[HANASHIR:5640] Re: Shabbat service songs

[Michael and Abby Gostein <gosteins...>]

Susan,
Once a month I do a pre-service songsession "in the pews" (our chairs are
detach-able) and people are free to join in or not.  It ends up, though,
that even if people don't show up at 7:30 for the songs (service is at 8)
they often come a little early and get the tail end of the songsession
anyway, which is nice.  For some services, I'll go off the bimah to teach an
opening song.  Sometimes we just do one everyone knows with me on the bimah.
Abby
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Schanerman <sschanerman(dot)dvh (at) tuhsd(dot)k12(dot)az(dot)us>
To: hanashir <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2000 10:10 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:5629] Shabbat service songs


> Someone used the expression "warming up the crowd" a few days ago when
> referring to opening music for a Shabbat service.  I'm following a
> cantorial soloist whose custom was to lead one opening song before we
> got into the liturgy so that's pretty much what I do.  Does anyone do a
> mini song session or two or three song medley before he/she starts the
> service?  I'd love to know what and how you do it.  Do you leave the
> bimah?
>
> Susan Schanerman
> Phoenix
> sschanerman(dot)dvh (at) tuhsd(dot)k12(dot)az(dot)us
>
>
>

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