education Archives - The Spiritual Cantor

7 Ways to Reduce Stress as a Cantor

by Gessica | Cantor, Guidelines, Sing, Tips

How to Reduce Stress as a Cantor Are you the type of person that gets stressed out easily? Are you afraid of crowds, afraid of speaking, or even singing in front of others? As cantors, we oftentimes have to face our fears. There are several factors of the job that...

7 Surprising Things About Cantoring You Didn’t Know

by Gessica | Cantor, Choir, Guidelines, Music, Psalms

Full disclosure. Do you think anything about cantoring can suprise you? I will admit, when I first began cantoring, I had no idea really of what I was doing. It took me about 3 different cantoring experiences to really get a good idea of my role and responsibilities...

5 Expectations of a Cantor

by Gessica | Cantor, Guidelines, Sing, Technique, Vowels

If you are at all familiar with the term cantor, you know it is a term for a song-leader at Mass. More traditionally, a leader within the Jewish sect of music and chant. If you have no idea, know that the roles of a cantor far surpass just being a leader of music....