A stirring testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of music, Violins of Hope tells the remarkable stories of violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, and the Israeli violin maker dedicated to bringing these inspirational instruments back to life.The violin has formed an important aspect of Jewish culture for centuries, both as a popular instrument with classical Jewish musicians—Jascha Heifetz, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman—and also a central factor of social life as part of the enduring Klezmer tradition. But during the Holocaust, the violin assumed extraordinary new roles within the Jewish community. For some musicians, the instrument was a liberator; for others, it was a savior that spared their lives. For many, the violin provided comfort in mankind’s darkest hour, and, in at least one case, helped avenge murdered family members. Above all, the violins of the Holocaust represented strength and optimism for the future.In Violins of Hope, music historian James A. Grymes tells the amazing, horrifying, and inspiring story of the violins of the Holocaust, and of Amnon Weinstein, the renowned Israeli violinmaker who has devoted the past twenty years to restoring these instruments in tribute to those who were lost, including 400 members of his own family. Juxtaposing tales of individual violins with one man’s harrowing struggle to reconcile his own family’s history and the history of his people, it is a poignant, affecting, and ultimately uplifting look at the Holocaust and its enduring impact. Read more

Music, Carrier of Intention in 49 Jewish Prayers, a Jewish music anthology. .Music Mind & Body Spirituality .What does a particular liturgical song mean in a community, and in an individual heart? What is your personal story of connection to music, song, chanting, and spiritual lyrics? How does music change a life or bring back memories of a time of transformation?How are new songs, lyrics and music birthed in the Jewish community? .These questions and more are explored by the authors-rabbis, cantors, poets, healers, and musicians, who share their wisdom and delight with you..Music, Carrier of Intention in 49 Jewish Prayers is a window into the heart and spirit of a profoundly diverse Jewish prayer community. .If you are looking for ways to make your own spiritual practice more engaging or more meaningful, this book can provide a gateway to that journey. Forty plus authors open their hearts to you and share the ways in which music, song, prayer and Judaism have touched each of them. They come to you from diverse backgrounds-East coast to West coast, North America and beyond, Orthodox and Conservative to Reform, Reconstructionist, Jewish Renewal and more..Each section is a prompt for individual and communal soul searching. It will provide you, your book group or spiritual community with the tools to pray more joyfully and intentionally. .JewishMusic.CreatingCalmNetwork.comCCNPublishingGroup(at)Gmail.com.Co-editors, Rabbi Elizabeth W. Goldstein and Kimberly Burnham share the pages of this Jewish music anthology with 40 other authors including: Shefa Gold, Kimberly Burnham, Ann J White, Elizabeth W. Goldstein, Serene Victor, Natalie Young, Sheila Pearl, Susan Colin, Judy Caplan Ginsburgh, Joy Katzen-Guthrie, Rosalie Boxt, Beth Hamon, Shawn Israel Zevit, Robbi Sherwin, Jeff Gold, Hannah Seidel, Marci Vitkus, Rebekah Giangreco, Lisa Doob, Shira Wolosky, Sheldon Low, Saul Kaye, P. Faith Hayflich, Victoria Carmona, Brian Yosef Schachter-Brooks, Dahlia Topolosky, Mindy Sandler, Jack Kessler, Eric Komar, Rami Shapiro, Shira Kline, George Henschel, Diane J. Schmidt, Ruth Anne Faust, Aaron H. Tornberg, Arnie Davidson, Rebecca Schwartz, Shelly Aronson, Steve Dropkin, Ter Lieberstein, and Michael Gurian. Read more

Musical culture in Jewish communities in early modern Italy was much more diverse than researchers originally thought. An interdisciplinary reassessment, Music and Jewish Culture in Early Modern Italy evaluates the social, cultural, political, economic, and religious circumstances that shaped this community, especially in light of the need to recognize individual experiences within minority populations. Contributors draw from rich materials, topics, and approaches as they explore the inherently diverse understandings of music in daily life, the many ways that Jewish communities conceived of music, and the reception of and responses to Jewish musical culture. Highlighting the multifaceted experience of music within Jewish communities, Music and Jewish Culture in Early Modern Italy sheds new light on the place of music in complex, previously misunderstood environments. Read more

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Dr. Charles Jirkovsky explores the music of ancient Israel from a musicological perspective. This book takes an academic approach in examining the instrumentation, notation, function, and tonality of music in the Bible."Charles Jirkovsky's book is easily the most thorough and well-researched work in this field to date. Music in the Bible fills a long-vacant void in both biblical and musicological studies and is an important addition to these fields."Taylor Smith, Ph.D. in MusicologyAssociate Professor of MusicCuyamaca College"Charles' book is a fountain of knowledge and inspiration for anyone interested in music in the Bible. It transcends denominations and is biblically sound. My appreciation for music has grown deeper thanks to Charles’ extensive research and work."Pastor Andy LopezSprings of New Life Church"Charles has done something remarkable with this book. He has made a subject that normally would exist in the esoteric realm of academia accessible for us all. His research is exhaustive and his insights into instruments and tracing their historical precedents fascinating."Rabbi Benj FriedTemple Emanu-El San Diego Read more

Celebrate the festival of Passover with this beautiful collection of traditional Jewish songs arranged for piano. With easy-to-play arrangements suitable for both beginners and intermediate players, this book is the perfect addition to your Pessach celebrations. From lively and upbeat tunes to reflective melodies, these songs will bring joy and inspiration to your holiday.With clear, easy-to-read notation and helpful fingering suggestions, Pessach Songs for Piano is the ideal resource for anyone who loves Jewish music.Arrangements are for beginning to intermediate piano students, for kids and adultsFull musical notationFingering suggestionsTempo markIncludes:Ma nishtanah • מה נשתנהDayenu • דינוMi Mizraim • ממצריםAvadim Hayuinu • עבדים היינוChasal Siddur Pesach • חסל סידור פסחKadesh Urchatz • קדש ורחץVehi Sheamda • והיא שעמדהDon't forget to check out our other books for Jewish holidays available on Amazon. Read more

In this follow-up to his best-selling book Music in the Bible, Dr. Charles Jirkovsky delves into the music of the New Testament. Music in the New Testament explores the sounds of ancient Judea during the Greco-Roman Era as they would have sounded in the days of Jesus, Paul, and the Apostles."Charles Jirkovsky's book is easily the most thorough and well-researched work in this field to date. Music in the Bible fills a long-vacant void in both biblical and musicological studies and is an important addition to these fields."Taylor Smith, Ph.D. in MusicologyAssociate Professor of MusicCuyamaca College"Charles' book is a fountain of knowledge and inspiration for anyone interested in music in the Bible. It transcends denominations and is biblically sound. My appreciation for music has grown deeper thanks to Charles’ extensive research and work."Pastor Andy LopezSprings of New Life Church Read more

This book contains practical ways to observe the Sabbath similar to the way that Yehoshua and Paul would have observed the Sabbath. The accompanying audio has wonderful praise and worship music sung in English and Hebrew. Songs such as Hineh HaTorah which means Behold the Torah, a beautiful rendition of the Israeli nation anthem, and songs from the Psalms just as they appear in the Hebrew Bible. There is a link in the book to the spoken audio and to the praise and worship music. The apostle Paul states in Colossians 2:16: “therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day”. The book of Exodus says "Remember the Sabbath, to Keep it Holy." Read more

Teachers, students, composers, performers, and other practitioners of sacred sound will appreciate this volume because, unlike any book currently available on sacred music, it treats the history, development, current practices, composition, and critical views of the liturgical music of both the Jewish and Christian traditions. Contributors trace Jewish music from its place in Hebrew Scriptures through the nineteenth-century Reform movement. Similar accounts of Christian music describe its growth up to the Protestant Reformation, as well as post-Reformation development. Other essays explore liturgical music in contemporary North America by analyzing it against the backdrop of the continuous social change that characterizes our era. Read more

Yoga, Alexander Technique, Feldenkrais Method, Pilates, Body Mapping… These techniques all promote optimum vocal performance through mind-body awareness, but where should a singer begin? So You Want to Sing with Awareness welcomes singers into all of these methods, allowing them to explore each option’s history and application to singing and determine which methods may best meet their needs as performers. With this unique volume in the So You Want to Sing series, editor Matthew Hoch brings together renowned expert practitioners to explore mind-body awareness systems and introduce cutting-edge research in cognitive neuroscience and motor learning. Carefully curated for singers’ unique needs, the book also includes essential discussions of anatomy and physiology and vocal health. The So You Want to Sing series is produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing with Awareness features online supplemental material on the NATS website. Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio and video files, and additional resources. Read more

What happens to a composer when persecution and exile means their true music no longer has an audience?   In the 1930s, composers and musicians began to flee Hitler’s Germany to make new lives across the globe. The process of exile was complex: although some of their works were celebrated, these composers had lost their familiar cultures and were forced to navigate xenophobia as well as entirely different creative terrain. Others, far less fortunate, were in a kind of internal exile—composing under a ruthless dictatorship or in concentration camps and ghettos.   Michael Haas sensitively records the experiences of this musical diaspora. Torn between cultures and traditions, these composers produced music that synthesized old and new worlds, some becoming core portions of today’s repertoire, some relegated to the desk drawer. Encompassing the musicians interned as enemy aliens in the United Kingdom, the brilliant Hollywood compositions of Erich Wolfgang Korngold, and the Brecht-inspired theater music of Kurt Weill, Haas shows how these musicians shaped the twentieth-century soundscape—and offers a moving record of the incalculable effects of war on culture. Read more

The word “psalm” means, literally, a sacred melody. But what exactly would this music sound like in biblical times? Years in the making, The Davidic Cipher finally unlocks the hidden music of the Psalms, enabling these timeless works to be deciphered and written into traditional musical notation.Presented in a non-denominational setting, The Davidic Cipher uncovers the underlying links between the words of the Bible, the Hebrew alphabet, the musical instruments of the Psalms, the name of God, and the musical system of our day. Recently seen on the History Channel, this breakthrough work opens up a new understanding and appreciation of the Bible and its music.* Where did the musical system of King David’s time originate?* What are the Psalms, who wrote them, and how did they sound?* What musical function do the Psalm superscriptions and the Hallelujah have?* How did the Psalmists secretly encode the name of God within the melodies as a form of praise?* What did the musical instruments of the Psalms look like, how were they tuned, and how were they used to play the music of the Bible?Scholarly yet accessible to the lay reader, The Davidic Cipher unleashes a wealth of musical and vocal literature that has been hidden within the pages of the Bible for centuries. And it’s required reading for anyone looking to enrich and enhance their understanding of the Bible and the glorious Psalms. Read more

So You Want to Sing CCM (Contemporary Commercial Music) presents a compendium of approaches to non-classical singing with an emphasis on vocal technique and function. Over the past twenty years, approaches to singing CCM have exploded, resulting in many schools of technique. So You Want to Sing CCM is the first book to bring these trademarked methods—such as Estill Voice Training™, Somatic Voicework™, Complete Vocal Technique™, Voiceworks™, and the Vocal Power Method™—together in a single volume.So You Want to Sing CCM opens the reader to the vast world of contemporary commercial music through the teachings of the world’s best-known practicing CCM pedagogues. Supplemental chapters by Matthew Edwards, Darren Wicks, and editor Matthew Hoch offer additional commentary on CCM history and pedagogy while chapters by Scott McCoy, Wendy LeBorgne, and Matthew Edwards investigate voice science, vocal health, and audio enhancement technology.The So You Want to Sing series is produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing CCM features online supplemental material. Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio and video files, and additional resources Read more

It is the 30 th Yahrzeit of Rebbe Reb Shlomo Carlebach and we are still singing his melodies and dancingto his tunes and opening the Heavens with the joy we learned from him. How do we fight evil in thisworld? Reb Shlomo was adamant about doing every good deed with all our heart and soul. To judgefavorably, to honor the Divinity in each other, loving unconditionally, being compassionate, prayingfor healing on every level.We want to share Reb Shlomo’s Universal Messages and it is our hope that whoever reads this KOLCHEVRA will be inspired and join this journey in creating a better world! Read more

So You Want to Sing Music by Women opens wide a vast repertoire of vocal music written by women to advocate for widespread inclusion of this too-often neglected work in performance repertoire. Hoch and Lister provide a historical and contemporary perspective, chronicling the Western art music canon while also addressing contemporary trends in music theater and CCM. In addition to providing a historical overview and social context in which women created music, this volume explores the music of hundreds of historical and contemporary women composers, such as Hildegard von Bingen, Clara Schumann, Lili Boulanger, Cathy Berberian, Erykah Badu, and Sara Bareilles. In addition to discussions of art song, opera, choral music, and avant garde/experimental music, Erin Guinup and Amanda Wansa Morgan also contribute chapters devoted to music theater, CCM, and advocacy for women composers. Interviews with high-profile composers including Lori Laitman, Rosephanye Powell, Meredith Monk, Georgia Stitt provide accounts from the frontlines of today’s composing world. Additional chapters by Scott McCoy and Wendy LeBorgne address vocal technique and health, and Matthew Edwards provides guidance for working with sound technology. The So You Want to Sing seriesis produced in partnership with the National Association of Teachers of Singing. Like all books in the series, So You Want to Sing Music by Women features online supplemental material on the NATS website. Please visit www.nats.org to access style-specific exercises, audio and video files, and additional resources. Read more

Phish has a diehard fan base and a dedicated community of enthusiasts—called Phishheads—who follow the band around the country, some fans attending every show. What may be surprising is that a significant percentage of Phishheads are Jewish.Two members of the band—bassist Mike Gordon and drummer Jonathan Fishman—were raised in Jewish households, and Phish has been known to play Hebrew songs in concert. At live shows, many attendees, some wearing T-shirts emblazoned with “Phish” written in Hebrew letters, express feeling something special—even distinctly Jewish—during their performances. As this book shows, Phish is one avenue through which many Jews find cultural and spiritual fulfillment outside the confines of traditional and institutional Jewish life. In effect, Phish fandom and the live Phish experience act as a microcosm through which we see American Jewish religious and cultural life manifest in unique and unexpected spaces.Featuring an interview with Mike Gordon and a collection of fascinating photographs, This Is Your Song Too is an in-depth look at Jewishness in the Phish universe that also provides a deeper understanding of how spirituality, ritual, and identity function in the world of rock and roll.In addition to the editors, the contributors include Evan S. Benn, Dean Budnick, Jacob A. Cohen, Benjamin David, Jessy Dressin, Josh Fleet, Mike Greenhaus, Joshua S. Ladon, Noah Munro Lehrman, Caroline Rothstein, and Isaac Kandall Slone. Read more

A wonderful collection of 20 best-known Hanukkah songs in lead sheet form with lyrics in Hebrew.Arrangements are for beginning to intermediate keyboard students, for kids and adultsIn C, F, Am, Dm, 4/4Full musical notation with chords and chord diagramFingering suggestions.Tempo markThis songbook is perfect for everyone who like to play and sing songs for the beautiful holiday of light.Songs included:Yemei HahanukkahOy Chanukah, Oy ChanukahHanukkah Candle BlessingMaoz TzurHaneros Halalu x2Al HanisimYevonim x3Hanukkah, HanukkahSevivonI Have a Little DreidelMi Y'malelHava NarimaBanu Choshech L’gareshNer LiHanukkiah Li YeshOcho KandelikasKad Katan Read more

The book Take A Walk Through My Shtetl is full of Judaic stories and recollections of its author Eli W, Schlossberg. A Shtetl is a small little Eastern European town and Eli’s world in the USA is a world of being an Orthodox Jew with practices that were observed similarly back in the Shtetls of Europe. The Shtetl was a tight community a community of unity where all knew each family as they lived closely together all having in common their religious practice. While he resides in a large American city, he lives with parameters and practices that enclose his life in his own Shtetl. The book is full of advice from a parent to his children and includes Jewish music, an important part of Eli’s upbringing. The writings give the reader an understanding of his religion and how he applies that religious life to his everyday life socially, to his business career and to raising a family.The writings are taking the reader on a walk so the reader can experience the life of the author and clearly seeing and understanding his Shtetl life. Eli is a musician, a Judaic art collector, a writer and a community leader but with all that he is a proud member of his Shtetl and enjoys the close knit enviroment of his community. Read more

Throughout history, music has been a fixture of Jewish religious life. Musical references appear in biblical accounts of the Red Sea crossing and King Solomon’s coronation, and music continues to play a central role in virtually every Jewish occasion. Through 100 brief chapters, this volume considers theoretical approaches to the study of Jewish sacred music. Topics include the diversity of Jewish music, the interaction of music and identity, the emotional and spiritual impact of worship music, the text-tone relationship, the musical component of Jewish holidays, and the varied ways prayer-songs are performed. These distillations of complex topics invite a fuller appreciation of synagogue song and an understanding of the ubiquitous presence of music in Jewish worship. Read more

Across the United States, Jews come together every week to sing and pray in a wide variety of worship communities. Through this music, made by and for ordinary folk, these worshippers define and re-define their relationship to the continuity of Jewish tradition and the realities of American life. Combining oral history with an analysis of recordings, The Lord's Song in a Strange Land examines this tradition incontemporary Jewish worship and explores the diverse links between the music and both spiritual and cultural identities. Alive with detail, the book focuses on metropolitan Boston and covers the full range of Jewish communities there, from Hasidim to Jewish college students in a transdenominational setting. It documents a remarkably fluid musical tradition, where melodies are often shared, where sources can be as as diverse as Sufi chant, Christmas carols, rock and roll, and Israeli popular music, and where the meaning of a song can change from one block to the next. Read more