Bach>Meer
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Hi all
I've been playing the pedals with my socks on since I began playing the king of instruments.
My question is - would shoes help better my pedalling technique as although I am improving, I'm not improving as quickly as I want!
I watched John Scott Whitley play the pedal solos in the BWV 564 and BWV 540 Toccatas on 21st Century Bach, gliding with ease and when I play the same pedal passage (or attempt it!) I bounce too much from pedal to pedal and the pedals make noises as they are pressed down which can't be good for the instrument - which I don't like doing.
Would shoes improve the situation, what shoes would you recommend and if I don't want to buy a pair of actual "organ shoes", can you recommend any normal shoes which have thin soles and all the correct characteristics etc which can be adapted for organ playing?
Thanks!
I've been playing the pedals with my socks on since I began playing the king of instruments.
My question is - would shoes help better my pedalling technique as although I am improving, I'm not improving as quickly as I want!
I watched John Scott Whitley play the pedal solos in the BWV 564 and BWV 540 Toccatas on 21st Century Bach, gliding with ease and when I play the same pedal passage (or attempt it!) I bounce too much from pedal to pedal and the pedals make noises as they are pressed down which can't be good for the instrument - which I don't like doing.
Would shoes improve the situation, what shoes would you recommend and if I don't want to buy a pair of actual "organ shoes", can you recommend any normal shoes which have thin soles and all the correct characteristics etc which can be adapted for organ playing?
Thanks!