[Avodah] Music During the 3 Weeks

[Prof. Levine]

 From http://revach.net/article.php?id=506

Music In The 3 Weeks: Recorded Music, Acapella, Kumzitz, Singing To 
Yourself, <http://revach.net/article.php?id=506#>Music Lessons

The Mishna Brura (551:16) says that it is assur to dance in the 3 
weeks. This is the reason for the issur of listening to music. All 
the recent poskim (including Rav Moshe Feinstein and the Minchas 
Yitzchok) say that this includes listening to music even recorded 
from a tape or CD.

Rav Elyashiv, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, The Tzitz Eliezer (15:33) 
and others say that even acapella recordings, singing that doesn't 
have musical instruments, are also forbidden.

A gathering of people are forbidden to sing if it is the kind of 
songs that will lead to dancing. Songs of praise to Hashem or in the 
spirit of the nine days are permitted.

Singing to yourself is permitted because it is just to lift your 
spirits and you don't usually break out in dance.  Nevertheless the 
Steipler Gaon did not let his children sing during the 3 weeks, only 
on Shabbos.

Music teachers can <http://revach.net/article.php?id=506#>continue to 
give lessons in the 3 weeks if they need to for their livelihood. Rav 
Elyashiv paskens that although permissible until Rosh Chodesh Av, 
lessons should not be given in the 9 days. (see Pischei Tshuvos 493:4 
and 551:13)

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