It’s impossible to sing high notes well if you’re slumped at a desk. While singing, hold a strong posture by aiming your shoulders down and back.

To sing from your diaphragm, you must warm up, stand up straight, bear down on your pelvic floor, take deep breaths, and sing long notes. Warm up. Before singing, spend 15–20 minutes preparing ...

Minnesota wasn't even a state when shape-note singing first took hold in the U.S., but it's on the map of the music's revival. Shape-note groups have been springing up here since 1990.