Cumberland Valley School of Gospel Music

New 2010 Songbook Is Here!

Cumberland Valley School of Gospel Music

A School Specializing in Teaching the Art of Singing & Playing Gospel Music

1983 - 2010

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Download "I Will Praise the Lord,"

written by Deric McClard, published by the Cumberland Valley Music Company

Rachel Hartley Invites All to the 2010 Cumberland Valley Homecoming. Click here to read her letter of invitation with all the details of this event.

2010 Songbook "Let's Sing A New Song" Arrives. See Our Songbook Page for More Information.

28^th Annual Session of Cumberland Valley School of Gospel Music in June 2010!

Cumberland Valley School of Gospel Music will hold its 2010 two-week session teaching shape-note gospel music, June 14-June 25, on the campus of Martin Methodist College in Pulaski, Tennessee. Students can enjoy two weeks of learning, fellowship and fun culminating in a Closing Night Session where their skills will be showcased for parents and visitors. Make plans now to attend the 2010 session next June.

Check our Photos page to see lots more pictures from the 2009 session.

2009 Students

2009 Class

2009 Students

Scholarship Application Deadline Change

Beginning next year the application deadline will be May 1 of each year. An application can be downloaded by clicking here.

At our annual Homecoming the weekend of March 20-21, 2009, recipients of several scholarships for the 2009 session of CVSGM were announced.

The 2009 scholarship winners are:

Louis Cotton Scholarship- Deidra Sparks

Dawn Smith Scholarship - Drema England

TN State Convention Scholarship - Kayla Franklin

Memorial Scholarship - Baillie Hooten

Cumberland Valley Quartet Latest CD

The Cumberland Valley Quartet has released a new CD titled Look On the Brighter Side. It includes many of their most requested songs including "I'm the One" featuring lead singer Alan Pedigo. To download a song from this new CD and to order your copy please click here.

Dates to Remember

February 20, 2010

2010 Songbook Debut Singing

North Rockdale Baptist Church

Conyers GA

March 19- 20, 2010

Cumberland Valley 2010 Homecoming

For more information click here.

McFerrin Missionary Baptist Church

Madison, TN

June 14-25, 2010

Cumberland Valley School of Gospel Music

2010 Session

Martin Methodist College

Pulaski, TN

Music Theory Refresher

1. The note shaped like an ice cream cone is

(a) do (b) me (c) sol (d) ti

2. The note shaped like a right triangle is

(a) re (b) fa (c) la (d) do

3. In 3/4 time what kind of note gets one beat?

(a) quarter (b) eighth (c) half (d) whole

WHAT ARE SHAPED NOTES?

The term "shape notes" denotes a musical notation system where the seven tones of the musical scale are each given a different shape. It makes music reading faster because one associates the shape with the tone's sound. It has been used mainly in the South to facilitate congregational singing.

To see a song written in shape notes, click here.

You may also visit the Wikipedia article on shape notes.

Homeschooling Mother Monica Warden Recommends CVSGM. Read her letter.

Cumberland Valley School of Gospel Music, Inc, is a non-profit organization and donations are tax-deductible. To make donations, contact our treasurer, Sam B. Oldham at 615-824-6842 or email him by clicking here.