[HANASHIR:3636] Re: "local customs"

[Marjorie Hilton <margiehill...>]

I do what Rabbi Richard suggests. Yes, the congregation still asks for older 
melodies, but many are learning and liking the newer ones. Since there seems 
to be singing from the congregation when we do do newer versions obviously 
someone is singing besides us. However, I think an important point is to 
teach the songs to the congregation so that the members feels comfortable 
with the newer melodies before being asked to sing them in a service.Thanks 
for the discussion, both of you. Margie


----Original Message Follows----
From: "Rabbi Richard Schachet" <lvrabbi (at) lvcm(dot)com>
Reply-To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org
To: <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Subject: [HANASHIR:3635] Re: "local customs"
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 23:07:56 -0700

Wow-

I thought Susan was writing about my congregation 6 years ago--

Don't worry--  Take charge-- YOU are the leader---

Take one or two songs a service-- Teach them to the choir-  then teach them
to the congregation.  Then sing them in the service.

How many times, when we sing the High Holiday Sh'ma or Barchu do we hear  "I
want the traditional ones"--  but for HH that is traditional.

For Shabbat try a few other things.

Example---  Debby Friedman's Sh'ma and V'ahavta-

Some of Wally Schachet-Briskin's music

What responses and melodies are you trying to teach them.
----- Original Message -----
From: Susan Schanerman <sschanerman(dot)dvh (at) tuhsd(dot)k12(dot)az(dot)us>
To: hanashir <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 1999 10:18 PM
Subject: [HANASHIR:3634] "local customs"


 > Andy is right about the power of the local customs within a synagogue.
 > Tonight, I held my first rehearsal with our temple choir to teach them
 > the choir responses to some of the new-to-our-congregation cantorial
 > melodies that I'm doing and I got comments like, "Don't worry, the
 > congregation will sing the old melodies anyway" and "It doesn't matter
 > what key she starts on cause the congregation will set the key anyway."
 > Very painful experience.  Sigh...
 > Susan Schanerman
 > Discouraged new cantorial soloist in Phoenix
 >
 >
 >







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