[HANASHIR:7325] Re: Music Educators Institute (MEI)

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I'm not sure whom you can ask about what is 'age-appropriate' in this 
context.  Even the Project Manginot Guidelines book wasn't of great use in 
helping me plan my program last year.

I think asking good songleaders 'What works?' for a given age group would be 
more practical that someone with an M.Ed. (which is what I infer from the 
term "Educator").  Also, I think a core curriculum of basic songs (which my 
kids last year were sorely lacking) is crucial, strategically supplemented by 
more recent compositions.

Regarding certification, you can certify someone's mastery of the knowledge 
tested-for at that point in time, but you can not determine someone's 
'talent' (either musical or talent for teaching) by a certification process.  
And, in a field where there seems to be a widespread shortage of talented 
people, the basic problem for temples is finding out who is interested and 
available, let alone talented.

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> Date: Wednesday, 08-Nov-00 09:03 PM
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> From: Rachelle and Howard Shubert \ Internet:    (notfranz (at) total(dot)net)
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> Subject:  [HANASHIR:7322] Re: Music Educators Institute (MEI)
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> This sounds very exciting.  I would urge you, if you haven't already done
> so, to consult education experts and texts as to what is and isn't
> age-appropriate singing material.  These educational principles will apply
> to Jewish music as well as other music.  Too often a well-meaning eacher or
> song leader pitches a song in the wrong key for young singers or chooses
> repertoire which is too long and does not offer enough repetition.   Then
> they wonder why the kids are not singing along.
> 
> Rachelle Shubert
> notfranz (at) total(dot)net
> Fax: 514-697-4288
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> Cantorial Soloist/Choir Director
> Temple Emanu-El-Beth Sholom
> 4100 Sherbrooke Street West
> Montreal, Quebec H3Z 1A5
> Telephone:  (514) 937-3575
> Fax:  (514) 937-7058
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