[HANASHIR:8221] Hava Nashira

[Jo Benn <jonsteve...>]

Hi!  I am fairly new to this list but have already learned a lot from 
all of you.  I am not, by any stretch of the imagination, a 
professional musician.  I am the director of the religious school of 
our tiny congregation here in western South Dakota.  I teach as well 
and am also trying to be the music teacher.  I do like to sing and 
feel that music is such a good medium for teaching and such an 
enjoyable part of Judaism to share with the kids.  I also try to 
teach new (and old) songs to the rest of the congregation, although 
in a very informal way.  I was thinking that attending Hava Nashira 
might be a very good learning experience for me but was wondering if 
I would maybe not fit in with the level of music that others are 
doing there.  Tonight I looked at the brochure on the OSRUI website. 
The information given indicates that one must be proficient playing a 
musical instrument as well.  I can pick out a tune on the piano or 
keyboard but I am not able to accompany anyone singing--and trying to 
play and sing myself is a total impossibility.

Can someone who has attended this before give me an idea?  I would 
love to have this sort of experience but would prefer to know if I 
wouldn't really belong there.  In any case, I'll continue to glean 
ideas from this list!

Thanks in advance.

Jo Benn
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jonsteve (at) rapidnet(dot)com
Rapid City, South Dakota

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