[HANASHIR:16468] Re: music for preschoolers

[Amy Fried <jdkrheum...>]

Could you tell us the rest of the words to "if you see two neirot hide your
eyes??" Sounds cute.

Also, Rahel brings up an interesting question: what's un-Jewish about a
dinosaur? Sure, they're not mentioned in the bible, but does that make them
secular?
-Amy
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "erik contzius" <contzius (at) yahoo(dot)com>
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 10:12 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:16463] music for preschoolers


> wow, that was a large digest to sift through!
>
> i would only advocate that for the sake of
> preschoolers who make great affective connections to
> their judaism at their age, that there be taught a
> BALANCE of music--that which teaches them in English
> certain values/rituals of judaism, irrespective of
> musical form, AND that which teaches them something
> about traditional Jewish music. I'll do silly stuff
> like, "If you see two neirot, hide your eyes..." (if
> you're happy and you know it) at the same time as I
> have them all sing the traditional "Heiveinu shalom
> aleikhem" or "zum gali gali." preschoolers will grow
> up with positive connections to their judaism based on
> their positive affective memories. i want to ensure
> that those memories are both filled with informative
> things as well as things which musically sound jewish.
> if people want to do some dinosaur song, great. but
> please, for the love of jewish culture, throw in some
> simple niggunim or kick it "old school" as well. let's
> not forget the oldies but goodies (whatever those may
> be in your communities).
>
>
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