The Art of Torah Cantillation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Chanting Torah

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Summary: Fantastic learning tool
Review: A wonderfully laid out, carefully constructed instruction book on the art of chanting Torah. Using the supplied the CD-ROM, it makes learning a lot of fun.

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Summary: All you need to chant Torah
Review: I studied for 6 months with this book/CD combo and mastered the trope (Reform version) well enough to have chanted Torah for my synagogue twice in the last couple of months and am preparing for a 3rd parsha. You won't find every possible combination of cantillation marks here, but you will find 95+ % of what you'll ever run into in the Torah (including special sections for High Holidays, Song of the Seas and the Ten Commandments.)

The only thing better would be to combine this with the availability of a trained cantor. Highly recommended for anyone in a Reform schul.

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Summary: Wonderful teaching tool for learning Torah trope.
Review: Learning to chant Torah can be a difficult task. However, the authors of this text really did their homework and developed a real "step-be-step guide to chanting Torah" complete with CD. The Hebrew print is clean and large enough for anyone to read. Well done!

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Summary: For people with self-discipline
Review: Much as I enjoyed this workbook and its accompanying CD, I find making the time or finding the self-discpline to be the hard part. If you are a person who needs "babysitting," I doubt if this self-help book will be good for you.

The chants are sung in a comfortable mid-range, as opposed to a soprano or a bass.

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Summary: For people with self-discipline
Review: Much as I enjoyed this workbook and its accompanying CD, I find making the time or finding the self-discpline to be the hard part. If you are a person who needs "babysitting," I doubt if this self-help book will be good for you.

The chants are sung in a comfortable mid-range, as opposed to a soprano or a bass.

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Summary: Excellent self-teaching guide
Review: This book is laid out in a logical, accessible fashion. The book is clearly indexed to the selections on the CD. You can truly learn using this method. Highly Recommended.