[HANASHIR:14223] RE: Neighbor Song

[Carol Boyd Leon <cbleon...>]

Now that you mention it, Fran and Ellen, not only do I use lots of Raffi 
songs in my secular music classes, but I use "Thanks A Lot" in my Jewish 
music classes as well, only I tell the kids to be really smart and echo back 
with "todah rabbah."  (Maybe it was Judy CG who made that good 
suggestion...)  I've even used it at children's services.

It's a rare adult audience that doesn't respond well to a "kids' song" or 
two.  I think that's especially true of retirement-age folks.  The 
simplicity of the lyrics and melodies makes it easy for them to follow 
along.  While they don't often do a lot of singing, they do like to follow 
along with a songsheet as it seems to assist with comprehension and also 
helps those who can't hear well.

So I was happy with any and all suggestions received from the hanashir list!

-- Carol

Carol Boyd Leon
Songwriter/Cantorial Soloist/Music Educator
E-mail:  CBLeon (at) hotmail(dot)com
Phone:  703-250-0554
Web page:  http://www.geocities.com/CBoydLeon


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From: Moss5533 (at) aol(dot)com
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Subject: [HANASHIR:14221] RE: Neighbor Song
Date: Thu, 8 May 2003 10:50:25 EDT


I applaud Ellen's message.  My kids grew up with Raffi, too...

B'shalom and "Thanks A Lot",
Fran Moss

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