ella88
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Hi there. Hopefully someone will be able to help me. I am a competant pianist and have been voulenteered by family to play something at my grandma's funeral next week on the church organ. I'll hopefully be able to practice at least once on the organ. I have a few questions that maybe some of you can help me with, and any advice would be appreciated. I am a novice, so please excuse me if the answers to these questions seem very blatant.
The organ has three manuals and is electric, that's about all I know about it. Does an organ like this have a similar sound and impact to that of a pipe organ?
I've chosen to play Pachelbel's Chaconne in F minor, as it's managable for me to learn and seems fitting. I've listened to various recordings, and can hear the voices changing all the time. I have no idea whether this is the organist pulling out and pushing in stops or changing manuals. How and when do you decide which manuals to play on (since it's not marked on the notation), or is that at the organist's descretion?
I'm right in that the organ's keyboard is not touch sensitive and that there is an expression pedal. Is there way to create your own balance between different manuals? Can the keyboard action be likened to that of a digital keyboard?
Generally, are there any dos and don'ts to organ playing?
Thank you for reading!
Ella
The organ has three manuals and is electric, that's about all I know about it. Does an organ like this have a similar sound and impact to that of a pipe organ?
I've chosen to play Pachelbel's Chaconne in F minor, as it's managable for me to learn and seems fitting. I've listened to various recordings, and can hear the voices changing all the time. I have no idea whether this is the organist pulling out and pushing in stops or changing manuals. How and when do you decide which manuals to play on (since it's not marked on the notation), or is that at the organist's descretion?
I'm right in that the organ's keyboard is not touch sensitive and that there is an expression pedal. Is there way to create your own balance between different manuals? Can the keyboard action be likened to that of a digital keyboard?
Generally, are there any dos and don'ts to organ playing?
Thank you for reading!
Ella