Shape note singing is one of the oldest musical traditions in this country. It’s a practice that began in colonial America, and after centuries of ups and downs in ...

The '2-note-per-string shape' (2nps) pentatonic shape is a perfect phrasing tool. It allows us to get the most out of every note when we are playing slower lines. This exclusive MusicRadar video ...

As haunting harmonies drifted through the rafters of the third-floor attic chapel, echoes of the past rose and fell with the voices signing from the pages of an 1873 shape-note ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The St. Louis Shape Note Singers' appearance in the Cube Gallery of the Pulitzer Foundation for the Arts on Thursday is an ...