[HANASHIR:4673] Re: Hanashir into the Next Century

[Meris Ruzow <meris...>]

Susan, perhaps you could tell us a little about the Federation program
you're attending for songleading: ?Are these workshops?   One shot deal
programs?  Who's been leading them?  Did they get professionals (hopefully)
in to design/teach them?   Please share .   What a great idea for other
regions.
Thanks,
Meris
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From: Posorg (at) aol(dot)com <Posorg (at) aol(dot)com>
To: hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org <hanashir (at) shamash(dot)org>
Date: Sunday, December 26, 1999 1:40 AM
Subject: [HANASHIR:4671] Re: Hanashir into the Next Century


>Thank you,  Adrian, and all my new chaverim!
>
>I am SO enjoying this list!  Yes, indeed, it IS friendly, loving, caring,
>respectful and passionate.  I've been on the list for a few weeks now and
>have been learning so much.  Thank you all!
>
>I teach every Sunday in the University Synagogue sanctuary (in Los
Angeles).
>K-2 classes each come to me for 20-minute sessions.  I also do a ten-minute
>songleading session for "most" of  the 4th-7th graders who have already sat
>for 30 minutes doing tefillah.  I say "most" because all the really good
>singers are members of a children's choir called HaSharim who leave to
>rehearse with the cantor at the beginning of this 40-minute combined
>tefillah/songleading block.  (The associate rabbi does tefillah.)
>
>I also help grade levels with song selection and rehearsals when they are
to
>perform at family-centered services (which are held once a month).  I
>accompany each performing grade on guitar as I very informally conduct  &
cue
>the kids.
>
>In addition, I do songleading at our special, once-a-month Sunday "Family
>Learning Day" events, which include students in grades 4 through 7 as well
as
>their parents.  These events are mostly holiday centered.
>
>I discovered Hanashir from an incredible, new Jewish songleading program
>entitled "Sing a New Song" or "Shir Chadash," which is being designed and
>facilitated by Dr. David Ackerman of the Jewish Federation of Greater Los
>Angeles.
>
>The recent posts on songleading for 4th-6th graders have been especially
>helpful.
>
>Todah rabah!! Thank you all!!
>
>Kol tuv,
>
>Susan Silver
>Music Specialist
>University Synagogue, Los Angeles
>
>
>

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