Before singing the words to a Sacred Harp tune, we “sing the notes” by singing the syllables of the shapes to try to learn our parts before tackling the words.

Students learn the four shapes used in Sacred Harp singing and "sing the shapes" of "Yankee Doodle." In a key appropriate to their voices, they sing the melody part of "Chester," a …

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When a song is first sung by a shape note group, they normally sing the syllables (reading them from the shapes) to solidify their command over the notes. Next, they sing the same notes to …

Shape notes are a variant system of Western musical notation whereby the note heads are printed in distinct shapes to indicate their scale degree and solmization syllable (fa, sol, la, etc.).

This package of lessons is intended to teach you how to read and sing Sacred Harp music (also known as Shapenote singing). Many generations of young children, people rich in years, and …

At The Singing School, we teach our students to read music using SHAPE NOTES. In just two short hours, students learn how to sight-sing simple melodies and harmony parts.