I've enjoyed Levi McClain's nerdy music theory videos but IMHO this one just went to the next level.
I definitely have wondered when looking at some early American hymn books why they used different notehead shapes.
The War that Changed the Shape of our Notes
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The War that Changed the Shape of our Notes
“All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians.”
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fiddlefestival
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Re: The War that Changed the Shape of our Notes
That was an informative video, I actually watched the whole thing. Coming from folk/trad, I have known about shape note singing, but the history was entirely new to me.
I own a trombone, playing is a different thing...
Articles on instruments and music I know better:
https://folkworks.org/folkworks-feature ... and-sturm/
Articles on instruments and music I know better:
https://folkworks.org/folkworks-feature ... and-sturm/