[HANASHIR:6508] Re: Unicorn + Other Song Help + HN + Certification

[Adrian Durlester <durleste...>]

Gayle:

I can't speak for others, but my interest in a certification program is
strictly about education, not exclusion.

Adrian

>  -----Original Message-----
> From:         owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> [mailto:owner-hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org] 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 11, 2000 12:28 AM
> To:   hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
> Subject:      [HANASHIR:6506] Re: Unicorn + Other Song Help + HN +
> Certification
> 
> As per the discussion on Certification - I'm overwhelmed.  I've finally
> gotten a chance to read through most of the e-mails on the subject (While
> waiting for a LONG NT Server Patch to download tonight - one of the
> highlights of being the LAN Administrator...) and I'd like to throw a few
> cents into the pot on this one.  For someone completely new to this scene
> - Judaism, Hebrew, Jewish Music, Song Leading, etc - I can say that I
> would LOVE to have access to some sort of classes to help me learn more
> music and help me with singing and chanting in Hebrew and more about
> service structure and prayer, etc.  However, I think that a lot of us out
> here are NOT professional musicians and have been thrust into positions of
> song leading and doing music for Hebrew School and an occasional service
> or 2 when the Cantor is away, etc, because there isn't anyone else around
> that is available to do these things.  Yes, we enjoy it and volunteer to
> help because we love it, but it is different than pursuing some sort of
> "sub-Cantor" track, which this certification stuff seems like to me.   On
> one hand I would love to have some sort of program to attend to hone my
> non-professional skills into something, on the other hand, this is
> something I do to help out my Temple and my community - and something
> they've come to me and asked me to do.  If the goal of certification is to
> help people learn to be better at their skills, then that's great.  If it
> is to keep "non-professionals" out, which in MANY cases setting up a
> certification process is, then I think it is a horrible idea.
> 
> 
> Gayle Joseph
> Mountain Lakes, NJ
> Email Work:  gjoseph (at) mtnlakes(dot)org
> Email Home:  4Health (at) concentric(dot)net
>

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