Sacred Harp Singing Beginners' Workshop

Sacred Harp is an American four part harmony folk singing tradition from with songs dating from the 16th through the 20th centuries, characterised by haunting harmonies, traditional modes, raucous songs, serene hymns, fast fugues, and high-energy anthems. The term Sacred Harp refers to the human voice and is also name of the tune book from which we sing, first published in 1844 and most recently revised in 1991. The shape-note system uses squares, triangles, circles and diamonds corresponding to notes in the scale, making the music easy to sing for beginners and experienced alike.

We will have a short singing workshop, and then a short period of singing from the songbook to give beginners a taste of the music. All welcome regardless of musical skill or experience.