Learn to play jewish music

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September 20, 2015 8:09 pm at 8:09 pm #616356

zmr
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What is your greatest challenge in learning to play Jewish music?

September 21, 2015 8:07 pm at 8:07 pm #1100989

screwdriverdelight
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learning to play the trumpet

September 21, 2015 9:44 pm at 9:44 pm #1100990

zmr
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You play the trumpet?

September 21, 2015 9:51 pm at 9:51 pm #1100991

zmr
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when I was learning to play the piano, my mother would ask my teacher to teach me Jewish songs too (my teacher was Jewish but not observant). My teacher told my mother that if we brought her the notes, she would teach me the songs. But whatever we brought her was not good.

Most Jewish music is written as just a melody (right hand on the piano) with chords above the melody line.

My teacher would say – this is much too easy! There is no left hand!

I did not know any better in those days, and never did learn much more than Avinu Malkeinu and Fiddler on the Roof with her (in terms of Jewish music).

September 25, 2015 5:24 am at 5:24 am #1100992

zmr
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So nobody here plays jewish music???

September 25, 2015 5:45 am at 5:45 am #1100993

Joseph
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“What is your greatest challenge in learning to play Jewish music?”

Hitting play on the CD player.

September 25, 2015 6:21 am at 6:21 am #1100994

Little Froggie
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I think I play Jewish music. Jewish as Jewish can be.

My challenge? When I was just getting into it, my greatest challenge was ripping myself away. I was so into it, I couldn’t get enough.

September 27, 2015 5:13 pm at 5:13 pm #1100995

zmr
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Ha ha. This is still a challenge! I can never play for “just a few minutes”!
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