Listening intently to the meaning of music
Today was a pretty average day until we got surprised by the most interesting music man I have ever laid eyes on.
The day started off like any other day in ישיבת קיץ צפת, and for the most part it was a perfectly regular day until around 7:45 pm. That's when the magic happened. We walked into zal for סדר ערב (night seder), and were suddenly greeted with a musical masterpiece presentation (a laptop and 2 big speakers set up on a table). No one knew what to expect.
As soon as the chassidic expert on musical studies finished setting up, he began his presentation. At first he explained the difference between Music and Sound: music is melody and sound is how they produce it (imagine if he actually spoke english). He then went on to say that until recently the goyim had better sound while the yidden had better music (apparently he is at the head of an organization which specializes in revamping the sound behind jewish music). He instructed us to close our eyes and decide for ourselves which version of the poltover niggun we most enjoyed (nothing beats nichoach).
After explaining the history and meaning behind music in general, he then went on to explain how and why every country plays different styles of music, and even tied it in to what they eat. It was kinda interesting, I really liked how he would dress up and dance to the tune of each country, what a character that man was. From there he explained the importance of backround music and how it plays such an important role in our day-to-day lives such as shopping and slideshow viewing.
Just as I was really getting a proper understanding on the melodies behind a grocery store, he called for spontaneous dancing. We then proceeded to dance as if it was a bar mitzvah. The moves that were pulled out tonight would put the French Twins to shame. The music was so enchanting and the dancing was seemingly endless. At around 11:30 pm the מנהל פועל begrudgingly pulled the plug and called for mariv. For sure the most exciting night seder we have ever had.
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