[HANASHIR:9891] Re: pre-school music

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Rachelle,
I am the Cantorial Soloist, Hebrew School Music teacher, Cantorial Student, 
and Bar/Bat Mitzvah trainer at my shul.  I find that my Sunday morning Hebrew 
school teaching is very taxing on the voice, as I teach grades K-3.  Like 
you, I do a lot of singing with them accompanied by the guitar.  Last year I 
bought a portable microphone system to help alleviate the stress on my voice 
from both singing and speaking above talking kids.  The device I use is 
called a Chattervox.  It is worn at the waist like a fanny pack and connects 
to headphones with a mike at the head.  It is very comfortable and has a 
pretty decent sound for a Hebrew school setting.  I have known a lot of 
teachers who have gotten nodes from talking loud and singing too loud.  This 
really helps.  I bought it on the advice of my voice therapist.   If you want 
to know the company from whom I purchased it from please e mail me privately. 
  By the way, it runs on rechargeable batteries that last forever.

B'shirah,
Donna Gordon

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