Re: levites and music

[Lori Cahan-Simon <l_cahan...>]

I don't think it's at all unbelieveable that there are inherited genes 
for singing or musical or any other ability.  Just look at all the 
children of musicians, singers, etc., who are also in the same field, 
singers who sound like their parents.  Just as looks are inherited, why 
not other traits?  Makes perfect sense to me.  In my family, on both 
sides (incredibly), we are mostly musicians, artists, teachers and the 
odd  scientist of the creative sort.  Businessmen--unfortunately not.

Lorele


Karen Gall wrote:

> Just to add to this thread.....
>
> I find this question very interesting.... My father's family are 
> Levites.... His father had a wonderful bass voice and served as a lay 
> cantor in his congregation.  Before he retired, my father was a 
> professional musician and played and sang with the big bands that came 
> through Toronto as well as his own band.  One of his brothers also has 
> a beautiful voice but only sings to his wife. One of his sisters sang 
> in some Yiddish theatre productions.  The son of his non-singing 
> brother is a Lubovitch cantor.  I sing in my congregational choir 
> group and sing cantorial solos for high holidays.  Our daughter is 
> studying opera.
>
> My husband always scoffs when people comment that our daughter has 
> inherited THE FAMILY VOICE.  He comments "What, have they discovered a 
> gene for singing?" If someone does the research I can scoff back and 
> tell him there is....  Needless to say, his family is Yisrael.  They 
> are all tone deaf.  Just kidding...no musicians, but appreciative 
> listeners :}
>
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