Re: Where are we really going?

[Michelle Lieberman <michell3...>]

I have a question, does anyone have an extra copyu of the Havan Shira 
songbookl??  I forgot mine in Wisconsin.  If so, send it to 13809 
Turnmore RD Silver Spring MD 20906.  That would be the best.  thank you 
and I miss you all SO much.  Good Luck to everyone this sujmmer and year 
ahead

Michelle

 > > Chevre-- > 
> I,ve read with enthusiasm all the comments and reflections on this years HN
> experience. After songleading for over 25 years, it's invigorating to see
> our art form so vibrant. I attended the first two HN workshops and I loved
> them. They still hold some incredibly fond memories. I do, however, want to
> get a better handle on what our long term mission really is. 
> 
> I can't help but hear the "little kid" in all of us when grown-ups come back
> from camp. If you are all like me, they are some of the BEST times I ever
> had in my life! Do we all agree on this? So why am I writing? I haven"t been
> to HN in 5 years?
> 
> There are still a few givens in the songleading world. There is a dearth of
> talent still, and that has to change. We must find ways to develope new
> songleaders. The repetoire has to keep expanding so we can stay enthusiastic
> about our work. We need to share more of what's working and what's not, so
> we can refine our talents, and at the same time, create more moving singing
> experiences. 
> 
> I think maybe it's time for me to return to HN, but the size of the group is
> somewhat unfriendly to "process". Perhaps tracking of levels could solve
> some of that. Small group experiences are a MUST within the framework of the
> conference. Otherwise we become dependent on a few gleanings rather than 
> many. 
> 
> I think that "mini" or regional experiences would serve our personal
> "community" needs more than the good of the art itself. I believe that
> Adrian is really "right on" on this one.
> 
> Songleading, though, is still a lost art. There are still camps, for
> instance, that don't have good songleaders, with "quality" repetoires to
> serve them, and in turn the camps they serve.
> 
> More of us need to work on OUR "expertise". This will free us from seeing
> the same thing from the same perspectives. I'm not trying to say that
> songleading is rocket science, but it IS a REAL art. If you've been with a
> great songleader, you know it and remember it!
> 
> I would love to see all of this positive energy commited to these type of
> goals. Ones that we, and others, can reach by communications and sharing. 
> 
> We all teach Torah through our music, that is the most important experience
> of all! I hope we can all remember that when we sing together next time.
> 
> Shabbat Shalom--
> 
> Steve Dropkin   
> 
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