The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #35388   Message #483382
Posted By: Burke
14-Jun-01 - 01:31 PM
Thread Name: Shape notes
Subject: RE: Shape notes
There are 3 or 4 Shape note events at Old Songs. Peter Amidon will lead a Friday Class 3-5. Singing from Peter's photocopies is both Saturday and Sunday morning at 9:00 in the Sheep Barn. It's the only workshop that starts when the gates open. Some of the people were gathering & starting to sing early anyway so they made it official. I don't have the schedule in front of me, but I think there will again be a singing from the Sacred Harp red book on Saturday afternoon. Unlike the morning sessions where Peter Amidon does most of the leading, it is structured more like a regular singing, where different leaders are called & they select the tune they want to lead. Some loaner books will be available. We usually call about 20 leaders.