How Songs Become Memory: The Role of Music on Israel’s Memorial Day “People need someone to resonate with what they feel. Songs help them not feel alone,” says Dr. Ayelet Dassa, a music therapist and researcher at Bar-Ilan University. By Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line When singer-songwriter Yoshi first saw the video from Sgt. Gadi Cotal’s funeral, he did not immediately understand what […]
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How Songs Become Memory: The Role of Music on Israel’s Memorial Day
“People need someone to resonate with what they feel. Songs help them not feel alone,” says Dr. Ayelet Dassa, a music therapist and researcher at Bar-Ilan University.
By Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line
When singer-songwriter Yoshi first saw the video from Sgt. Gadi Cotal’s funeral, he did not immediately understand what he was looking at. What reached him first was not the image, but the voice.
“At first, I didn’t understand what I was seeing,” he said. “I only heard an angel-like voice singing my song.” Then he looked closer. He saw the grave, the flowers, and the setting. “I understood the sad truth,” he said. It was, at once, “very, very sad,” but also “an honor” to realize that one of his songs had become part of the emotional landscape of a young soldier’s story.
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