Linking High Holidays melodies to the content of prayer

[Doug Wissoker <WISSOKER...>]

At last year's National Havurah Committee Summer Institute, I took a workshop 
(with Sami Barth) on leading High Holiday services.  He suggested that service 
leaders 
or the Hazzan take the time (at least once during the holidays) to explain 
how the nusach or melody relates to the content of prayer.

I like this idea a lot and would like to incorporate it into Fabrangen's
High Holiday services (in Washington DC).  Most of our services are davenned 
using fairly traditional nusach and it would be great to be able to point
out ways the nusach fits the content.  (Although, ideally i could figure it
out myself) I'm hoping that someone else has already done the work.  Does any
one know of particular sources that would be helpful?

Thanks in advance.

Doug Wissoker

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