“Teaching Little Fingers to Play the Organ” was the topic of my workshop this afternoon here at the Bakersfield AGO convention and I just about had heart failure! I brought my iPad (really, Carl’s!) all the cables I thought I needed, and an Apple TV so that I could show my Keynote presentation wirelessly. Alas,… Read More Teaching little fingers to play the organ
At yesterday’s All Saints Sunday service, my young student, Christopher L. played “Toccata in D minor (Dorian), BWV 538” for the postlude, and he and I, as well as members of the 10:30 congregation felt the thrill of victory! What a stunning performance Christopher gave — rock-steady rhythm, nearly 100% note accuracy, and complete with… Read More The thrill of victory
At last night’s Worship and Music committee meeting, we were reviewing last Sunday’s Children’s Sabbath, and the fact that one of my organ students played most of the liturgical music plus the postlude. “Another student from the Hawaii School for Organ Playing,” Miguel Felipe joked. Even though I’ve been teaching organ since 1973, it’s only… Read More Hawaii School for Organ Playing