It’s the Fifth Day of Christmas and my playtime is just about over. I am still in California with my family but will return home to Hawaii tomorrow… back to practicing for our organ duet concert on January 18, playing as an organ substitute for churches on Sundays, and teaching organ lessons. I have been… Read More Organ music on the piano, YIKES!
Out of the words I say to beginning organ students, I think the words that I use the most often are “Don’t look! Don’t look at your feet! You need to find the pedals without looking!” It’s such a temptation to look down, especially when there is such a bright light on the pedalboard as… Read More Don’t look!
My last post generated a lot of discussion about the whole notion of poor pay being the reason for the organist shortage, especially considering the amount of preparation time required to play a church service. I suppose if you go back to my ten years of private organ lessons, four years of college with courses… Read More How much prep?