As part of RUACH’s mission to bring the beauty and richness of Jewish-based music and arts to our Greater Milwaukee community and beyond, particularly the underserved, we are proud to introduce Recorders Play Jewish Music – a recorder method book written by Marty Fox, a long-time music educator at Yeshiva Aharon Yaakov/Ohr Eliyahu in Los Angeles.
Destined to be a trailblazer in the fields of Jewish and Music education, the book features entirely Jewish music, so that Jewish students are exposed to their own heritage and can pick up the instrument more easily, and so that non-Jewish students can be exposed to the richness of Jewish tradition and culture.
We have piloted this recorder method book with schools in the Milwaukee-area—both Jewish and not—to great success, and are now reaching out to other schools across the country.
Additionally, RUACH is offering packages that combine these books, new recorders, and support for classroom teachers from Mrs. Fox.
FOR MORE INFORMATION about Recorders Play Jewish Music, contact: Nicole Carver via email at recorder@ruachmilwaukee.org or call (414) 367.4890.
Student Supplement, 32-pages included. Recommended for ages 7-10.
This book introduces students to the recorder through the use of Jewish music literature – a rich cultural heritage spanning over three millennia. Liberally spiced with historical anecdotes, stories, and Torah concepts related to music, it includes familiar tunes such as “David Melech Israel,” as well as more advanced songs such as the Shabbat zemirot.
This step-by-step method book teaches something new in each chapter that includes and builds upon the concepts gained with each previous chapter. Songs are introduced with the addition of each new note. Musical elements such as time values and rhythm, melodic notation, etc., are discussed as needed only.
Mrs. Fox’s book does not intend to be a music theory text book. Its goal is to provide students with a method to quickly learn and enjoy Jewish music on the recorder, inspiring a love for the music, its significance, and its history.
Beginning to Intermediate Instruction & Repertoire (Complete Edition), 88-pages includes an Addendum for teachers and a protective plastic sleeve. Recommended for ages 10 and up.
This book introduces students to the recorder through the use of Jewish music literature – a rich cultural heritage spanning over three millennia. Liberally spiced with historical anecdotes, stories, and Torah concepts related to music, it includes familiar tunes such as “David Melech Israel,” as well as more advanced songs such as the Shabbat zemirot.
This step-by-step method book teaches something new in each chapter that includes and builds upon the concepts gained with each previous chapter. Songs are introduced with the addition of each new note. Musical elements such as time values and rhythm, melodic notation, etc., are discussed as needed only.
Mrs. Fox’s book does not intend to be a music theory text book. Its goal is to provide students with a method to quickly learn and enjoy Jewish music on the recorder, inspiring a love for the music, its significance, and its history.