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Re: Can I Play?

Author: Katrina
Date: 2007-08-23 21:38

Girls are allowed in Klezmer bands. There's even been one up here in the Twin Cities (MN) which is all-girl (The Tchotchkeles...sp?).

I dunno about the Gentile/Jewish wedding thing...

Have you listened to any other Klezmer recordings? Many ornaments will not be notated in the books and if it's just the accompaniment that your book came with, there may be some stuff you're missing.

I'd recommend the oldies first: Dave Tarras, Naftule Brandwein

And the newer folks next: Andy Statman, the Klezmatics, Klezmer Conservatory Band.

All these CDs should be readily available, except maybe one or 2 by Dave Tarras.

To reiterate: Klezmer is not just about the notes on the page, and was rarely written down to start with. Learning the style is more complex than learning the "melody notes."

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