Lesson 8
Review of Lessons 1-7
Practice complete sentences using all the te’amim from Lessons 1-7.
Ready to go?
Set yourself up for success
- Set aside at least 30 minutes. We're all busy, but shorter sessions generally limit retention.
- Find a quiet place. Even after many years, I still need a quiet spot to practice. The great thing is you can be inside or outside.
- Be in the right frame of mind. Reading requires focus. If you're tired or distracted or angry, you will struggle. Take a few minutes to recenter yourself before you start.
Get everything you need
- Print out your reading if you can. It's helpful to be able to take notes when you're learning. (Bring a pencil, too!)
- Use headphones if possible — they help you hear the melody clearly.
- Wear a kippah — it's customary.
Remember to sing along with the audio examples.
Repetition is key to learning trop!
Repetition is key to learning trop!
Putting it together
סִילּֽוּק׃ אֶתְנַחְתָּ֑א טִפְּחָ֖א זָקֵ֔ף זָקֵ֕ף פַּשְׁטָא֙ יְ֚תִיב מֵרְכָ֥א מוּנַ֣ח מַהְפַּ֤ךְ קַדְמָ֨א
You’ve already learned these te’amim. Now let’s practice them together.
Important
You have already learned a lot!
In the first seven lessons you learned the most common te’amim in the Torah. You know siluk, tippeḥa, etnaḥta, zakef qatan, pashta, qadma, and yetiv — plus their conjunctive partners merekha, munaḥ, and mahpakh. In this lesson, we will practice with complete sentences that contain all of them.
Sentence 1
Listen to the complete sentence, then practice it yourself. Take your time — there is no timer.
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Sentence 2
Listen to the complete sentence, then practice it yourself. Take your time — there is no timer.
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Word 1 of 1
Sentence 3
Listen to the complete sentence, then practice it yourself. Take your time — there is no timer.
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Word 1 of 1
Sentence 4
Listen to the complete sentence, then practice it yourself. Take your time — there is no timer.
Press play to begin
Word 1 of 1
Sentence 5
Listen to the complete sentence, then practice it yourself. Take your time — there is no timer.
Press play to begin
Word 1 of 1
You have come very far in these first eight lessons! You have learned the most common te’amim and therefore know enough to sing the trop for most of any Torah portion.