Chanting the Hebrew Bible (Student Edition)
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (974 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0827608160 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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From the Publisher The most authoritative guide on cantillation, in a concise paperback edition
He is professor of music and director of choral activities at Northeastern University, and adjunct professor of Jewish music at Hebrew College. Jacobson is founder and director of the Zamir Chorale in Boston, the most prestigious Jewish choral group in North America. He holds a B.A. in Choral Conducting from the New England Conservatory, and a D.M.A. Joshua R. . in Musical
Good book, very helpful to a rabbinical student like Rabbi Beth Good book, very helpful to a rabbinical student like me! Easy to follow. With regular practice, cantillation learning takes place well with this book by your side.. good graphics and a lot of useful information about pronunciation This is a very helpful book for the novice who is trying to learn how to chant Torah. It has clear explanations, good graphics and a lot of useful information about pronunciation as well as cantillation.. Excellent book for novice chanter Student edition was priced moderately and saved alot over buying the full edition which costs about 6 times as much. Perfect for student who wants to learn more about chanting the Torah. Contained only the essential parts of the full text, omitting the unec
Charts, helpful hints, pronunciation guide, glossary, and indexes to the book and the CD complete the book.Joshua Jacobson, professor of music and conductor of the acclaimed Boston-based Zamir Chorale, has been Torah chanting since he was 10 years old. There is detailed instruction, with musical notation, on chanting of Torah, and shorter instructions for chanting the haftarah, the megillot, and readings for the High Holy Days. Joshua Jacobson’s 2002 edition—the comprehensive 1000-page guide to cantillation—is now available in this condensed, 300-page, user-friendly paperback edition. More than 85 links to the audio CD throughout make it easy for readers to follow examples in sound as well as in print and is invaluable for those who cannot read music. Using Jacobson’s highly acclaimed approach, the ancient words come alive in a new, deeply emotional and most accurate way.. It is an ideal instructional guide for adult and young-adult students of Torah, for b’nai mitzvah students, and for cantors, rabbis, and Jewish educators of all denominations.Like the or