[HANASHIR:6426] Re: HN 2000 songs

[Rabbi Richard Schachet <lvrabbi...>]

I'm sorry but I have to disagree---

Notation and chords are very important-- Many many congregations use the
music of song leaders, without a guitar but with a key board.  Remember, all
of our singing is not at concerts or around a camp fire-- We use alot of
this music within our worship.  Also our cantors and cantorial soloists may
not know the melody or how to break something down in to various parts.

When I want to use someone's music I always buy their book- Debby, Craig,
Cantor Wally and many others all have books with notation.

I would love to see the new CD with music from Camp Swig have a book with
it.  Such great music and no way to share it with an older congregation.


Rabbi Richard Schachet
Valley Outreach Synagogue
www.valleyoutreach.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Andy Curry <acurry (at) CellNet(dot)com>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2000 7:53 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:6425] Re: HN 2000 songs


> I echo Adrian's words.  While I sympathize with those who do not play the
> guitar, there is, as far as I know, little money to be made in publishing
> Jewish music.  The significant money that is made comes from performance
of
> that music.
>
> It takes me hours to compose something more than a lead sheet, since I am
> not a pianist.  How much should I charge for this effort, considering that
> a) the song was not written for piano, and b) most people who would shell
> out the shekalim for my music would find piano accompaniment useless?
>
> And, I have to ask:  Chords CAN be played on a piano, can they not?  I
> would think that melody, chords, and some instruction on rhythm and tempo
> would be sufficient to play most songs.
>
> Shavua tov,
> Andy
>
>
> At 05:13 PM 7/1/00 -0400, you wrote:
> >Dear Hanashirites:
> > The request (below) sent in by Neil Weinstein recently, highlights
> >a very big problem which composers of Jewish music, especially written in
> >the folk/pop idiom, need to address. Not every performer plays the guitar
> >(I, for example, had a childhood accident and can only play the guitar
com-
> >fortably when seated and with the instrument held with the neck almost at
> >right angles to the floor. If those who create such music could provide
> >more than just chord symbols, especially when a sound version may not be
> >available, it will do wonders for both musicians who can play a keyboard
> >and for non-Jewish musicians who have little concept of our music, to
help
> >in perpetuating the traditional performance of many of these selections.
> >As Director of the International Archive of Jewish Music I will not
accept
> >any music which has only a lead-sheet format.  There is a market for
Jewish
> >music out there.  For many musicians (Jewish and otherwise), the "Sing
Out"
> >format may be acceptable.  For many others, an alternative offering ought
> >to be available.
> > (Just an observation). Burton Zipser
>
> Andy Curry
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> Kansas City MO 64110-3034
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>
>

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