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So here's the issue:

Torah tropes, cantillation, are taught via basically a different musical notation scheme, where a small symbol over or under the accented syllable in a word stands for a specific musical phrase. The Torah tutor usually provides a recording of the chanted verses as well. Yes, I can read silently Hebrew with vowel marks for almost complete comprehension, but I still mix up SAYING asher versus acher. I can read treble clef to play piano at least as well as Eighties pop ballads, my normal singing range.

I have both some neurological damage caused dyslexia, and my audio processing disorder files the tutor's vocal range in "input error", incomprensible.

Anyone have any ideas on how to get a specific plainsong type chant in my head, when I don't have vowels in the scroll to read from? Genesis 18:5-6 in Hebrew, if that helps anyone knowledgeable on specifics.

I'm getting desperate, and frustrated, and the tutor doesn't quite understand the neurological damage and learning disorders.

Edited: Ok, I tried something different this morning: hand writing each word using a skeletal Hebrew hand, as I listen to each word. It's working, but my hand HURTS. Have I mentioned dysgraphia as well? Sigh.

I think I'm going to try a Dremel to carve my verses in our scroll size on a small plaque after I finally finish this writing.

oopsie

7/10/19 03:17 (UTC)
dialecticdreamer: My work (Default)
Posted by [personal profile] dialecticdreamer
Apparently, cantillion IS marked in a different color? The example I found had the cantillion in blue with the vowel markings in red.

Crap. Less than helpful advice from me, but I'm still noodling it over.

Also, is this voice in your "does not compute" range?
http://www.virtualcantor.com/133%20birkat%20hachodesh%201.mp3

This is the scripture with vowels marked. Does that make it easier to insert the cantillion markings?
https://www.chabad.org/library/bible_cdo/aid/8213/jewish/Chapter-18.htm

Edited (more information) 7/10/19 06:27 (UTC)

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