Music of the Jewish People Online Course There's still room and time to sign up! The "Music of the Jewish People," a full semester, tremendously fun, fully-online course at the college level is being offered through Hebrew College. As a librarian and musicologist, I'm teaching this course for HC, and looking forward to a variety of participants, from college students and up, from anywhere in the US or abroad. I understand that there is still time to sign up to get college credits (better hurry and not forget to sign up after Rosh Hashanah!)
You can also take the course as a "non-credit" course and many people not needing the course for a degree may choose that route. Either way, for credit or non-credit, I'm expecting it to be exciting. *Course Description:* Have you ever wondered what Jews sang in synagogue in Colonial America? Or why there are so many tunes at different synagogues today? Have you ever wanted to know where a Jewish melody came from? Have you ever had a friend ask you what Jewish music is, and needed an answer? If so, this course will be for you! It's a general survey that discovers the musics of the Jewish People at different times and places. Study will involve learning about the origins of traditional materials, examination of source readings and articles relating to music of the Jewish people, and class discussions of topics in Jewish music in their historical context. We will listen to all sorts of amazing recordings of Jews singing and performing music from around the world. Some recordings and sounds might be strange to you, and others familiarÂ… but all will be excellent Jewish music! This online course will investigate the role that music has played in Jewish life and identity from ancient to modern times, including music at the time of the Bible, rabbinic attitudes toward music, the development of the modes for scriptural cantillation, Jewish folk and popular music in the Diaspora, Jewish art music in the modern era, and Jewish music in modern America and Israel. Since this is an online course, you must have the ability to view, read and listen to print, audio and video materials throughout the week via the Internet. Postings to the Discussion Board will be expected. There is no specific "class time" that all students must be online at the same time; however, I offer availability at specific times for those who prefer that. You have to register and pay for the course registration through the Hebrew College. So register right away.... Anyone interested in taking your course should be directed to the Registrar (Marilyn Jaye -mj...@hebrewcollege.edu <mailto:mj...@hebrewcollege.edu> or 617-559-8642). And of course, the Fall course offerings section on the website is also a good place to go for information: http://www.hebrewcollege.edu/courses In addition to the formal course description, let me say that there will be an emphasis on music that we can actually listen to,... so more contemporary music will be used! This class is open to anyone, although college and other students will need to contact Hebrew College directly about course credits, taking the class for a grade, and all other administrative details. *About the Teacher*: Judith Pinnolis is the RIS Humanities Librarian at the Goldfarb Library at Brandeis University and current Past President of the Association of College and Research Libraries, New England Chapter. Pinnolis is also the national Chair of the Chapters Council of ACRL. Mrs. Pinnolis holds the M.S. in Library Information Science from Simmons College; M.M. from The College-Conservatory of Music of the University of Cincinnati ; and B.A. in Music from Newcomb College of Tulane University . Her graduate Thesis was: /An Analysis of Selected Works of the American Composer Miriam Gideon (1906- ) in Light of Contemporary Jewish Musical Trends/. She also holds a Certificate from the Columbia University, Uriel Weinreich Program in Yiddish Language and Literature; Pinnolis has been active in music librarianship through speaking at international conferences, professional organizations and writing. Pinnolis is a contributor to the forthcoming 4th edition of the /A Basic Music Library: Essential Scores and Sound Recordings/ published by the American Library Association. Her Jewish music scholarship extends to journals and encyclopedias including /Encyclopedia Judaica/ (2006); /Women and Music in America Since 1900: An Encyclopedia/ (2002); and /Reader's Guide to Judaism/ (2000). --- Messages and opinions expressed on Hasafran are those of the individual author and are not necessarily endorsed by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL) =========================================================== Submissions for Ha-Safran, send to: hasaf...@osu.edu SUBscribing, SIGNOFF commands send to: Listproc @ lists.acs.ohio-state.edu Questions, problems, complaints, compliments;-) send to: galron.1 @ osu.edu Ha-Safran Archives: Current: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/maillist.html History: http://www.mail-archive.com/hasafran%40lists.acs.ohio-state.edu/history.html AJL HomePage http://www.JewishLibraries.org
