Always powerful to see and hear. https://t.co/Hl0uIlaEYd
— Brion McClanahan (@BrionMcClanahan) March 24, 2025
Yes, the moving hand is keeping time, and continues throughout the song. Different singers choose the songs out of the hymnbook, and lead the singing. Singers are arranged by tenor, sopranos , etc. This is a good explanation: https://t.co/vuqM248Pla
— Holly Godfrey (@HollyRGodfrey) March 26, 2025
Shape note singing is a musical tradition that uses a unique notation system where notes are represented by different shapes to help singers identify pitches easily. This method, popular in 19th-century America, is often associated with sacred music and communal singing events.
Mollie Lyon wrote, "It made me think of Shaker music. Is it similar? I never heard of this before."
This was an interesting and brief history on the traditions of hymns.
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