List of Upcoming Singing Schools on the World Wide Web. Prof. Warren Steel lists on the Web upcoming shape-note singing schools consisting of at least five sessions on different days. The Web address is: http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~mudws/schools.html
Camp Fasola: An Old-Fashioned Summer Camp for Learning and Singing Sacred Harp near Anniston, Alabama. The Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association has held since 2003 an annual one-week summer camp, called Camp Fasola, for teaching Sacred Harp singing, history, and traditions. The camps have drawn increasing numbers of singers of widely varying ages and singing experience and have been reported to be tremendously enjoyable and educational, musically and socially. Camp Fasola 2007 attracted 155 participants from 34 states/provinces/countries, enough to reach the maximum capacity of the camp. Multiple daily sessions are devoted to teaching Sacred Harp singing, as well as time for recreation, rest, fellowship, and singing. All campers are expected to have some area of service during the week. Nearby traditional Sacred Harp singings are scheduled for dates before and after the camp. Registration for Camp Fasola generally begins in early January. The organizers anticipate more applicants than spaces available and thus encourage early application. Camp Fasola 2008 will have two separate camp sessions in an effort to accommodate all who want to attend. The first session will be geared toward adults and the second will be geared toward youths and the adults who accompany them. More information is found on the camp's Web page. Send e-mail inquiries and requests for printed copies of the registration form to David Ivey. Camp Fasola has been made possible in part by grants from the Alabama State Council on the Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Camp DoReMi, a singing school for the Christian Harmony and other seven-shape tunebooks, will take place on August 7-10, 2008 at the Wildacres Retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina. The song books will be William Walker's The Christian Harmony (the Carolina book), the Deason-Parris Revision of The Christian Harmony (Alabama Book), and The New Harp of Columbia. The instructors for Camp Doremi 2007 were John Hollingsworth, Sharon Kellam, John Plunkett, Willie Israel and Jane Spencer. For further information and a registration form, visit the Camp Doremi web site or the Christian Harmony Web site , or contact Jane Spencer at ejanespencer-at-yahoo.com.
Village Harmony Summer Camps directed by Larry Gordon and staff. As described in the Village Harmony/Northern Harmony Web page, the Village Harmony Summer Camps in Vermont and abroad draw together dedicated teenage and adult singers from around the world with a particular interest in an unusual and expanding repertoire which features shape-note and Appalachian music, Balkan village songs and dances, and traditional music from several countries, as well as medieval, renaissance, and baroque and contemporary music. The annual schedule lists four types of camps: (1) residential (non-touring) camps in New England, (2) residential camps abroad (different countries each year) (3) touring camps in the U.S. (New England and elsewhere), and (4) touring camps abroad in musically interesting countries (South Africa, Bulgaria, and elswhere). Each camp is led by several accomplished teachers and performers in the areas of musical focus. For more information about this remarkable program, first check the Web site, and then contact Larry Gordon and staff at the Village Harmony Summer Camp, 5748 Hollister Hill Rd., Marshfield, VT 05658, phone 802-426-3210, e-mail vharmony@sover.net.