Thursday, June 20, 2013

Chanting the Torah and Haftarah: a resource list

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When I tutor people who are studying for bar or bat mitzvah, I record the tropes, the traditional chants, myself each time.  That way, I can sing in a key that student can easily follow.  I also use a simple, less cantorial style that's easy to pick up.

Sometimes, though, it's convenient to go on line and hear how other people chant the tropes.  So, here are links to a variety of places on the web where you can listen to the tropes and study them:

Ezra Katz, learntrope.com

Ellie's Tropes,  http://ellietorah.com/

Cantor Ofer Barnoy,  http://www.bethsholom.com/prayer/torah-trope.shtml

Cantor Jack Chomsky,  http://www.tiferethisrael.org/Resources/TorahTropes/T_Trope1.htm


There are also commercially produced tools for teaching and learning tropes, and you'll find many of them at  http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&keywords=torah%20trope&page=1&rh=i%3Aaps%2Ck%3Atorah%20trope.




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