[HANASHIR:12540] RE: Integrated Jewish/General Music Curriculum

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

This is a song which any songleader ought to check out, as it is good
for the repertoire and an interesting point of information.  The song
entitled, ?Fiestaremos,? (Let us Celebrate) is the Rhodes version of
?The Hope? which was sung to Judy Frankel by members of the Levi family
who left Rhodes before the Nazis arrived and was also sung to her by
part of the family who survived Auschwitz.  The four verses, which I?ll
type out because they?re so beautiful are as follows:
 
Let us celebrate together gloriously/
The day, today, with gladness/
A joyful day is designated/
Remembered with pleasure among the Jews/
This day is happy (though)/
It reminds us of the anguish./
Of the suffering of the Jews./
But in the end they had salvation./
Two thousand years of such degradation,/
Unable to rest, without a dream/
Plodding through a thousand and one places/
Without a corner to settle in/
Let?s raise the flag/
For love of our land/
Watered with Jewish sweat/
Planted with roses.
 
Someone asked about an idea for Jewish/general music curriculum?  Where
there you go ? I?d also do this when teaching Hatikvah on Sunday
mornings in supplemental settings!  If you can get the recording so much
the better ? a whole lesson on ladino, and then they?re ABLE TO HEAR the
inflection, the language, the guitar, style, etc.
Meris Ruzow
meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com
By the way, this comes from a book entitled, ?Sephardic Songs in
Judeo-Spanish? from the collection of Judy Frankel; Tara pub.
 
Meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com
 
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Subject: [HANASHIR:12506] RE: Integrated Jewish/General Music Curriculum
 
What is the Ladino version of Hatikvah...?
-Shirona
 
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: Meris Ruzow <mailto:meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com>  
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org 
Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 7:53 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:12505] RE: Integrated Jewish/General Music Curriculum
 
It has taken me years to try to combine a secular/Judaic music program
and I do many of the things you mention.  When I teach about
orchestration, we talk about famous Jewish American or Israeli
performers and what they play, listening to excerpts by Jewish
performers when possible. When we listen in general, why not use the
Israel Philharmonic; Jewish conductors, etc.  It?s great for the kids to
just KNOW that we jews are out there, big time in the classical, jazz,
rock and folk world!   When we do national anthems I even play the
?ladino version? of Hatikvah (which is gorgous!)  We talk about the
?feel? or color Mahler (I know, I know) expresses say, in his 2nd
movement of the 1st symphony.  There are lots of ways to incorporate our
?jewishness? but it has taken years and it will take you years as well.
When we learn about notation and time signatures, use Israeli folk songs
to demonstrate (and if you have Orff instruments, so much the better and
easier) like using ?Hineh Ma Tov? for ¾ time, you know?   Just look at
it with a twist.  You need to have the expertise in both areas and apply
them appropriately to your grade level.   No, to my knowledge there
hasn?t been anything definitively published.   Good luck!
Meris Ruzow   
 
Meris (at) nycap(dot)rr(dot)com
 
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Sent: Wednesday, October 16, 2002 5:47 AM
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Subject: [HANASHIR:12504] Integrated Jewish/General Music Curriculum
 
An acquaintance of mine asked about an integrated music curriculum for
Day Schools.  Below are some of the points she touched on.  If anyone
has such a curriculum, please let me know.  

Todah Rabbah in advance,
Janice Roger

"I was wondering if there is a curriculum, or any website or literature,
that you have come across for teaching music with a Jewish slant.  I am
looking for one that possibly would be taught in a Hebrew Day School for
grades K-8.  I know there are some very good reform Day schools, and I
wasn't sure if they have a set music curriculum, or do they just teach a
music like a regular class without any Jewish content.

The Academy interjects some Hebrew, Israeli, Yiddish songs in their
Hanukah program and their end of year program, but I think there could
be
a lot more.   I think there could be a lot more crossover in subjects.
For example, when Middle School studies American Jewish History, why
couldn't the music program be looking at some famous Jewish American
Composers or the history of the Yiddish Theater.  When first grade takes
a
field trip to the post office, why doesn't the music program talk about
the new commemorative stamp featuring the Jewish composer Irwin Berlin.
When the students are learning what makes up a major scale versus a
minor
one, why doesn't the music program also discuss how a typical Klezmer
scale is different.  Instead of just studying Classical composers,  how
about studying anti-Semitism in the Classical period."