shape note
noun
: one of a system of seven notes showing the musical scale degree by the shape of the note head
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Eventually, by bending and tearing the hay to shape notes, her mother begins to teach her how to read and hear music, even if that music is playing only in her mind.
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Mary Beth Keane,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2020
What’s wilder than the shape notes is that the singers never practice together.
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Anna Beahm | [email protected],
al.com,
30 June 2019
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Mary Beth Keane,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2020
What’s wilder than the shape notes is that the singers never practice together.
—
Anna Beahm | [email protected],
al.com,
30 June 2019
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