In This Course You’ll Learn How to Develop Songs
Basics of Arranging
This video series is for songwriters, musicians, singers, cantors, and anyone interested in the process of music-making. Take your song to the next level by learning how to make an arrangement chart.
Crafting the Sound
When the time comes to record or perform something, you have to make choices about the directions the music can go. There are endless possibilities. Get guidance for crafting the sound of a song.
Telling the Story
Learn how to determine the basic structure of a song — how it begins, ends, and transitions — and create energetic rises and falls within the form. See real examples of musical choices made in the studio with Rising Song Records.
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Jump into music, prayer, and artistry today! Explore all of the master classes in Jewish song and prayer with Joey Weisenberg, including 18 comprehensive courses (1000+ videos) in the Jewish spiritual soundscape, from communal song (nigun) and prayer-leading (nusach), to musical wisdom (Torah), composition, and playing of instruments, as well as virtual events for members and an extensive archive of live performance videos.
“This is an incredible resource for aspiring songwriters! These videos helped me understand how to translate the musical ideas in my head into real songs that people can sing.”
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Frequently Asked Questions
In the course on Composing, you’ll find many videos with practices for cultivating musical inspiration. This is a great place for an aspiring songwriter to begin!
If you’re not ready to delve into the process of composing your own songs and would rather start by learning how to sing melodies written by other people, try the opening chapter of the Art of the Nigun series, where Joey sings and teaches 18 beautiful melodies, explaining the tunes’ origins and uses. This series is a great chance to revisit some of Joey’s most beloved nigunim and to discover older melodies from Hasidic tradition, to get a foundational understanding of how this music works, and to begin to use melody as a spiritual practice on your own and in communal contexts.
Yes! Subscribers to Joey’s master class library get access to an extensive live performance archive with videos from album recording sessions and complete concerts with the Hadar Ensemble. Many of these videos are only available on this site.
In the opening chapter of the Art of the Nigun series, Joey sings 18 beautiful melodies, explaining the tunes’ origins and uses. This series is a great chance to revisit some of Joey’s most beloved nigunim and to discover older melodies from Hasidic tradition.
The Torah of Music is another great video series to explore for music fans. This course is designed for anyone who would like to learn about the musical-spiritual dreamscape of the Jewish tradition through stories and teachings. These videos are for inspiration rather than skill building.
A subscription of $18 per month includes access to all courses (1,000+ videos) in the master class library, as well as periodic Zoom gatherings, recordings of all past webinars, an archive of live performance videos, and a community message board.
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