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Jewish Music: Ensemble and Song
During this course, you will learn to play and sing Jewish songs from different traditions: Ashkenazi music (from Eastern Europe), Sephardi music (from Spain and North Africa), Israeli folk songs, and nigunim, (songs without words).
Our starting point is based on the talents you already have: maybe you play an instrument and want to learn even more, or you like to sing. Any level of instrumentalist and singer is welcome! We will work with music sheets and recordings. The course may conclude with a concert performed together with the ensemble from the Klezmer music course.
The course is given in English and welcomes both new and previous participants.
Course material
Course material is included in the cost for this course. Participants bring their own instruments.
About the teacher
Ayala Gottlieb Alter is a Cantorial student, singer, and cellist from London, currently serving in the role of Cantor at Stora Synagogan i Stockholm. An accomplished concert artist and function musician, she holds a BA in Music from the University of Bristol. She began studying with Israeli operatic soprano Chen Reiss in 2022, and is working towards the European Academy for Jewish Liturgy’s Baal T’filla Diploma. You can hear her on Masorti Judaism UK’s Shema Koleinu project: http://masortiprayer.org.uk/.
Here is a link to her website: AyalaGottliebAlter.com.
Photo: Canva/AI
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