Staying Faithful to the #Melodies #shlomocarlebach

Reb Shlomo Carlebach ztl Staying Faithful to the Melodies of Reb Shlomo Carlebach Reb Shlomo Carlebach was very careful to sing his melodies exactly the way he composed them. He did not like when people mis-sang or altered his tunes. He often explained that each melody came to him through a specific spiritual pathway, received from Heaven. Changing the tune meant connecting it to a completely different source. Harmony, however, was acceptable to him, because harmony does not change the melody itself—it only enhances its beauty. But altering the melody creates an entirely different spiritual path, meaning it is no longer his song or his tune. #RebShlomoCarlebach #Carlebach #Nigunim #JewishMusic #JewishSpirituality #HasidicMusic #SoulMusic #HolyMelodies #JewishInspiration #CarlebachLegacy