It’s Chanuka! And that means lots of opportunities for playing and singing! This song is brought to you by reader request . . . Sheet music for חשוף, by Yaakov Shwekey. Looking for a great Chanuka present for someone you … Continue reading →
Tovim Hashnayim Min Ha’echad – Two are Better than One After exploring the idea of contrafactum with Dip the Apple in the Honey and Oh, My Darling Clementine in the previous post, I thought I might present you with another … Continue reading →
You know how some songs have the same tune but different words? Like Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and the ABCs. Well, it turns out there is a word to describe that! It is called contrafactum. According to Wikipedia: In vocal … Continue reading →
Image credit: Lag B’Omer Bonfire by my son, Dovid Rabinowitz On Lag B’Omer in Meron, thousands of Jews dance around the bonfire. They sing the tune of Bar Yochai, which enumerates the praises of Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai. This is … Continue reading →
Read on for my little Grammin about playing Jewish music . . . I’ve been there. You want to play some Jewish music, but there’s no decent sheet music available. You find some sheet music and your teacher won’t use … Continue reading →
Rosh Hashana is in the air. I have been listening to the sounds of my husband preparing Rosh Hashana Mussaf and the shofar for the past few weeks (I may or may not get to hear them in shul, but … Continue reading →
Another song by reader request . . . V’hareinu, composed by Shlomo Yehuda Rechnitz I had never heard this song when a PJM (playJewishMusic.com) reader requested it. We listened to it on repeat for hours on end, until even my … Continue reading →
Learn a song for Shavuos! I love getting song requests because it lets me know what people want to learn! A few weeks ago, a PJM reader reached out to me for sheet music for the (old) song Kad Yasvin, … Continue reading →
Download sheet music for the popular song, VeUhavta, by Meilich Kohn. Ari Goldwag put out an a cappella cover of the song in his VeUhavtu music video. Because I am yiddishly challenged, I nearly did not create a lyrics and … Continue reading →
