 If you haven't been successful at learning to sigh-read hymns fluently yet, it's worth asking yourself the following questions: 1. Why do you want to learn to sight-read hymns? 2. Are you putting the hours in or just dreaming about it? 3. Have you made it a priority in your day with a special designated time? 4. Are you practicing systematically all 15 steps in single voices, two-part, three-part, and four part texture with or without pedals? 5. Are you taking at least 50 percent slower tempo than in normal public performance? 6. Are you sight-reading a large number of hymns, say 100, 400, or entire hymnal? 7. Are you also studying music theory or harmony parallel to hymn playing? 8. Is it your goal or a purpose/mission? 9. Does your purpose involve other people who will make you accountable? 10. Do you have a deadline? Write down the answers to these questions on a special sheet of paper before you sit down on the organ bench to practice.  |
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Drs. Vidas Pinkevicius and Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene Organists of Vilnius University , creators of Secrets of Organ Playing. 
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