[HANASHIR:7331] Re: Music Educators Institute (MEI)

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

One of the best songleaders I ever saw was a 20 year old college student who 
had no music ed degree nor judaic degree.   But boy did he know his stuff and 
how to get kids involved.   It was electric, wonderful and worked!
Meris Ruzow
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Eric Simon <erics (at) radix(dot)net>
    To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
    Date: Thursday, November 09, 2000 9:02 AM
    Subject: [HANASHIR:7324] Re: Music Educators Institute (MEI)
    
    
        The reason for these problems is because songleaders are not certified, 
        licensed music educators who know the proper methodology of teaching 
music. I 
        was in that position when I was a songleader and now that I am a 
certified 
        teacher, I am horrified that anyone let me teach music or called me a 
music 
        teacher back then. 
        
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    Sometimes synagogues are desparate. Which is why I got hired.
    
    I got called just a few weeks before the school year -- they needed a 
song-leader/teacher and they had no leads except that someone had told them 
that I sang and play guitar.
    
    "Well, yes," I said, "I do, and it sounds like fun, but I have absolutely 
no teaching experience, and haven't even had anything to do with any 
synagogue's religious school in almost 30 years."
    
    I got the job.
    
    That was a few months ago. So, I've been listening on the list, reading and 
listening to what I can, and hope to attend the MEI conference.
    
    -- Eric
    
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