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Subject:	Re: Shaped Notes
From:	Barbara & Dick Farner <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Wed, 10 Jan 2007 11:39:41 -0500
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Martha,
Good to hear from you - hope all is well
We're still struggling with GMU about the Gunston Hall database release -
but hopefully it will happen before the turn of the next century!
Barbara Farner

----- Original Message -----
From: "Martha Katz-Hyman" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 6:16 PM
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Shaped Notes


> "Shape notes" are called that because the note heads are in four distinct
> shapes to aid sight-reading.  Shape note singing is alive and well; see
> http://fasola.org/ for more information about the history of shape note
> singing, how it's done today, and where it's done today.  I've done it
> myself (but only as a rank beginner) and the sound is beautiful.
> According
> to the Sacred Harp website, there's a group in Richmond, and here's their
> website:  http://members.cox.net/rshs1/.
>
> Martha Katz-Hyman
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