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

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

Test your knowledge of these trope melodies. As each slide appears, pause the video and chant the symbol or phrases shown. Unpause to see if you were correct!

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]