What is a shofar?

Answer 1

An instrument made from the horn of a kosher animal, most often a ram.

Answer 2

An instrument made out of a ram's horn. It is trumpeted during the Rosh Hashanah (New Year's Day) and after the Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) services in a Jewish synagogue (Leviticus ch.23). The horn symbolizes the ram that was sacificed by Abraham in place of his son (Genesis ch.22).

Answer 3

The tekiah is one blast - some end it with a small 'up' not (but is not necessary)

The shevarim is three moaning sounds. In music we call these sounds slurs. They begin with a low note and slide up to the dominant note. You accomplish this by tightening the lips.

The Teruah - nine staccato notes. To avoid confusion, count the nine notes as three triplets, thus: xxx xxx xxx. The notes are articulated by touching the tongue to the tip of the shofar for nine times.

Tonguing needs practice and repetition to become natural.

To actually hear the sounds go to the video at the related link below.

Answer 4

A shofar is an instrument made out of a ram's horn. It is trumpeted during Rosh Hashanah (The Jewish New Year) and after the Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement) services in synagogues (Leviticus ch.23). The horn symbolizes the ram that was offered up by Abraham in Genesis ch.22.See also the Related Link.

More about Rosh Hashanah

Answer 5

The shofar is a wind instrument: a Trumpet formed from a hollowed-out ram's horn.

Answer 6

The shofar, mentioned in Leviticus ch.25, is a ram's horn. It is blown on Rosh Hashanah (Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 26a-33b), which is the first day of the Jewish year.