Unity of the Valley
(39th and Hilyard)

Chant has been around since the dawn of humankind.
The rhythmic repetition of sung sound created community
and one’s connection with the Divine.
Pythagoras said that music was the sound of the
spheres. His school in ancient Greece required study of
music before the study of mathematics. Today, science
continues to uncover the power of music, especially the
power of live, sung sound. From stress reduction to body
healing, science validates the importance of music that the
ancients intuitively knew.
Chant does not require vocal training. Chant is
centered on a simple melody with words. For some,
chanting in another language or in another faith tradition
decreases getting lost in visual images of one's everyday
language.