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  • Singing School and History Tour

    Singing School and History Tour

    The Philadelphia singers and friends gathered on Saturday, November 12th, 2016, for an afternoon of singing, learning to key, and visiting historic sites related to shape-note music publishing in Philadelphia. 12:30-3:30 Singing and Singing School Singers often think of keying as a “mysterious art,” as Ian Quinn of New Haven writes in a 2013 article on Sacred Harp keying. However,…

  • Sacred Harp Singing School (4/8)

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  • SACRED HARP SINGING SCHOOL & potluck supper

    Come learn about and participate in community singing! Sacred harp, or shape-note singing descends from the singing-school movement of the 1700s and has been practiced continuously since then. The music is powerful and lively. Although the songs we sing are traditionally Christian, shape-note singing is not associated with any church or denomination. We don’t preach…