Always powerful to see and hear. https://t.co/Hl0uIlaEYd
— Brion McClanahan (@BrionMcClanahan) March 24, 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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