See comments applied to the 'Waycross' blog for responses from Vickie and Terry. I offer the following supplement:
Why is it called “Sacred Harp”?
Technically, the style of singing is “shape note singing” because the musical notation uses note heads in 4 distinct shapes to aid in sight-reading, but it is often called “Sacred Harp” singing because the books that most singers use today are called “The Sacred Harp,” with the most prominent of these being the 1991 Denson edition. The term “sacred harp” refers to the human voice — that is, the musical instrument you were given at birth.
Technically, the style of singing is “shape note singing” because the musical notation uses note heads in 4 distinct shapes to aid in sight-reading, but it is often called “Sacred Harp” singing because the books that most singers use today are called “The Sacred Harp,” with the most prominent of these being the 1991 Denson edition. The term “sacred harp” refers to the human voice — that is, the musical instrument you were given at birth.
The tradition is carried forward in this area, primarily centered around Hoboken, GA.
A note on the various mysteries and contest questions. The winner is determined by the first correct response that I receive - be it by commenting to the blog, eMail, phone, telepathy, etc. For instance, in this case, Terry was actually first to send a response; however, due to some failure by his eMail server or some such, Vickie's response had arrived and was posted well before Terry's.
Standings: Vickie (3), Steve (1), Terry (1) and Linda (1).
4 comments:
you should actually say "ONE of the musical instruments you were given at birth"... I mean - the good lord's seen fit to bless us with noisy noses... and of course the ever popular gas noises... plus, there's a good number of folk out there who can play a mean armpit. So - can I win an award for no good reason, since I fail to have any clue what you're talking about with your puzzle questions?
Leave it to Chris - playing a mean armpit - indeed.
Award for no good reason? No, in the real world, prizes are generally not awarded without being earned - no matter what they may teach in schools or in kids' softball games these days, everybody does NOT win.
If one chooses to be a loser, and succeeds at it, are they in fact a winner?
Now there's an ambition...strive to be a loser! My son, sometimes I worry about you.
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