Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast

Today’s question was sent by Minori, and he has a challenge with articulation and phrasing in the pedal part. He writes, “while playing the organ, I just can manage to coordinate my hands and feet and it is not easy for me to care about articulation and phrasing in the pedal part.” Get more organ playing advice and inspiration at http://www.organduo.lt

This question was sent by Minori, and he writes that he is having difficulty in adjusting his organ playing to the individuality of every organ he meets. He writes: “Every organ is unique with its own touch of the keyboards and pedal. It often happens that I can play well on my practice organ but not on other organs, especially when I play on them for the first time...

Christa writes: “Hello Ausra and Vidas, Thank you very much for your podcast. It is easier for me to follow the written version, so thanks a lot for it too. My question is: How can I avoid hitting two keys in the pedals at once? It happens easily, when I have to turn a bit over the middle and play lower notes with my right foot and higher ones with my left foot. Best wishes, Christa” Get more organ playing advice and inspiration at http://www.organduo.lt

Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #109! http://www.organduo.lt/podcast Today's guest is a Canadian organist Francine Nguyen-Savaria. She entered the piano class of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal at the age of sixteen. Two years later, she entered the organ class, studying under Jean Le Buis. She graduated from the Conservatory in May 2011...

#AskVidasAndAusra 56 - Can you introduce us to the easier toccatas? by Vidas Pinkevicius

This question was sent by Morton, and he writes: “Dear Vidas, recently more people have wanted to practice on the organ in the chapel that I practice on. It is a 3 manual Johannus, and it is just fine for me. We are asked to sign up in advance for no more than four hours a week - I usually sign for two hours on two separate days. Naturally if no one has signed up, I guess anyone can practice during that time...

1882 Juozapas Radavicius organ in Kaunas Cathedral. Ludwig van Beethoven: Adagio, WoO 33/1 (arr. for Organ for 4 hands), performed by Pinkevicius Organ Duo: http://www.organduo.lt

Today’s question was sent by Morton, and he is struggling with Guilmant’s prelude based on the hymn “Thine is the Glory,” which is the paraphrase of a chorus in Judas Maccabeus. He writes: “I really hope to get that up to standard by Eastertide of 2018. My "struggle" is with certain places where I have to coordinate my hands and feet together..." http://www.organduo.lt

Morton writes: "My struggle is with playing pieces in many sharps. I don't have trouble with playing pieces written in many flats - don't ask me why... For example, David German's Trumpet Tune changes keys in the latter portion... If he had written that portion in flats I would be able to manage, but I haven't been able to manage that portion which he wrote in sharps... I have put that aside for now..." http://www.organduo.lt

Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast #108! http://www.organduo.lt/podcast Today's guest is an American organist Matthew Buller. A native of Lake Charles, Louisiana, he is a recent graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Oberlin, Ohio. He began his piano studies at age 9 and 3 years later he began his organ studies at age 12 under Calgary native Marlene Mullenix...