54: Shapenote

Everything Sounds by Everything Sounds

Sep 4, 201400:18:00Society & Culture

Shapenote singing is a tradition developed in the late 1700's and early 1800's that helped everyday people sing music even if they couldn't sight-read standard musical notation. Shapenote and the Sacred Harp songbook are...

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