A Cappella Resources

DogwoodNC's A Cappella Music Resources

A Cappella Singing Events:

1000 Voices (Concord, NC)
Kleinwood Singing (Spring, TX)
Shall We Gather at the River (Cincinnati, OH)
Diana Singing (Diana, TN)

A Cappella Singing Schools:

R.J. Stevens' Singing School (Wilburton, OK)
Texas Normal Singing School (Abilene, TX)
Foundation School of Church Music (Houston, TX)

A Cappella Links:

Archdale A Cappella Links
Wikipedia: A Cappella
Wikipedia: Singing School
Wikipedia: Shape Notes
A Cappella Worship Resources (Dan Watt)

A Cappella Singing (Audio):

Congregational singing (mostly mp3s; some video)

Woodland Oaks church of Christ

CDs for purchase

Acappella
Concordia Sacrae
Dallas Christian
Famous Hymns Quartet
Florida College Chorus
Florida College Alumni Chorus
Hallal
Narrow Way
One A-Chord
One Accord
Psalom
Sumphonia; clips on Spotify
Timeless Psalter
Zoe Group

New Hymns

Bible Class songs (Woodmont)
Bible Songs and More (Diana Dow hymns); YouTube playlist; playlist on John Rogers' channel
Church of Christ Sing YouTube Channel (Jonathan Hinckley hymns)
Church of Christ Songs (Andy Robison hymns); YouTube channel
DogwoodNC New Songs (Diana Nelson Haase hymns); YouTube channel; playlist on John Rogers' channel
Haden Allen Ayers new songs (Soundcloud); website
John Rogers New Songs; YouTube channel
Jon Gardner/Aneva Peirce New Songs; YouTube channel
Paul Mays' A Cappella Hymns; YouTube channel
Songs of the Church (a division of Gospel Music School of Texas)

A Cappella Singing (Video):

Abilene Christian University Alumni channel
Acapeladridge channel
BibleTube channel
Christian Acappella channel
Church of Christ 24 channel
Concordia Sacrae channel
Dallas Christian channel
Elliot Bowman channel
Free Indeed & Jerome Williams channel
Hallal channel
Harding University Chorus channel
Ipoh Church of Christ channel
Jady Stevens channel
John Rogers channel
Lamp Light playlists
Narrow Way channel
Praise and Harmony Singers
Sing and Be Happy, DoWop style
Sing to the Lord channel
Songs of the Church, YouTube channel for learning some hymns
Teaching and Admonishing channel

Third Verse Singers channel
Vocal Ascend channel
Zoe Group channel
Playlist of various congregational videos (predominantly African-American)

Listing of several long acappella videos

Spanish A Cappella Music:

Alabanzas a cappella
Cantos del Camino
Himnos de Alabanza -- Cantos del Camino
Ministerio de Alabanza (slides and audio)
PD Hymns (en español)

A Cappella Hymnals and Hymnal Resources:

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (2012 hymnal by Sumphonia)
Paperless Hymnal
R J Stevens Music
Timeless Psalter
Taylor Publications
Worshipping with the Psalms (by Matthew Bassford)

A History of Our Hymn Books
Hymnal Collector
Wikipedia: List of Hymnals

PDHymns
Hymns unto God (public domain hymns and hymnals)

Songs, Scripture, and Topical Index (by Paperless Hymnal)
Worship Song Finder

Cyberhymnal (not a cappella, but a good learning tool -- a huge volume of hymns, including their histories, biographies of composers, and midi files)
Gospel Music School of Texas (not a cappella, but a good learning tool -- midi files of all songs in Sing to the Lord 2002)
Hymnary

Why A Cappella?

What Did Early Christians Believe about Using Instruments in Worship?
Why Don't You Have Musical Instruments?
Instrumental Music in Worship

Histories & Studies of Hymns & Hymnwriters:

Hymn Studies blog (Wayne Walker)
The Hymn and the Heart workbook (Matt Bassford)
Heart in Tune with Lips
David's Hymn Blog (David Kenney)

His Excellent Word blog (many hymn studies, interspersed with other studies (Matt Bassford)
In Memory of R. J. Stevens
Song Scoops (David Cain)

Strains Divine blog

The Legacy of Matthew Bassford

Shape Note (7-Shape) Resources:

Shape Notes

Wikipedia on shape notes

Barbershop Harmony Resources:

Gold Standard Chorus (clips on YouTube)
Carolinas District of the Barbershop Harmony Society
Barbershop Harmony Society
Men of Independence Chorus

Vocal Majority Chorus

Secular A Cappella Resources:

A Cappella Foundation
Primarily Acappella
Acadisc
TheaterSeatStore: A Capella Music and Theater
Just for fun -- Andy & Barney Explain A Cappella (YouTube)

Sacred Harp/Historical/Shape Note Singing Resources:

Charlotte Sacred Harp Singers
Annual singings (international) -- Spreadsheet
Sacred Harp Bremen
Wikipedia: Sacred Harp
Rudiments of Music -- a 1918 work explaining the shape note tradition
A Shape Note Singing Lesson -- pdf file from the Smithsonian Institution
Southern Harmony
Sacred Harp
Ole Miss Sacred Harp page
Sacred Harp recordings (Voices Across America)
Camp FaSoLa
Camp DoReMi
South Carolina's Lost Art: Shape Note Music
BostonSing Sacred Harp Resources
Southern Field Recordings
Comparison of Singing in Churches of Christ and Sacred Harp Singing

Denominational A Cappella Resources:
Note: These are preseneted as a cappella resources only; no endorsements of any denominational doctrines are implied or inferred. Rely solely on the Bible!

Presbyterian A Cappella

Musical Instruments in the Public Worship of God (English), (Spanish) (Schwerty)
Instrumental Music in the Public Worship of the Church (Girardeau)

Primitive Baptist A Cappella

Instrumental Music in the New Testament Worship Service
Primitive Baptist Digital Library

Psalm Singing

Christ Covenant Reformed Psalm singing
The Psalms Sung
Westminster Standard 1650 Psalter, sung
50 Suggested Tunes
Precentor in Charlotte Guide for singing Psalms
Genevan Psalter
New Creation PRC Psalms
Salmos Cantados Songs from Geneva Psalter, in Spanish
Scripture Songs

Mennonite and Amish A Cappella

Acappella Singing
Anabaptist/Mennonite Hymn Singing (videos)

Amish Acappella Singing
Mennonite Hymnal

Greek and Russian Orthodox Chant

St. Petersburg Vocal Ensemble
Byzantine Chant
Byzantine Chant Resources
Greek, Byzantine, Serbian, Russian Orthodox Chants
Znamenny Chant

Music Notation Software with Shape-Note Capability:

Finale products , including Finale Notepad
Lily Pond
ABC Notation
Melody Assistant
Songworks
Sibelius
MuseScore
Mup Music Publication program

Disclaimer/Warning: These links are presented as reference material related to a cappella singing. However, no claims or endorsements are made regarding the scripturality of other information that may found on the linked websites. Rely on the Bible, not on human traditions!