[HANASHIR:11951] Re: Cantorial requirements

[Jennifer Stevens <srtalina...>]

Hello Amy,

Since you are located in a city with great Jewish resources, I'll first 
point you to the Spertus Institute on the south side of downtown (on S. 
Michigan Ave, but not as far as the museum campus I believe).  I seem to 
remember from when I lived in Chicago that they offered courses of all sorts 
which may be good preparation.

If you would prefer online courses or just want to see another option, I 
would point you to Hebrew College Online (www.hebrewcollege.edu/online/).  I 
happened to be a bit biased as I am employed by Hebrew College, work with 
the online program, and am a student here myself.  However, the online 
program offers some Hebrew instruction as well as the ability to attain an 
MA in Jewish Studies.

If you need to learn any trope (chanting), the UAHC has recently published 
two workbooks for learning to chant Torah and Haftarah.  I think they are 
called "The Art of Cantillation".  If you would like to learn the Reform 
method of chanting, I would recommend finding these books because they are 
easy-to-use and quite effective.

Also, I would recommend that you to contact whichever cantorial school you 
want to end up at (HUC, JTS, UJ, etc.) in order to talk with the admissions 
people to see what you really need and to see which school fits you best.  
Finally, I think that finding a cantor with whom you can study and bounce 
ideas off of is a fantastic idea!

One more thing -- if you would like some clergy contacts, please contact me 
privately.

Good luck,
Jennifer


>From: "Adler, Amy (US - Chicago)" <aadler (at) deloitte(dot)com>
>Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
>To: "'hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org'" <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
>Subject: [HANASHIR:11948] Cantorial requirements
>Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2002 10:10:23 -0400 Hi Folks,
>
>I'm just beginning my journey on my quest to become a cantor, and I'm aware
>that I need to have some college level Hebrew before I can begin the
>program.  I've already graduated college with a Master's degree in 
>business,
>and my work schedule is very unstable, so I'm looking for maybe an online
>class or a software program that can teach me what I need to know to get
>into cantorial school.  I would appreciate any suggestions y'all might 
>have.
>I already know how to read and write and I know how to translate many of 
>the
>prayers in the Shabbat services.  So I'm somewhat of a beginner, but not at
>the very beginning.
>
>I'm also considering studying under a local cantor in the Northwest suburbs
>of the Chicago area to become a cantor.  If anyone can recommend a cantor 
>to
>be my mentor, it would be much appreciated.
>
>Thanks so much for your help,
>Amy Adler
>
>
>
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