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[HANASHIR:3762] Re: Question for Songleaders
- From: elliotdp <elliotdp...>
- Subject: [HANASHIR:3762] Re: Question for Songleaders
- Date: Fri 20 Aug 1999 17.45 (GMT)
Laura Berkson wrote:
>
> Elliot -
> First, it was great to see you at CAJE!
>
> Now, re. songsheets, etc. At Temple Shalom, where I am music director, we
> have a songbook which we have made for in-house use. Included in it are the
> lyrics and translations for all songs, and credits re.
> composers/songwriters. The songbooks are held together by brass 1" paper
> fasteners, so that pages can be added. Thus, the only thing that would have
> to be updated would be the table of contents.
>
> The only drawback that we have found is that some of the booklets have come
> apart after a lot of use, but they can be easily fixed up. One of my
> congregants actually came up with this idea, and made all the booklets with
> her son, based on a songsheet I had made. They are half-page size booklets
> (8.5 x 5.5") with two holes punched. One idea we came up with at the end of
> the year was to remake them this year with full size pages, 3 hole punch.
> When the booklets are thinner, the fasteners tend to stay better.
>
> Re. transparencies: some computer printers can also print onto
> transparencies, saving the step of printing and then copying. Also allows
> you to use color, where color xeroxing can be expensive.
>
> Laura Berkson
>
> Music Specialist, Alperin Schechter Day School, Providence, RI
> Director of Music, Temple Shalom, Middletown, RI
> Artist in Residence, Hasbro Children's Hospital, Providence, RI
>
> 41 Potter Lane, Kingston, RI 02881
> Tel.# (401) 782-8625 (also manual fax, but please call ahead)
>
Gosh! Talk about instant gratification! Thanks to all of you who
answered my question so quickly and so thoughtfully. I really
appreciate it. And I really appreciate this list.
B'Shalom,
Elliot
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