[HANASHIR:12663] Re: informative website

[Judy Ginsburgh <judy...>]

I just came across a website filled with info for the beginning or serious
musician.  Much of this info applies to many of us and I wanted to pass
along the site.  There are almost 100 articles about everything from
copyright to performing to marketing.  Check it out at
http://www.starpolish.com/advice/

Judy :)

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----- Original Message -----
From: <RMann73214 (at) aol(dot)com>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2002 11:54 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:12629] How do you do, or more precisely, what do you do?


> Hi all,
>
> I have been lurking and occaisonally posting over the years, but I've
never
> initiated a thread.  I thought it might be interesting to know what the
> minhag (custom) is like
> at other temples and synagogues.
>
> In order to keep these brief, how 'bout the following as criteria: (I'll
go
> first)
>
> Name of Temple:            Temple Shir Shalom
> Location                        Buffalo Grove, IL  (NW suburb of Chicago)
> Age of Congregation       15 years
> Building:                        Nope, leased office space and rented
school
> space
> Size of Congregation       165
> Rabbi/Cantor                  1 rabbi, 1 soloist
>
> What is your job?           Soloist and director of choir and klezmer band
>
>
>
> Your musical minhag in one paragraph:
>
> I work with another musician for Shabbatot.  He plays keyboard and
mandolin.
> (Not at the same time).  I play guitar. Some music is guitar/piano, other
> pieces are guitar/mando, some are piano only and there's also liturgy
chanted
> a capella. We have a congregation that loooooooves to sing.  I feel more
like
> a song leader than a soloist at times but that's okay. The congregation
wants
> to take ownership of their Shabbat experience.  We have a Family Choir
that
> sings once a month.  And by the way, thank you Hava Nashirites, for all of
> the music that I've learned up in Oconomowoc.  It has come back piece by
> piece and found its way onto our pulpit, into our choirs and religious
> school.  I guess you could say our style is eclectic.
> Very.  But it works.
>
> Well, I've gabbed too long......let me hear from some of
> you...ahem....next...?
>
>
> Rick Mann
> Buffalo Grove, IL
>
>

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