singings
Group vocal sessions
Singings is the plural of singing when used as a countable noun, referring to separate occasions or sessions of group vocal music.
The word appears mainly in religious or folk contexts: The community held weekly singings at the church, shape-note singings in the South.
Outside such settings, singing is typically uncountable.
Religious songs of worship
- spiritualsEnslaved people's sacred songs
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
- camp meetingOutdoor religious assembly
congregation · harmony · four-part · hollering · tunebook · revival
hymns
Religious songs of worship
- spiritualsEnslaved people's sacred songs
- gospelSacred choral tradition
- conventionAgreed standard of behavior
camp meeting · congregation · harmony · four-part · hollering · tunebook · revival
singingsinstrumentals
Music without lyrics
playing · instrumental music · orchestral performances · strummings · drummings
singingssilences
Stops from speaking
muteness · quietude · hushes · stillnesses · speechlessness
- singing alongHarmonizing with music
- singing voiceVocal ability for music
- singing telegramsPerformed songs as gifts
- communal singingCollective vocal performance
- singing the bluesExpressing sadness melodically
- singing outVocalizing loudly, clearly