RE: HANASHIR digest

[Rick Lupert <RickPoet...>]

>Why not try Debbie's songbooks for the chording?  Most of your list is
>published by SoundsWrite Productions, San Diego.  In fairness to the
>composer(s), if you are seriously in the "business" of teaching and leading
>music, you should own the publications.  That also guarantees that you are
>singing the music as it is written, not as you think you heard, or were
>taught it.
>
>Alice Weinstein
>
>Former Chair, CAJE Music Network

The latter part of this almost implies that the very idea of teaching a
song which you didn't write...or rather learning a song not from the
composer is an invalid way to go about learning a song...which further
implies that all the work of all song leaders and music teachers is
moot...makes me unhappy...some of us can't afford to own every composers
publication, recording, songbook, etc... and cherish the opportunity to
learn music from friends, colleagues etc... brings us closer
together...makes us feel like part of the group effort...like we're not the
only one's on the planet doing what we're doing.

I'd hate to think that if someone asked me to teach them a song so they
could know and teach it, that my appropriate resposne should be "Go and buy
the song book and/or recording..."

Let's not reduce our sharing of our heritage through music to "business."

Rick Lupert

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