Modern Chanting

There is a video attached in Chapter 2: Chanting the Hebrew Bible in “The Bible and Music” book, that is looks like a modern setting of chanting in a synagogue in New York City. This was very interesting to me because we have been talking about chanting in an ancient context, so it was cool… Continue reading Modern Chanting

Helping vs. Hindering

Tuesday in class we briefly talked about how, in the bible, in order to paint a picture of the instruments that were used in that time, the names of instruments that are familiar to us are used, such as a harp and flute. The goal of using these words are accomplished because we imagine the… Continue reading Helping vs. Hindering