[HANASHIR:15238] Re: synagogue music conundrum

[Jacqueline Guttman <jguttman...>]

Re:...
> you might also want to use your choir (if you got 'em)
> by putting them in the congregation to help reinforce
> said melodies, cuz if they're new, they might as well
> have been sung solo to some congregations, resistant
> to change. the choir in the congregation just makes it
> feel like everyone's singing along.
> 
I think this (and refrains) are great ideas. However, when my choir is in
the congregation, most of them turn "chicken" and don't sing out. A few of
us sing lustily, to the delight of the cantor, but most turn back into
regular meek-singing congregants. It's a riot.

Jackie G.

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