Seventh Grade

Assignment Due 3/22

1) Write 250 words about Niggunim. Try searching the web with terms like "niggun", "nigun", "niggunim", "nigunim", "hasidic singing", etc. Try different things.

Assignment Due 2/15

1) Ongoing assignment below - practicing Yedid Nefesh (Please practice because I need to teach you a new part to Yedid Nefesh this week)
2) Choose between "Dror Yikra" or "Atah el Kabir". I have included a couple versions of the songs for you to listen to. Also, keep in mind that we will not have a whole ensemble backing up our singing. Pay attention to the melodies of the songs. Then, send me an email to vote. All votes must be in by Monday, 8pm.

Dror Yikra - Yemenite melody
Click MP3 for version 1. Click MP3 for version 2. Click here for a website with version 2 of the same song by a different ensemble.

Atah el Kabir - Syrian melody
Click MP3-1 for version 1. Click MP3-2 for version 2.

Assignment Due 2/8

1) Ongoing assignment below - practicing Yedid Nefesh
2) Email me by the end of the day on Wednesday, 1/26. Email should notify me of your success with downloading the pdf below as well as the mp3 file of Yedid Nefesh.
3) Pick and visit a website on the lists below and write a one page report to present to the class about the website. I am interested in the website name, address, main sections, if it has audio files to download (mp3's), etc. Be as comprehensive as you can about what the website has to offer us as students of Jewish music.

**Because of the Middle School play I have extended the date of the assignment until next week. However, I need an email from each of you telling me which website you plan on presenting for the class next week. This email is due to me by Thursday, 2/3. Good luck with the play!!

Ongoing Assignment

Yedid Nefesh

Practice Yedid Nefesh. Sing each verse three times over. Have fun with it. Remember what you learned about its meaning.
MP3

**Extra Assignment: Email me so I know that you have come to the site. My email is "sam @ jatm.org". Make sure you let me know that it's you when you email.

Extra mp3's

Rabbi David Bouzaglo - Yedid Nefesh MP3

Extra Documents

Jewish Music Websites - PDF