[HANASHIR:1615] Re: code for melodies -Reply -Reply

[Michelle Katz <MICHKATZ...>]

I assume that what you are trying to say is that if would be great if more
trained musicians who were Jewish used their training and talent to
teach/perform/compose Jewish music.  With that I agree.

But let's also have some appreciation for  all of those folks who are
Jewish who are not trained musicians, but have the ability to
teach/perform/compose Jewish music in the absence of such training,
especially those who are in communities  who cannot (or will not?) afford
to pay professional Jewish musicians.

>>> <Felsings (at) aol(dot)com> 10/28/98 02:55pm >>>
Hey, what ever happened to READING Music??  I really don't understand
how we
can have all this wonderful music at our fingertips and have so few
musicians
to use them.  Sorry but this is really a sore point with me,  we have
wonderful jewish music leaders that can't read music.  I find it very
frustrating as a musician to try to get or learn new music when everyone
just
seems to be learning it by singing around the campfire.  How does anyone
accompany you, or how do you teach it to a choir?  I apologize if I have
offended anyone but I would love to see jewish music written out the way
it is
performed.  Not just a melody line with chords (which by the way is rarely
the
way the composer performs it!)
Again, I apologize for the ranting,
Felicia