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This page from the 1936 revised version of B. F. White's Sacred Harp shows the shaped notes used to aid singers. More than a system for writing hymns for choirs, shape-note singing became a style of singing, not only for church services, but also for social events that brought singers together.
Apr 25, 2020 · Churches of Christ, Shape Note Hymnal in 7 shape notation. Includes index. Notes. This hymnal is held at the Gardner-Webb University Archives. To access our complete Hymnal Collection, containing both round and shape notes, visit our Digital Commons site https://digitalcommons.gardner-webb.edu/hymnal-collection/. Recommended Citation:
Listen to contemporary shape note singings of popular hymns, such as Amazing Grace, How Firm a Foundation, and Come Thou Fount. This compilation features songs from Sacred Harp, Christian Harmony, and other shape note tunebooks.
Numerous songbooks are printed in shaped notes for this market. They include Christian Hymnal, the Christian Hymnary, Hymns of the Church, Zion's Praises, Pilgrim's Praises, the Church Hymnal, Silver Gems in Song, the Mennonite Hymnal, and Harmonia Sacra. Some African-American churches use the seven-shape note system.
Basics of shape-note singing. Four frequently asked questions. The story of shape-note music. What’s with those shapes? Anatomy of a Sacred Harp tune. Do you have a vocal identity crisis? 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Intervals; sight-reading for beginners. Suggestions for song leading. Leading your first tunes. 9. 11. 12.
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Shape-note hymnal, American hymnal incorporating many folk hymns and utilizing a special musical notation. The seven-note scale was sung not to the syllables do–re–mi–fa–sol–la–ti but to a four-syllable system carried with them by early English colonists: fa–sol–la–fa–sol–la–mi. Differently shaped.
Shape-notes Hymnal in 7 shape notation. 117 hymns, includes index. Carol Crown for Sunday Schools, Revivals, Singing Schools, Conventions and General Use in Christian Work and Worship. James D. Vaughan.
