History of the National School of Music

Praising God in song is a precious privilege and a great duty shared by every Christian regardless of age. Our Father in Heaven deserves, and demands, the best praise we can offer so each Christian should desire to learn the rudiments of singing. Over the years the quality of shaped note singing has declined all across the country, largely due to apathy toward personal improvement and/or an unfamiliarity with the rudiments of music.

The National School of Music was founded as a private endeavor to help individuals of all ages improve their skills in singing, song writing and song directing.

Mr. Dorsey C. Yarbrough, a renowned gospel singer, prolific songwriter and long time faculty member of the Stamps/Baxter School of Music, founded the National School of Music in Roanoke, Alabama in the late 1960's and operated it there through the late 1970's. Mr. Yarbrough passed the National School of Music torch to Phillip G. Prince, who loved the school as a student and later as an instructor. Mr. Prince shares Mr. Yarbrough's love for singing and song writing and continues to run the school as a private endeavor.