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New Mexico 
     Sacred Harp

Sacred Harp is a traditional style of community singing that features four vocal parts.  We sing without instruments from tunebooks printed in shape notes.

A graphic of the shape note FA
A graphic of the shape note SOL
A graphic of the shape note LA
A graphic of the shape note MI

There are never any fees or commitments required.  Come when you can.  

Anyone can join in and sing Sacred Harp—no musical experience or knowledge is needed.

Sacred Harp is a distinctively American tradition that actively unites communities in singing. It is welcoming, democratic, and fiercely inclusive.
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Our Books

We sing out of several books in New Mexico.  The primary book used in all our groups is The Sacred Harp: 2025 Edition.   We always have books for you to buy or borrow.   Books are sold at cost.

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In addition to The Sacred Harp, Santa Fe regularly sings out of The Shenandoah Harmony and Albuquerque sings out of The Sacred Harp: 2012 Cooper Revision and The High Desert Harmony on occasion.  The Las Cruces group also has ties to the seven-shape Harp of Ages.

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Throughout the year, small events are held that use a variety of other books.  

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