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Play what you love

8/25/2015

You should only pick organ pieces to play which you truly wish to listen to, which you are amazed by, which you can't stop talking about.

Seems obvious, doesn't it? Not nearly as much.

Too often we feel we are forced to play something which we have no respect for, which we wouldn't cross a street for, something which we ourselves wouldn't want to listen to, never mind go to the concert to hear.

But if we switch this around, if we really think about what it is we love in these pieces, then maybe, just maybe our art can make an impact we seek.

Playing what you love isn't sufficient. Loving what you play will make a difference.

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Organ Literature: "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ", BWV 639 by J.S. Bach (Original Notation)

7/22/2015

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Practice the above excerpt from "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ", BWV 639 by J.S. Bach this way. Have fun with the soprano clef in the upper stave - here the middle C is on the 1st line. The lower stave has the usual bass clef. Notice how the left hand part migrates from one stave to the other. Here are the practice steps:

1. Right hand alone
2. Left hand alone
3. Pedals alone
4. Both hands together
5. Right hand and pedals together
6. Left hand and pedals together
7. All staves combined with both hands and pedals

Take a slow tempo and aim for a detached articulate legato style and 3 correct repetitions in a row in each step.

Post time and the number of repetitions to comments. If you like this piece, check out my practice guide which will save you many hours of time and frustration.

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Organ Literature: Happy Hearts by Frederick L. Morey

7/15/2015

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Practice the above excerpt from Happy Hearts by Frederick L. Morey on the organ or piano this way:

1. Right hand alone
2. Left hand alone
3. Both hands together

Take a slow tempo and aim for 3 correct repetitions in a row in each step.

Post time and the number of repetitions to comments.

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Organ Literature: Cantabile by Franz Buhler

7/8/2015

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Practice the above excerpt from Cantabile (p. 2) by Franz Buhler this way:

1. Right hand alone
2. Left hand alone
3. Pedals alone
4. Both hands together
5. Right hand and pedals together
6. Left hand and pedals together
7. All staves combined with both hands and pedals

Take a slow tempo, aim for a detached articulate legato touch and 3 correct repetitions in a row in each step.

Post time and the number of repetitions to comments.

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Organ Literature: Dedicace by Joseph Bonnet (Also with Fingering and Pedaling)

7/3/2015

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Practice the above excerpt from Dedicace Op. 7, No. 1 by Joseph Bonnet this way:

1. Right hand alone
2. Left hand alone
3. Pedals alone
4. Both hands together
5. Right hand and pedals together
6. Left hand and pedals together
7. All staves combined with both hands and pedals

Take a slow tempo, aim for a smooth legato touch and 3 correct repetitions in a row in each step.

Post time and the number of repetitions to comments.

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Organ Literature: Fugue in G Minor, Op. 65/2 by J.A. Krygell

6/24/2015

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Practice the above excerpt from Toccata and Fugue in G minor, Op. 65 (p. 15) by Johann Adam Krygell this way:

1. Right hand alone
2. Left hand alone
3. Pedals alone
4. Both hands together
5. Right hand and pedals together
6. Left hand and pedals together
7. All staves combined with both hands and pedals

Take a slow tempo, aim for a smooth legato touch and 3 correct repetitions in a row in each step.

Post time and the number of repetitions to comments.

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Would You Like to Master Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J.S. Bach?

6/16/2015

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If you like this piece, check out my new BWV 565 practice score with complete fingering and pedaling which will save you many hours and lots of frustration (it's 50% off until the end of June).

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Organ Literature: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier by J.S. Bach

6/15/2015

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Practice the above excerpt from Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, BWV 634 (p. 49) by Johann Sebastian Bach this way:

1. Right hand alone
2. Left hand alone
3. Pedals alone
4. Both hands together
5. Right hand and pedals together
6. Left hand and pedals together
7. All staves combined with both hands and pedals

Take a slow tempo, aim for detached articulate legato touch and 3 correct repetitions in a row in each step.

Post time and the number of repetitions to comments and share a photo of yourself practicing this exercise.

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Organ Literature: Toccata in G Minor, Op. 65/1 by Johann Adam Krygell

6/8/2015

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Practice the above excerpt from Toccata and Fugue in G minor, Op. 65 by Johann Adam Krygell this way:

1. Right hand alone
2. Left hand alone
3. Pedals alone
4. Both hands together
5. Right hand and pedals together
6. Left hand and pedals together
7. All staves combined with both hands and pedals

Take a slow tempo, aim for a smooth legato touch and 3 correct repetitions in a row in each step.

Post time and the number of repetitions to comments.

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Organ Literature: Dédicace, Op. 7, No. 1 by Joseph Bonnet

6/1/2015

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Practice the above excerpt from Dédicace, Op. 7, No. 1 by Joseph Bonnet this way:

1. Right hand alone
2. Left hand alone
3. Pedals alone
4. Both hands together
5. Right hand and pedals together
6. Left hand and pedals together
7. All staves combined with both hands and pedals

Take a slow tempo, aim for a smooth legato touch and 3 correct repetitions in a row in each step.

Post time and the number of repetitions to comments.

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Play what you love

Organ Literature: "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ", BWV 639 by J.S. Bach (Original Notation)

Organ Literature: Happy Hearts by Frederick L. Morey

Organ Literature: Cantabile by Franz Buhler

Organ Literature: Dedicace by Joseph Bonnet (Also with Fingering and Pedaling)

Organ Literature: Fugue in G Minor, Op. 65/2 by J.A. Krygell

Would You Like to Master Toccata and Fugue in D Minor by J.S. Bach?

Organ Literature: Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier by J.S. Bach

Organ Literature: Toccata in G Minor, Op. 65/1 by Johann Adam Krygell

Organ Literature: Dédicace, Op. 7, No. 1 by Joseph Bonnet

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