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womensinging.gifThis is the home for sacred harp singing in the Pacific Northwest, (comprising the states of Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Alaska). Sacred Harp singing is traditional religious folk music sung a cappella (no instruments) in four parts from The Sacred Harp, a tunebook printed in shape notes (i.e., the noteheads are one of four shapes, though otherwise standard music typesetting is followed). The book was first published in 1844 and has been continuously in print since then. Any type, quality, or range of voice will find a comfortable and important place with us. If you are new to Sacred Harp singing, feel free to drop by to listen or, better yet, to join in. Beginning singers are always welcome and musical reading ability is not a requirement. At a Sacred Harp singing, there is no admission charge, no choir director, no rehearsal, no performance, no membership - just singing that many describe as the most powerful, most intense musical experience of their lives.


Join Us at a Singing Click on the link at the left for a Washington state singing or an Oregon state singing or an Alaska state singing to find one near you.

The Leading Lesson Booklet from the 2012 Convention at Mercer Island. Leading Lesson mp3 Audio: Segment 1, Segment 2, Segment 3
(right click or control-click to download).

Camp Fasola summer camp should be on your schedule for next year!!!! 
Doug Plummer videos of PNWSHS history: Sacred Harp Singing in the Pacific Northwest I and Sacred Harp Singing in the Pacific Northwest II

Handout on Minor Songs and Accidental.

Get your FREE FREE FREE WORKBOOK on the basics of Sacred Harp singing here.


Upcoming Events  

Monthly Sat before 2nd Sun Cooper Book Singing on hiatus:  meets at the Auburn Adventist Academy Church, 5010 Auburn Way S, on outskirts of Auburn, It will not meet again until October. Click here for googlemaps photo of church.

Olympia All-Day Singing. Saturday June 1, 9:30 am to 3:00 pm (registration at 9:00 am) at the Women's Club, 1002 Washington St SE, Olympia. For more details email ElliotMa -at- evergreen.edu or go to Olympia Shapenote on Facebook

Monthly 3rd Fri Cooper Book Singing  is back on schedule at the Vlach home --  from 6 (for potluck) to 9 pm.

Index to 2012 Cooper  An index to the composers, arrangers, and sources of tunes in the new 2012 Cooper Sacred Harp, in PDF. You'll need to trim the pages and fasten the left side to make a booklet out of it. Click here.

Whidbey Island, WA    The singers on Whidbey Island used to meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This has changed, starting Sunday May 6: they will meet on the 1st Sunday of the month, from 3-5 pm at the Langley United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall on Anthes St in Langley. See our WA Monthly Singings (on the left) for contact info.

Buckley in August    Coming up on Aug 17 & 18. Saturday is the Mt Rainier Cooper Book Singing and Sunday is the Willard Birthday Singing (also uses Cooper SH). Both meet at Buckley Hall.