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Step 2Practice!
As with any musical instrument, practicing is the most important thing you can do. To sound the shofar at your holiday services, you must be able to consistently make a good sound. The only tip I have here is to not worry about the calls until you've mastered sounding it. They are very easy to learn once you can use the shofar.
Each shofar is different, so try and practice on the shofar you'll be using at services.
If you want to prepare for the calls, work on breaking up the calls and ending them. To break the call, as you will do for teruah, it's easiest to make a "ta" sound. Imagine you have a stutter: ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta.
The ending of tekiahs and shevarims is a sudden peak. It's made by pushing more air out suddenly as you're closing your lips. The sound comes naturally when you're out of air and are trying to get the last bit out. It's pretty hard to explain, but very easy to do.
Each shofar is different, so try and practice on the shofar you'll be using at services.
If you want to prepare for the calls, work on breaking up the calls and ending them. To break the call, as you will do for teruah, it's easiest to make a "ta" sound. Imagine you have a stutter: ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta.
The ending of tekiahs and shevarims is a sudden peak. It's made by pushing more air out suddenly as you're closing your lips. The sound comes naturally when you're out of air and are trying to get the last bit out. It's pretty hard to explain, but very easy to do.
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Oct 5, 2009. 8:16 AMfrikkie
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Thanks for the yips.I brought a shofar made from kudu horn.I love the sound it makes.Im still practesing of course. :)
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