a collection of sacred songs, odes and anthems ;
set forth in the four patent shapes ,
for the use of singing schools and of THE CLASS THAT REMAINS
together with certain tunes which are not to be sung by the living.
compiled in western georgia · first published 1844
this copy bears no date
headphones recommended · keys: F · S · L · M · space
If you hear singing through the pines, you are already expected.
THE SINGING SCHOOL
Listen, answer, repeat. Nothing falls silent here. A wrong shape is information,
not a verdict. The syllable names remain beneath the notes until your eye and ear
begin to agree.
▲ fadegrees 1 and 4
● soldegrees 2 and 5
▮ ladegrees 3 and 6
◆ midegree 7
Major scale: fa · sol · la · fa · sol · la · mi · fa
Minor scale: la · mi · fa · sol · la · fa · sol · la
The shapes name a note's place in the scale; the same syllable can return at another pitch.
Practice uses the real fifteen-note tenor openings without smudges or unwritten notes.
The campaign keeps the darkness when you want to test what stayed with you.