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Last Tuesday Newcastle upon Tyne Shapenote Sing |
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Singing Schools:To
be advised
2008 All Day Sing
Saturday May 31st 10 - 4pm Free of charge. All welcome |
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Essential Info |
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| When? Last Tuesday, singing from 7.30pm. | |
| What? Singing from The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition | |
| Where? Coleman
Education Centre, St Oswald’s Hospice, Regent Avenue, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1EE |
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| Who? Everyone welcome with or without experience. | |
| Contact info: Email Cath Tyler for information or to be added to the mailing list | |
| What is this all about? | |
| Shape Note singing is a participation event. When you come,
come to sing! The
singing is an opportunity to sing great, uniquely American unaccompanied choral music
together. As is traditional, the singing is highly democratic--anyone who wants to
may call and lead songs. We
sing from The
Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition, the leading example of shape-note hymnals that were
popular in the early 1800s in |
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| How do I start? | |
| The traditional way to learn to read shapes and to start singing from the Sacred Harp book is to go to a Singing School. We would probably think of this as a workshop for beginners. If you would like to try out Shape Note, but are not sure what it is about and are not used to reading music, then come and be introduced to the unique style of Shape Note. We are lucky that Cath Tyler (from the States) is based in Newcastle and keen to run Shape Note Singing Schools | |
| Getting There (St Oswald's Hospice) | |
| Regent Avenue is just off the Great North Road, first turn left after the Salters Road lights at the end of Gosforth High Street, before you get to the Regent Centre when coming out of town. Metro stop: Regent Centre. Buses along the Great North Road including the 45A. | |
| Other Information | |
| Loan books are available, but please bring along your own book if
you have one. |
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