We finally got around to doing what so many have been asking us to do. We’ve put in print Joseph Robert Carroll’s wonderful 1957 book An Applied Course in Gregorian Chant. This is the fruit of generations of experience in pedagogy, an attempt to reduce the teaching of chant to the essentials so that a person can sing or direct well at the parish level.
The language is super clear and precise. It avoids unnecessary complications. It is not the end of studies but it goes a very far distance down the path toward expertise without losing the reader. It is probably the single best introduction. It is also ideal for the classroom in a school of music.
The description at lulu.com says that the book "avoids arcane issues and gets right to the subject." The preview linked at the same page, however, does not. So we'll have to take their word for it.
Umm, that preview is just an introduction to chant, before going into the specifics. If you would look at this link here, to see the whole thing: http://musicasacra.com/books/applied_course_chant_carroll.pdf
Umm, thanks.