LIVE CHATROOM too!   Meet with other Blues fans in the city of Chicago and surrounding suburbs once a month for blues, jazz, and other soulful music. This MeetUp is geared toward providing a touch point for Chicago area music lovers. If you are a musician trying to meet others to jam and/or gig with; or just want be informed about Performances & Events around town, you more than likely have a passion for the Blues, Jazz, and other soulful music. By creating events and supporting local artists' …

… The use of various shapes in printed music is known as shape note singing.  Click here for photos of shape notes.  Many people have been introduced to the concept of singing syllables by the movie, "The Sound of Music."  In this movie, there is a famous scene where Julie Andrews teaches children to sing, by using the syllables 'do (a deer)',  're',  'mi', 'fa', 'sol', 'la', 'ti', 'do'.  A video clip of this famous scene is included at the end of this page.  The syllables from the Sound of Music …