RE: [Fwd: Re: College level Jewish Music course]

[Jewish Music Institute <jewishmusic...>]

Dear Judy
I am talking outside of Israel (as one would certainly hope and expect that
they teach Jewish music in Israeli Universities). I think this post at
London University is unique however, outside Israel to have a full time
lecturer dedicated to all aspects of Jewish music. I would be interested to
know if such a post exists elsewhere. We have now also included Klezmer as a
taught practical music course alongside mbira, and Chinese silk route music
and tabla etc.  Merlin Shepherd is the outstanding teacher.  Alex Knapp also
teaches other aspects from time to time of music if the Middle East, and
Arabic music and is external examiner for other music depts.
Geraldine

Geraldine:
As long as you are speaking "in the world", I consider Hebrew University,
Bar Ilan and Tel Aviv University to be major "main stream" universities, and
they all have Jewish music courses taught by very excellent and imminent
musicologists. But perhaps this is the only courses he teaches, is that what
you are referring to? Other professors may teach Jewish music, but not
"exclusively", but there are quite a number of them in the US.


Judy


Jewish Music Institute wrote:
>
> Alex Knapp has been teaching Jewish music at University in London for the
> last ten years. He is probably the only full time lecturer in Jewish music
> in any major mainstream University in the world, (unless anyone knows
> different!)  He is on sabbatical this semester but would be able to give
you
> a very good survey of what he considers such a course should entail.
Write
> to him at Alex Knapp the School of Oriental and African Studies,
University
> of London Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG. (He wrote
some
> of the articles you mention in New Groves I believe).  He has lined up a
> project of writing a textbook (when he is finished his book about Bloch).
> Geraldine
>
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> To: World music from a Jewish slant
> Subject: Re: College level Jewish Music course
>
> At 12:28 PM 5/17/02, you wrote:
> >Jewish Musical Traditions by Amnon Shiloah, a paperback published by
Wayne
> >State University Press, which has some helpful material but is rather
> >idiosyncratic in its treatment of the subject, I think.
>
> "Idiosyncratic" is too kind a description of this book.  It reads like the
> first draft of a poor PhD thesis, and should be used, if at all, with
> caution.
>
> Not a history, but a much-overlooked excellent Jewish Music survey book is
> "HERITAGE OF MUSIC: The Music of the Jewish People" by Judith Kaplan
> Eisenstein, first published in 1972.
>
> Its tone is excellent for an advanced high school class on the subject,
but
> it can also serve as a core resource book for a college course.  It has 28
> short chapters and includes 129 musical examples, most with simplified
> arrangements.
> You can see the complete contents at
>
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail/-/books/0685565319/slide-
> show/104-2822148-1847156#reader-link
>
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