[Teachldsseminary] Blowing the Shofar

[Deb Werden]

I purchased a shofar online and received it a few days ago.  Several of you
remarked that it was very difficult to get a get a sound out of it and boy,
were you right!  I made numerous attempts with no luck whatsoever.  I was
hoping that I'd have a musician in my class with trumpet experience :)  Then
I googled "How to blow a Shofar" and came up with several websites.  The one
that helped most was:  http://www.wikihow.com/Blow-a-Shofar  I did
everything he said (I didn't try the pasta suggestion) and was able to get
it to make a decent sound on my second try.  It was great advice.  I'll be
teaching freshmen this year and I know they'll want to try it out.  With
these instructions, I'm sure they'll have success (perhaps annoying the
other teachers in the building, though!)

Deb Werden
EMS Citrus Heights, CA