Resources to help you sing at home.


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The goal of the videos and resources on this page is to encourage you to sing at home and give you the tools to do so. Explore the videos, playlists, and additional resources available here to supplement your book.

  • A 30 Day Schema for Praying the Psalms

    A 30 Day Schema for Praying the Psalms

    David Clayton provides a schema for singing all 150 psalms over 30 days using Musica Domestica: Psalms & Canticles.

  • Alternative Ways to Sing the Choral Chants

    Alternative Ways to Sing the Choral Chants

    Want to sing something simpler, especially while you use Musica Domestica: Psalms & Canticles? David Clayton, Andrew Goldstein, and guest musician Grant Reddoch sing this delightfully simple version of chanted prayer and teach you to do the same.

  • How to Point and Sing a Text

    How to Point and Sing a Text

    What is pointing, and how do you use this transferrable skill to sing any psalm, in any translation you prefer? David Clayton teaches how to point a psalm, such that you can sing from Musica Domestica: Psalms & Canticles, or any other psalter.

  • Psalm Tone Allocation

    Psalm Tone Allocation

    David Clayton offers insights on how to select a psalm tone for each psalm as you sing from Musica Domestica: Psalms & Canticles.

  • About the Translation

    About the Translation

    David Clayton offers insights on the Coverdale translation, which is the translation used for the psalms and canticles found in Musica Domestica: Psalms and Canticles.

  • A Stepwise Method for Introducing Psalm Tones

    A Stepwise Method for Introducing Psalm Tones

    Co-authors David Clayton and Andrew Goldstein walk you through the many methods of singing the psalms that are presented in Musica Domestica: Psalms & Canticles.

  • Why Pray the Psalms?

    Why Pray the Psalms?

    David Clayton discusses chanting psalmody in the home and how Psalms sit at the height of sung prayer in the home.

  • David Clayton Teaches the Psalms at Benedictine College

    David Clayton Teaches the Psalms at Benedictine College

    Musica Domestica: Psalms & Canticles teaches you how to point psalm texts and begin singing them with just a single Gregorian tone. To demonstrate this method and the various ways a group might sing, we offer this lecture — courtesy of Benedictine College — as a guide.

Additional Resources

Praying the Psalms

David Clayton offers insights on how to pray all 150 psalms over 30 days.

Listen to the Music

Explore a playlist for each season of music found in Musica Domestica: Chants, Hymns & Folk Songs (Access Code Required)

Catholic Musician Training

Watch videos by The Vigil Project, created just for Catholic musicians to dive deeper into the role of music in the life of faith.

Live Events

Host a live event with David Clayton and Andrew Goldstein, or check out the event calendar to attend an event near you!

Psalm Tone Allocation

For those who are expert in learning the psalm tones, we have provided a chart allocating each tone in Musica Domestica to a specific psalm.

Downloads

Download and print extra copies of many of the selections found in Musica Domestica. (Access Code Required)