7:00PM — Shape-Note Singing @ FHS

Come join us for an evening of shape note singing!
On Friday, May 15, from 7-9 pm we will sing songs from the 2025 Revision of the Sacred Harp. No experience required!
Newcomers, folks who want a refresher, or those who have been singing for years are all welcome!

We will begin the evening with a singing school to get folks acquainted with the style of singing and notation, then proceed with people calling songs from the book they would like to sing with the class. Loaner books will be available, so come as you are! 

Shape note music is a 200-year-old, uniquely American style of hymn singing. This tradition is also known as Sacred Harp, after the title of the best-known shape note tunebook. These haunting 4-part harmonies are sung in powerful, exuberant style, with singers seated in an open square.

We sing not for performance but for the joy of singing and the community of singers, to which newcomers are always welcome. Check out this page from the Atlanta Sacred Harp website on what to expect from a singing.