Floyd Shape Note 2025 All-Day Singing

Please join us for the 2025 Floyd County All-Day Shape Note Sing! There will be a potluck dinner on the grounds. Full kitchen and ADA bathrooms on site. Social to follow.

Shape note singing is an American tradition of unaccompanied harmony singing with roots stretching back to the Colonial period. It takes its name from the musical notation system to aid in sight-singing, where notes are written on the page with different shapes, each corresponding to the degree of the scale. Characterized by open harmonies and a raw, powerful sound, the tradition of shape note singing encourages enthusiasm over accuracy and the music is designed primarily for participation, rather than performance.

We’ll be singing from The Sacred Harp (1991 Denson), The Shenandoah Harmony and The Valley Pocket Harmonist tunebooks. No experience is necessary and loaner books are available — everyone is welcome!