The Art of the Nigun

COURSE OVERVIEW

There are 70+ videos in the series, adding up to many hours of instructional sessions with a master practitioner exploring nigunim from every possible angle. Scroll down to get a sense of the topics covered in Joey's Art of the Nigun course.

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An overview of the major course sections and the videos contained within the Art of the Nigun series

Eighteen Nigunim

  1. "The Kane Street Nigun" (The Beregovsky Nigun)
  2. "Sheves Achim Nigun"
  3. "Bina's Nigun"
  4.  "L'chu N'ran'na"
  5.  "Koydanover Nigun"
  6. "Yakar Nigun"
  7. "Lincoln's Nigun"
  8. "M'nucha V'Simcha"
  9. "Shokhen Ad"
  10. "Mimkom'cha"
  11. "Twerski Kedusha Nigun"
  12. "Yism'chu B'Malchuscho"
  13. "Walking Backwards Nigun"
  14. "Bobov Dance Nigun"
  15. "L'Mikdasheikh Tuv"
  16. "Belzer Nigun"
  17. "Mozi's Nigun"
  18. "Nishmat Kol Chai"

Nigun Concepts

  1. Why We Sing with No Words
  2. The Ladder of Nigun
  3. Where Does "Nigun" Come From?

Nigun Music Theory 

  1. Quick Overview of Scales
  2. Major Nigunim
  3. Minor Nigunim
  4. Freygish Nigunim
  5. Hearing Melodic Structure
  6. Melodic Modulations in Nigunim

Variations of a Nigun

  1. Introduction: Don't Move On, Sing It Again!
  2. A Toolbox of Variations (Overview)
  3. Dynamics/Volume
  4. Attack/Termination
  5. Length of Note
  6. Timbre/Tone
  7. Tempo/Rhythm
  8. Ornaments
  9. Space/Silence
  10. Contrast/Breaking Expectations
  11. Harmony
  12. Feeling/Mood/Emotion
  13. Resurrecting a Melody

Nigun Workshop - How to Teach a Nigun

  1. Introduction to Leading a Nigun Workshop
  2. Prepare
  3. Setting Up the Room
  4. Welcome People at the Door
  5. Start!
  6. Begin Inwards, Blossom Outwards
  7. Express Excitement
  8. Sliding Close Together
  9. Break the Melody Down - Call and Response
  10. Conduct with Full Body
  11. Find Your Emuna
  12. Repeat, Repeat, Repeat...
  13. Avoid Harmony, Until Later
  14. Focus Through Rhythm
  15. Create Silence
  16. Interrupt the Pattern
  17. Challenge Everyone
  18. "How does that melody start?"
  19. Let Someone Else Conduct
  20. Make a Musical Mikvah
  21. Stand Up for the Finale
  22. End Decisively

Nigun Circle - How to Lead Folks in Singing

  1. The Communal Artform of Singing
  2. Three Types of Nigun Circles
  3. Set Up the Room
  4. Eat First, Then Sing
  5. Minimize Talking, Maximize Listening
  6. The Role of Instruments
  7. Simple or Complex?
  8. Facilitate and Get Out of the Way
  9. Bring Kleenex: Preparing for Tears
  10. Organize!
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