Physical Resources
2009 Convention Flyer, PDF
Quarter Sheets: Download a PDF of our helpful "quarter-sheets" that show the schedule of singings in Portland, the name and shape of each note and a brief overview of shape note singing in general.
Email sign up sheet: a PDF of our email sign-up sheet. Print and bring to singings if you notice we're low!
Web Resources
Fasola.org: The (inter)national clearinghouse for information on contemporary Sacred Harp singing.
The Orignal Sacred Harp: Publishers of the 1991 revision of The Sacred Harp tunebook. See this page for instructions on buying your own book!
Apollyon Answered: Portland singer David Zaworksi's blog, in which he addresses questions about and provides commentary on the texts found in The Sacred Harp tunebook.
www.shapenote.net: Site creator Terre Schill says: "This website is a learning resource for both experienced and new shapenote singers. Here you can find free audio .mus files of hymn tunes in 19th century shapenote songbooks which are still in use in singings across the United States today. It is my hope that these may make it easier for people to learn unfamiliar parts (like tenor to a complicated song they want to lead), familiarize more of us with some of the seldom-sung tunes, and most especially to help new singers learn the tunes so they can fully enjoy singing."
WFMU Coverage of the 2002 Western Massachusetts Sacred Harp Singing Convention.
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