Here's an example of a hymn we will be learning. This piece is from the Sacred Harp collection of Shape-Note Songs. The musical notation, for those that read music is posted below.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Sacred Harp Example
In the coming weeks we will be working on learning a few pieces of music common to early America. We will be starting with an introduction to sacred music in early America.
Here's an example of a hymn we will be learning. This piece is from the Sacred Harp collection of Shape-Note Songs. The musical notation, for those that read music is posted below.
Here's an example of a hymn we will be learning. This piece is from the Sacred Harp collection of Shape-Note Songs. The musical notation, for those that read music is posted below.
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Mr. Parker,
ReplyDeleteIn homework it says to listen to "I'll Go No More A'Roving"
Where can we find that?
~Johnna
I've posted it above.
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ReplyDeleteThey are singing solfege note names at first, so that they can learn the music. Their arms are moving to keep rhythm.
DeleteThanks!
DeleteWow this is really cool Ive sang in a choir before and what there doing is a lot harder than it sounds
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