community singing
Collective public song
Community singing is group singing by a gathering of people, typically of familiar songs like folk tunes, hymns, or patriotic anthems.
The emphasis is on participation rather than performance—everyone joins in regardless of skill.
Common at campfires, religious services, sporting events, and public celebrations: The evening ended with community singing around the piano.
- choirOrganized group of singers
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- congregationAssembled group of worshippers
- folk songsInherited communal music
- protest songsMusic voicing political dissent
festival · campfire · joy · oral tradition · action songs · bonding · call and response · solidarity · hootenanny · melody · anthems · ensemble · sea shanties · gathering · town square · school assembly · repertoire · voices
- group singingchoir, sing-along, singalong, sing-alongs, choral group
- Danish pastimeshygge, cycling, sailing, handball, football
- hymnsAmazing Grace, Old Rugged Cross, Morning Has Broken, hymn, hymnal
- sacred hymnspsalm, hymnals, canticle, hymnbooks, hymn of praise
- folk lessonsbanjo lessons, fiddle lessons, folk schools, folk clubs, folk festivals
- shape-note singingtunebook, fa, sol, la, mi
community singingsolo performance
Unaccompanied artistic presentation
solo singing · solo recital · one-man show · monologue · solo
community singingconcert performance
Live musical presentation
solo concert · virtuoso performance · star turn · stadium concert