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5. Deep Dive: Two-Trope Words

5. Deep Dive: Two-Trope Words

What to do when a word features two different trope symbols, particularly with two trope symbols that are typically found in a phrase together.

101: How to Chant Torah

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Welcome to Torah Cantillation!

Welcome to Torah Cantillation

How to Chant Torah - Course Handouts [ZIP]

Torah Trope Flash Cards with Names [PDF]

Torah Trope Flash Cards with Symbols [PDF]

Basics of Torah Cantillation

1. Terminology

2. The System We Teach

3. What Trope Does

4. How Trope Works

The Trope Symbols: Part 1

How This Section is Organized

How to Study

1. Etnachta Phrase

2. Sof Pasuk Phrase

3. Katon Phrase

4. Katon Variation: Munach Instead of Kadma

5. Y'tiv Phrase

Symbol Quiz: Etnachta, Sof Pasuk, and Katon Phrases

Trope Self-Test: Etnachta and Sof Pasuk

Trope Self-Test: Katon

The Trope Symbols: Part 2

6. R'vi-i Phrase

7. T'vir Phrase: Variation 1 (Kadma-Darga-T'vir)

8. T'vir Phrase: Variation 2 (Munach-Darga-T'vir)

9. T'vir Phrase: Variation 3 (Kadma-Mercha-T'vir)

10. T'vir Phrase: Variation 4 (Munach-Mercha-T'vir)

Symbol Quiz: R'vii and T'vir Phrases

Trope Self-Test: R'vi-i and T'vir

Cumulative Trope Self-Test #1

The Trope Symbols: Part 3

11. Kadma v'Azla Phrase

12. Geresh

13. Gershayim Phrase

14. T'lisha K'tana Phrase

15 T'lisha G'dolah Phrase

Symbol Quiz: Kadma v'Azla, Geresh, Gershayim, T'lisha K'tana, T'lisha G'dolah, and Segol Phrases

Trope Self-Test: Geresh, Gershayim, Kadma v'Azla, T'lisha K'tana, T'lisha G'dolah

16. Segol Phrase

Trope Self-Test: Segol

Cumulative Trope Self-Test #2

The Trope Symbols: Part 4

17. Zakef Gadol

18. Pazeir Phrase

19. Shalshelet

20. Mercha Ch'fulah

21. Karnei Fara Phrase

Symbol Quiz: Zakeif Gadol, Pazeir, Shalshelet, Mercha Ch'fulah, Yerach ben Yomo, Karnei Fara, and Sof Aliyah

Trope Self-Test: Zakeif Gadol, Pazeir, Shalshelet, Mercha Ch'fulah, Karnei Fara

22. Sof Aliyah Phrase

Trope Self-Test: Sof Aliyah

The Trope Symbols: Part 5 - Summary and Review

23. The Anthem

Torah Anthem [PDF]

24. Other Symbols

Symbol Quiz: All Trope Symbols

Cumulative Trope Self-Test #3: All Trope Phrases

The Rules of Trope

1. How to Apply a Trope Symbol to a Word

2. Deep Dive: How to Apply a Trope Melody

3. Exceptional Situations

4. Deep Dive: Doubled Disjunctives

5. Deep Dive: Two-Trope Words

6. Detours

Chanting the Days of Creation on Simchat Torah

The "Journeys" Melody in the Book of Numbers

How to Chant Shirat HaYam

Self-Test: How to Apply a Trope Melody

Self-Test: Doubled Disjunctives

Self-Test: Two-Trope Words

Self-Test: V'ahavta According to Trope Names [Audio]

Next Steps

1. How to Learn a Text

2. Deep Dive: Learning to Chant a Verse of Torah

Final Self-Test: Five Verses of Torah

3. Next Steps

Blessing Before the Torah Reading [AUDIO]

Blessing After the Torah Reading [AUDIO]

Torah Blessings [PDF]