Difference between revisions of "Shape Note Singing"

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Shape notes are a system of music notation designed to facilitate congregational singing. Shape notes of various kinds have been used for over two centuries in a variety of sacred music traditions practised primarily in the Southern region of the United States. The best known of these is the Sacred Harp tradition.


External links

Shape Note - Wikipedia