Description:FaSoLa Minutes is a thoughtfully designed reference app for aficionados of Sacred Harp singing. It offers seamless browsing and searching through the Minutes of Sacred Harp Singings (The Sacred Harp: 1991 Edition) dating back to 1995. Users can explore leaders, songs, and singings with interactive visuals like leader frequency graphs, song usage trends, and direct links to recordings. The app serves both casual singers looking to identify a tune stuck in their head and researchers analyzing song popularity or singer behavior. It’s privacy-respecting, light on data collection, and supports the preservation of Sacred Harp traditions through proceeds that benefit the Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association.
HOW TO USE:Open the app on your iOS or Android device
Tap one of the shape-note icons labeled Singers Songs or Singings to explore that category
Pull down on the list to reveal the search bar and type a name term title or location to find matches
Select an entry to view its details such as a singer’s frequency and entropy graph a song’s usage trend with optional recordings or the full minutes of a singing
Use the back arrow or the category label at the top to navigate back during browsing