Joshua R. Jacobson
Paperback
249 pages
8.5 x 11

In this most comprehensive guidebook available on the ancient tradition, the Harvard-educated author provides a history of biblical chant, explains how cantillation can assist in interpreting biblical texts, gives complete notation for the performance of all six musical systems, and presents an extensive guide to the pronunciation of biblical Hebrew. Invaluable to cantors, Torah readers, and all who prepare youngsters for their bar/bat mitzvahs. A CD accompanies each book.