[HANASHIR:1654] Re: Teaching theory -Reply

[Michelle Katz <MICHKATZ...>]

Amen.

>>> <DurlKare (at) aol(dot)com> 10/29/98 08:57pm >>>

1) JEWISH SONGLEADERS have, as their primary goal, I THOUGHT,
educating Jewish
communities about Torah through music, increasing spirituality, increasing
ruach, and in general creating feelings of love, togetherness and
Jewishness...
2) THIS LIST, I thought, had the same goals, and does not exist for
individuals to show off to each other how talented or knowledgeable they
each
are or aren't...
3) Music theory is like any other discipline or theory.  I studied accounting
theory in college, but it is still not the same as doing accounting in the
office day after day.  Yet, would I say no one should study the theory? 
No,
of course not!  Some may like to study theory from now til forever, and
some
may not find a need for it beyond the basic or required courses.  I think
we
need to be careful not to criticize each other for either the love of or the
lack of this expertise.  Each of us has something to offer.

-Karen