You won't be able to resist her joyous invitation to enter with her into the realm of sacred sound and silence."
-Lorraine Kisly, author of Prayer of Fire: Experiencing the Lord's Prayer and editor-in-chief of Parabola: The Search for Meaning