{"id":4796,"date":"2023-04-04T22:07:06","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.learnabout-art.com\/?p=4796"},"modified":"2023-04-04T22:07:06","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T21:07:06","slug":"how-to-sing-shape-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnabout-art.com\/how-to-sing-shape-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"How to sing shape notes?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shape notes are a type of musical notation in which the note heads are written in a special geometric shape that corresponds to the pitch of the note. The shapes help singers to identify the notes on a page more quickly, and to sing them in the correct pitch. <\/p>\n

There are four shapes used in shape note singing: <\/p>\n

1. Fa is a oval or egg-shaped note head
\n2. Sol is a triangle
\n3. La is a rectangle
\n4. Mi is a diamond <\/p>\n

To sing shape notes, start by finding the notehead shape that corresponds to the note you want to sing. Once you have found the shape, look at the note name and number written above or below the notehead. This will tell you which pitch to sing. <\/p>\n