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!
When I described last weekend’s organ gigs, my sister said, “They should start calling you a Minuteman!” because I had so little notice before having to jump on the organ bench. I had forgotten what a Minuteman was, so here’s what I found: Minutemen were a small hand-picked elite force which were required to be highly mobile… Read More Minuteman Organist
I’m sure that my late husband, Carl, is rolling over in his grave now. He would not have guessed in a million years at what I’m doing these days. You see, I’ve taught organ for over 40 years now, but for the first time in my life, I now have a piano student! I’ve always… Read More Never in a million years
I’ve been using two different editions to practice Bach’s Great Eighteen Chorales. Most of the pieces I learned years ago from the Widor-Schweitzer edition but for these last few months, I’ve practiced the music from the Bärenreiter score, which has the notes more spread out, resulting in a lot more page turns. But with my vision… Read More What’s in a page turn?