Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast

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Conversations about all things organ playing. Dr. Vidas Pinkevicius and Dr. Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene talk about organ practice, technique, registration, performance, improvisation, harmony, music theory and other aspects which make up Total Organist.

Episode Date
SOPP742: How much should you practice organ playing?
Aug 27, 2025
SOPP741: My dream is to learn how to play pieces that I love or that are "standard repertoire"
Aug 20, 2025
SOPP740: What is the significance, in organ registrations, of grand choeur, grand jeu and plein jeu?
Aug 13, 2025
SOPP739: My organ teacher taught me various ways to orient myself while playing the pedals
Aug 06, 2025
SOPP738: Did the Soviets allow sacred music?
Jul 30, 2025
SOPP737: Do you also compose for others, after their wishes?
Jul 22, 2025
SOPP736: Advice about my situation as a passionate organist with health problems
Jul 16, 2025
SOPP735: Ausra, ​is your technique for composing the same as Vidas?
Jul 09, 2025
SOPP734: Do you have a method not to forget pieces anymore?
Jul 02, 2025
SOPP733: I have shaking hands and the fear of messing up when playing the organ in public
Jun 25, 2025
SOPP732: I think some pieces are just inherently "mismatched" with the performer
Jun 18, 2025
SOPP731: Is it a good thing to put your hands on the bench during pedal solos?
Jun 11, 2025
SOPP730: After learning to play Bach's Trio Sonata in Eb major, I found myself reluctant to try and explore the rest of the Trio sonatas
Jun 04, 2025
SOPP729: Is there a way Total Organist would help me develop my skills faster than where I’m at now?
May 28, 2025
SOPP728: Prolific Composer James Michael Stevens: "Try to Go Slow But Never Stop"
May 21, 2025
SOPP727: Is this an embarrassingly slow tempo for BWV 624?
May 14, 2025
SOPP726: Do you think that radiating pedal boards suit heel-and-toe technique better?
May 07, 2025
SOPP725: Is it possible at 78 years old to memorize?
Apr 30, 2025
SOPP724: I need festive, more or less bold and „friendly“ pieces, at least between 3 to 5 minutes
Apr 23, 2025
SOPP723: My dream would be for the idea of improvisation not to make me very nervous and to be something I can do with some degree of confidence!
Apr 16, 2025
SOPP722: My New Year’s resolution is to be confident at improvising
Apr 09, 2025
SOPP721: Since I have some problems with my eyesight and was looking for a somewhat large written edition of Bach organ music
Mar 19, 2025
SOPP720: Could you advise me on how to play on a one manual organ?
Mar 12, 2025
SOPP 719: My dream at the moment (as on beginner level) is to coordinate the pedal playing
Feb 27, 2025
SOPP718: My stretch goal is to be a church organist
Feb 19, 2025
SOPP717: How to Accompany Plainsong Chant on the Organ
Feb 12, 2025
SOPP716: I want to increase my play from memory ability
Feb 05, 2025
SOPP 715: I'd like to play more complex pieces such as Bach D minor "Dorian" toccata and fugue fluently
Jan 29, 2025
SOPP714: When I first write fingerings in the score, partly it doesn't work anymore, when I play the piece faster
Jan 22, 2025
SOPP 713: I'm trying to think when, if ever, someone would want to use a 16' stop when playing on the manuals
Jan 13, 2025
SOPP712: How to accompany the choir for the choral anthem from a piano score at the organ
Jan 06, 2025
SOPP711: Do you have materials and videos on creating last stanza reharmonization for organ?
Dec 29, 2024
SOPP710: Currently my goal is to become a reasonably competent and confident organ player in the small local church and the local church community
Dec 22, 2024
SOPP709: I have been working on playing foot pedals for a few weeks
Dec 11, 2024
SOPP707: I started with a piece which was marked to be played articulated legato, and I had no idea what it was about
Nov 26, 2024
SOPP708: I’ve started to approach my organ pieces like my scales, ‘from memory’ and I’m definitely making progress
Mar 13, 2024
SOPP706: About our summer organ trips to Poland, Denmark, Ukraine and Latvia
Aug 30, 2023
SOPP705: I'd like to be able to accompany any song without losing the mood of the song
May 10, 2023
SOPP704: Which of your studies do you recommend for learning repertoire within a short period of time?
May 03, 2023
SOPP703: I want to become the best organist that I can be. Things holding me back are playing anxiety, physical stamina, and lack of concentration.
Mar 08, 2023
SOPP702: Are there any secrets or nuggets of wisdom as it pertains to learning difficult pieces quickly?
Mar 01, 2023
SOPP701: How do two tablets with the music score know when to switch as they do when you turn pages?
Feb 22, 2023
SOPP700: My dream is to improve my improvisation techniques
Feb 02, 2023
SOPP699: How Rorate caeli, ornamented chorale prelude by Jeanne Demessieux is constructed?
Jan 25, 2023
SOPP698: My dream is to be able to sight-read hymns well enough that a last minute change to a hymn in a church service doesn’t worry me
Jan 18, 2023
SOPP697: How to Teach in an Organ Studio Where One Student is Playing With One Finger Only and Another - Rather Well
Nov 16, 2022
SOPP696: What to do when you come to practice and there is a funeral in the church?
Nov 02, 2022
SOPP695: Total Organist Community Migrated from Basecamp to Discord
Oct 05, 2022
SOPP694: My technique has really slipped a good bit, most of my repertoire is rusty, and if I’m not careful I can get pretty discouraged
Sep 23, 2022
SOPP693: Alina Rotaru on Early Music, Playing Harpsichord and Sigismundus Lauxmin International Harpsichord Contest
Sep 21, 2022
SOPP689: I want to improve my organ pedal technique
Sep 07, 2022
SOPP687: My dream is to improve my playing with the most effective way to practice and get the most out of my practice time
Aug 24, 2022
SOPP690: My dream is to be able to play the organ confidently in the liturgy and perhaps in recitals occasionally
Aug 17, 2022
SOPP688: The main problem with being an organist is that you usually can't practice at home because most people don't own organs and even so...probably not a pipe organ!
Aug 10, 2022
SOPP685: I'm spending too much time without getting much progress
Aug 03, 2022
SOPP686: "As of January, I became the Director of Music, a position I had never expected to hold"
Jun 22, 2022
SOPP683: I want to play a full public organ recital on a fine instrument
May 25, 2022
SOPP681: I plan to buy a used electronic organ
May 11, 2022
SOPP684: My dream is to be able to play well enough that what I'm playing is recognisable
May 04, 2022
SOPP682: Since organ playing is my hobby, I can only devote maybe an hour a day to practice (sometimes even less)
Apr 27, 2022
SOPP680: My dream is to play Buxtehude and Bach reasonably well and to be able to improvise simple but beautiful melodies for the church service
Apr 20, 2022
SOPP679: "I want to tell you that I am studying this wonderful Praeludium in C from JS Bach, using your tips"
Apr 13, 2022
SOPP677: Did you have problems with your back due to organ playing, or do you know other people that had the same problem?
Mar 30, 2022
SOPP678: I also bought that organ this year but I don't know what registrations you played the music with
Mar 23, 2022
SOPP675: I want to play easier pieces well... rather than difficult pieces badly!
Mar 16, 2022
SOPP676: My goal is to be able to play a wide selection of easy to moderate standard organ pieces suitable for service use.
Feb 16, 2022
SOPP674: There is a huge part of me who would love to play again in public and there is the other part of me trying to be sensible, logical, and practical.
Feb 09, 2022
SOPP672: I’ve noticed that playing from a tablet, the pages seem to turn by themselves
Feb 02, 2022
SOPP671: I’m 75, and do know for myself, the very high difficulty of remembering my daily study already the next day.
Jan 26, 2022
SOPP670: 10 Years of Secrets of Organ Playing
Jan 05, 2022
SOPP669: A few years ago, I bought a roll-up piano hoping that it would provide a means for me to practice on my airline trips
Nov 17, 2021
SOPP668: I would like to master a variety of organ music to be able to give a performance
Nov 10, 2021
SOPP664: A lot of times, the instrument will teach you everything you need to know
Oct 06, 2021
SOPP666: Can you please clarify when using a thumb on black notes is or is not proper fingering”
Sep 29, 2021
SOPP667: I'm an advanced organist, but in all my years of studying and playing, none of my teachers has ever taught pedal scales or arpeggios
Sep 22, 2021
SOPP663: My ultimate dream in regard to organ playing would be to gain the technical facility and coordination necessary to perform the masterworks of the Baroque repertoire
Sep 15, 2021
SOPP665: Does articulate legato apply to all keyboards or just organs?
Sep 08, 2021
SOPP662: Who's the composer of that fantastic G major piece?
Sep 01, 2021
SOPP660: I've been struggling with mastering Part I of Trio Sonata No. 4 by J.S. Bach. For some reason it's harder to do than I imagined it would be.
Jul 21, 2021
SOPP658: Now I can play with both feet to both edges of the pedals, even with my heels. How did I play before?
Jul 21, 2021
SOPP656: I need to practice how to find any pedal without looking at the pedalboard
Jul 14, 2021
SOPP654: Last week I was struggling to record Trio Sonata No. 1 in Eb Major, BWV 525 by J.S. Bach
Jul 14, 2021
SOPP661: This week I was struggling to record videos. When I play, sometimes I hit the wrong key or pedal...
Jul 07, 2021
SOPP652: With all the performances and recitals I’ve been doing, it’s hard to set aside time to learn new things.
Jun 30, 2021
SOPP653: Can Baroque Articulation Be Used in Music from Later Times?
Jun 23, 2021
SOPP650: I’ve seen that you use ForScore on an iPad for reading music. I was wondering what size iPad do you use?
Jun 16, 2021
SOPP659: Keyboard Prelude Improvisation Mini Course
Jun 09, 2021
SOPP657: I hear from respected organists that these trio sonatas are some of the most difficult music to play, and you executed it perfectly!
Jun 01, 2021
SOPP648: On registration of Widor's Toccata
May 12, 2021
SOPP655: This week I’m struggling with sitting down on the organ bench
May 05, 2021
SOPP646: The first week I was not using certain muscles in the ankle area, I had sore muscles while playing organ pedals.
Apr 28, 2021
SOPP651: My goal is to become a church organist and excel in hymn playing
Apr 14, 2021
SOPP649: I thought that if there is a pickup measure in a song that the last measure of the song and the first measure should add up to one measure
Apr 14, 2021
SOPP644: My dream is to serve as an organist and lead the choir in my church organisation
Mar 31, 2021
SOPP647: My dream is to be a great concert Organist, and to be one of the most significant Organ performers in this century
Mar 17, 2021
SOPP645: These organ shoes would be very good for my funeral
Mar 10, 2021
SOPP642: With renewed energy I have heaped my attention on BWV 529, and various choral preludes, BWV 604 a favourite
Mar 03, 2021
SOPP640: There can be no doubt that the sight-reading course helped me particularly with issues of rhythm which I always found a weak point so I am grateful for that indeed
Feb 24, 2021
SOPP643: My challenge is with getting enough courage to play hymns with pedals
Feb 17, 2021
SOPP638: As you know, I am not 'original' in my writing as I recognize everything I create is derivative - a fusion of everything I have ever heard or played
Feb 17, 2021
SOPP636: I still feel like I am a slow learner, but I know how to pull apart a new piece and start making it work
Feb 10, 2021
SOPP634: Once the pandemic hit hard, I decided it was time to get an organ for my house so I could practice whenever it would be convenient for me
Feb 03, 2021
SOPP641: How do you decide on a tempo for these preludes and fugues?
Feb 03, 2021
SOPP632: Is there a reason for avoiding parallel 5ths?
Jan 27, 2021
SOPP639: Do you have a secret to playing melody in the left hand and harmonies in RH?
Jan 20, 2021
SOPP637: My goal for this coming year is a 30 minute lunchtime recital on 8 October 2021
Jan 11, 2021
SOPP630: If in a church there is a need for an organist, and the only two keyboardists are a professional concert pianist and a mediocre/intermediate organist, who would be better to play the organ?
Jan 11, 2021
SOPP628: At 72 years of age my goal is to play some of Bach's organ music with musicality and appropriate style
Jan 06, 2021
SOPP635: Do you have a course that goes in order from kind of the beginning?
Dec 16, 2020
SOPP633: I printed the paper pedal board that you made available on your website!
Dec 16, 2020
SOPP626: I am very interested in developing my sight reading abilities to a high level, where I could just grab any composition and play it at tempo
Dec 16, 2020
SOPP624: Sometimes I read a treble clef like a bass clef
Dec 05, 2020
SOPP631: What is a minimum of major/minor scales, vs Hanon finger exercises, vs practicing a piece?
Dec 05, 2020
SOPP629: Thank you for all you do, all you online organists are amazing at this time and offer so much to those of us who feel safer not going to church, a real godsend indeed
Dec 02, 2020
SOPP627: I had a stroke which hit my left hand very hard. It is slow and lazy.
Dec 02, 2020
SOPP622: Thanks Vidas for the complete pedaling and instructions. It has created a great opportunity for me to focus on the pedal technique for early music beyond toes only.
Nov 11, 2020
SOPP625: I live in Spain and here there are few organ teachers
Nov 04, 2020
SOPP620: The speed of this piece and transparency of registration made me appreciate how generous the acoustic is at your church
Oct 29, 2020
SOPP623: Although I often needed more than fifteen minutes to work on a given assignment, my feet now know where to go and my hips and body now support my balance and the ability to play a passage leg
Oct 24, 2020
SOPP621: My sight reading of notes and rhythms both improved significantly from 9 months ago
Oct 23, 2020
SOPP618: The more complicated rhythms are my favorites for sight-reading
Oct 21, 2020
SOPP619: The variations of the Genevan Psalms are of interest to me
Sep 30, 2020
SOPP616: I want to improvise hymns over modern pop and musical music
Sep 30, 2020
SOPP617: One measure is just not coming"
Sep 11, 2020
SOPP615: A really useful and helpful upload explaining how you produce such wonderful recordings
Sep 10, 2020
SOPP614: The organ world needs more videos like this
Sep 09, 2020
SOPP613: "These problems occur when I am playing very slowly in rhythm."
Sep 09, 2020
SOPP612: “I don’t really understand the difference between open and closed position chords”
Sep 09, 2020
SOPP610: “Can finger substitutions be used in slow baroque music, such as Kyrie by Cabezon?"
Sep 09, 2020
SOPP608: "For the moment my challenge is BWV 564"
Sep 08, 2020
SOPP611: You uploaded the whole suite by Krebs!
Aug 12, 2020
SOPP606: Why MUST we use articulate legato touch?
Aug 12, 2020
SOPP609: Thank you so much for the video of you working on Vierne Final, Symphony No. 1
Aug 12, 2020
SOPP607: I am a pianist and I’d love to get the pedals working
Aug 05, 2020
SOPP604: I’m now in the process of replicating your Hauptwerk setup
Jul 29, 2020
SOPP605: SOPP605: My dream for playing organ is to play in church services and in concerts
Jul 26, 2020
SOPP603: It is very easy to miss repeated accidentals
Jul 02, 2020
SOPP602: Your organ duet recital was wonderful… so inspiring
Jun 30, 2020
SOPP600: I'm currently learning the Dubois Toccata in G No 3
Jun 28, 2020
SOPP598: I’m trying to improve my trills
Jun 27, 2020
SOPP601: I am excited to get into one of the courses on Total Organist again
Jun 26, 2020
SOPP596: I notice you’ve gotten into Hauptwerk as well, which is cool
Jun 25, 2020
SOPP594: I am learning a lot about new ways of playing organ from taking this course
Jun 23, 2020
SOP599: I do not have a lot of time to practice
Jun 17, 2020
SOPP597: Learning big fugues and 32nd notes
Jun 16, 2020
SOPP592: Confidence and sight-reading
Jun 14, 2020
SOPP595: How much is the price of an organ for a home, and where can I buy one?
Jun 10, 2020
SOPP593: I am actually a jazz guitar player who has long been passionate about Baroque organ music
Jun 07, 2020
SOPP590: My dream for organ playing: To be able to play with above average results for an audience
Jun 04, 2020
SOPP588: My main difficulty are the unexpected changes in rhythms and jumping notes
Jun 02, 2020
SOPP591: My dream is to get into the Royal Academy of music
May 28, 2020
SOPP589: I am in the process of memorizing a piece, based upon what I am learning in this course!
May 19, 2020
SOPP578: I would like to study the Bach's BWV 532 and 552
May 19, 2020
SOPP586: What is the rule regarding accidentals?
May 10, 2020
SOPP584: I'm at a beginner/intermediate level, there's no way I can tackle a large Bach fugue
May 06, 2020
SOPP585: Someone is bound to ask me to play the BWV565 Toccata, so I must learn to play it properly
May 06, 2020
SOPP581: Thanks very much Vidas. This should also be interesting as a pedal exercise technique.
Apr 28, 2020
SOPP583: Crista Miller on Organist's Life During Quarantine
Apr 27, 2020
SOPP582: I think sight reading is my weakest area
Apr 24, 2020
SOPP580: I love the harmonies for ‘O Sacred head sore wounded’
Apr 24, 2020
SOPP577: Serving at the organ to lead a congregation of untrained singers
Apr 20, 2020
SOPP579: Definitely counting while reading new music is helping me to keep on a stable rhythm
Apr 03, 2020
SOPP576: I tend to focus too much on what I am playing on Sunday
Apr 02, 2020
SOPP575: I like that Total Organist is keeping me focused on my practicing, and how to practice
Mar 27, 2020
SOPP573: My challenge is with sticking with a schedule of practicing and time management
Mar 20, 2020
SOPP571: I’m struggling with keeping all fingers on the keyboard
Mar 17, 2020
SOPP578: Nicole Keller on Listening to a Lot of Other Music Besides Organ
Mar 15, 2020
SOPP574: In Total Organist I am learning a lot
Mar 15, 2020
SOPP572: It would be nice to have a tutorial with you talking about certain sections of BWV 565
Mar 11, 2020
SOPP569: I have set a goal for myself to give a solo concert at my church in May
Mar 10, 2020
SOPP570: What kind of materials will I expect to improve technique, sight-reading and hymn playing?
Mar 06, 2020
SOPP566: Your course was very helpful in getting back to my “roots”
Mar 04, 2020
SOPP567: I am working hard on Prelude in the Classic Style by Gordon Young
Feb 25, 2020
SOPP568: Do you have the pedaling of D major scale in the Baroque style?
Feb 21, 2020
SOPP564: Important to me is to take songs which are outside of the Church or Classic repertoire
Feb 15, 2020
SOPP563: When is the optimal moment to decide the fingering?
Feb 14, 2020
SOPP565: I practise every day for at least two hours and my latest piece is BWV 538
Feb 13, 2020
SOPP559: Total Organist and my compositions
Feb 11, 2020
SOPP561: My organ playing is improving and has improved drastically
Feb 09, 2020
SOPP560: I would love to be back on the organ bench playing confidently
Feb 06, 2020
SOPP557: Because of a very late start, my playing resembles one of your slow-motion videos
Feb 05, 2020
SOPP556: Could you suggest a piece of music for organ which could be shared with a violin player
Feb 04, 2020
SOPP562: Dylan McCaig on Finding Some Repertoire You Absolutely Love
Feb 02, 2020
SOPP555: Use stocking feet or bare feet while playing organ pedals?
Feb 01, 2020
SOPP552: The little finger on my right hand is giving me problems
Jan 29, 2020
SOPP548: My goal as an organ player is to be able to play organ for worship services regularly
Jan 28, 2020
SOPP558: Hans Davidsson on the Upcoming Gothenburg International Organ Festival 2020
Jan 26, 2020
SOPP553: I have seen Your videos about improvisation on Major and Minor chords and rhythmical canon
Jan 22, 2020
SOPP554: Quite a few years ago I was pretty good playing fantasy and choral by Jan Zwart
Jan 17, 2020
SOPP550: Tips on organizing church music program
Jan 16, 2020
SOPP547: I was never taught early fingering
Jan 12, 2020
SOPP546: I struggle the most with coordination
Jan 11, 2020
SOPP544: Can I get a free music notes software that will guide me in composing songs?
Jan 10, 2020
SOPP540: I almost fell asleep practicing BWV 659
Jan 09, 2020
SOPP537: I discovered I am not growing to the level I aspired to get to in organ playing
Jan 08, 2020
SOPP534: I am looking forward to the organ trip to Paris in April
Jan 07, 2020
SOPP549: John Higgins About Practicing Slowly, Visualization And Counting Out Loud
Jan 05, 2020
SOPP542: Can you direct me to any suitable organ music useful for devotions in Catholic Church?
Jan 04, 2020
SOPP538: I am 65 years old and have only returned to organ playing in 2014 after 35 years
Jan 03, 2020
SOPP543: Being an organist and pianist, I spend a lot of time alone
Jan 02, 2020
SOPP535: Improving registration on the organ
Dec 31, 2019
SOPP545: Daniel Moult On Being An Ambassador Of An English Organ
Dec 27, 2019
SOPP532: In recent years I had to give up organ playing in public because of my physical health
Dec 26, 2019
SOPP541: Frank Mento About The Complete Harpsichord Method
Dec 20, 2019
SOPP539: My organ only has 25 pedals
Dec 19, 2019
SOPP531: Michael Calabris On Organ Composition, Performance And Distribution
Dec 14, 2019
SOPP536: How can a self-taught organist become proficient and get to the master level of the organ?
Dec 13, 2019
SOPP530: Samuel Giddy About the Organ As Rhetorical Instrument
Dec 08, 2019
SOPP523: I must get moving soon or I will not be qualified to call myself an organist any more
Dec 06, 2019
SOPP520: How to get young kids to be more excited during organ demonstrations?
Dec 05, 2019
SOPP517: “"How would "articulate legato" be notated in a score vs. normal legato?
Dec 05, 2019
SOPP533: I read from your post that you classify BWV 565 as advanced level
Dec 03, 2019
SOPP529: Christophe Mantoux on Being Surrounded by Sound
Dec 01, 2019
SOPP512: My dream is to be an excellent performer of early music and hymnody
Nov 28, 2019
SOPP528: Martin Sander About Organ Playing, Being Competition Judge And Physical Chemistry
Nov 24, 2019
SOPP509: I spend too much time on new pieces and too little time on pieces learned earlier
Nov 22, 2019
SOPP527: Tyler Boehmer About Participating in the Ciurlionis Organ Competition
Nov 17, 2019
SOPP525: I was nervous of becoming too one-sidedly Dutch/Germanic in my repertoire
Nov 15, 2019
SOPP504: The hardest part I ever studied was the harmony I never understood
Nov 15, 2019
SOPP502: The pedals are not second nature to me yet, unlike, say, doing scales on a piano
Nov 14, 2019
SOPP526: Carson Cooman On How To Create One Composition Every Week For 27 Years
Nov 10, 2019
SOPP499: What are the numbers at the beginning of the piece for French harmonium?
Nov 07, 2019
SOPP524: I can still play but things feel different. I have reduced feeling in my fingers
Nov 05, 2019
SOPP521: When I play an organ I look too much at my hands
Oct 29, 2019
SOPP516: Paul Ayres About His Organ Music
Oct 27, 2019
SOPP522: This week, I’ve been struggling the most with having an 8 hour sleep at night
Oct 26, 2019
SOPP519: I’m learning quite a bit of French music to play during upcoming visits to Paris
Oct 25, 2019
SOPP518: I need training on my sight reading ability and skills
Oct 25, 2019
SOPP514: I find pedal playing a challenge because it is relatively new to me
Oct 21, 2019
SOPP515: Wolfram Kampffmeyer About His Paper Organ Project
Oct 20, 2019
SOPP513: I feel bad when I get the next week's email and I haven't even finished the previous one
Oct 16, 2019
SOPP510: My main challenge is accuracy in all parts, especially pedals
Oct 16, 2019
SOPP498: If I could I would practice organ 10 hours a day
Oct 16, 2019
SOPP511: I retired after 35 years and have gone back to study Organ Performance
Oct 15, 2019
SOPP507: Soloying out the melody in a hymn
Oct 15, 2019
SOPP508: Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra on Improvisation, Carillon, Composing, and Marginalized Voices
Oct 12, 2019
SOPP506: My playing is improving - which is good news - but slowly
Oct 09, 2019
SOPP505: I’ve been struggling with fingering the most this week
Oct 09, 2019
SOPP495: Unfortunately the organ music is almost dead here in Costa Rica
Oct 08, 2019
SOPP503: I would love to be able to play Widor’s Toccata
Oct 07, 2019
SOPP501: Auke Jongbloed on transcribing old organ manuscripts
Oct 06, 2019
SOPP491: Jonathan Embry About Playing Hugo Distler's Organ Music
Sep 29, 2019
SOPP500: We've reached 500 episodes!
Sep 26, 2019
SOPP492: I wonder what are the best ways for teaching new hymns?
Sep 24, 2019
SOPP490 Andreas Spahn on a More Efficient Organ Practice
Sep 22, 2019
SOPP496: No motivation - no touch, fingering or pedaling
Sep 19, 2019
SOPP497: I am just playing around now
Sep 16, 2019
SOPP486: I was on a one week boat trip and could not practice at all
Sep 16, 2019
SOPP481: What level of harmony I need to follow the course of Prelude Improvisation Formula?
Sep 16, 2019
SOPP489 Pastor de Lasala on Letting the Instrument Show You How to Play
Sep 13, 2019
SOPP494: Open score for choir parts is always a challenge
Sep 13, 2019
SOPP493: My goal is to spend time at the organ/piano everyday
Sep 10, 2019
SOPP485: Jeremy Owens on Developing a Better Organ Technique
Sep 08, 2019
SOPP487: I am struggling with the 32nd notes, how do I count them?
Sep 07, 2019
SOPP488: Will be looking into Tournemire's work
Sep 06, 2019
SOPP478: I’ve been with you for only a few days, but what you say is right-on
Aug 31, 2019
SOPP484: James Flores about practicing and sharing in the right places to make miracles happen
Aug 31, 2019
SOPP475: About our organ duet recital in Svendborg
Aug 30, 2019
SOPP482: Are pedal arpeggios supposed to be all legato?
Aug 27, 2019
SOPP483: Starting out “with a bang” on the 10 Day Pedal Challenge and Pedal Virtuoso course
Aug 27, 2019
SOPP480: Today I will be going over hymns not familiar to my congregation
Aug 21, 2019
SOPP479: I am an ordained minister, with some experience in music
Aug 21, 2019
SOPP476: Playing in churches with very resonant acoustics
Aug 10, 2019
SOPP477: One of my dreams for organ playing is reaching higher and lower for pedals
Aug 10, 2019
SOPP473: I am trying not to worry about struggling, I just want to make music as good as I can
Aug 07, 2019
SOPP472: I worked on Meditation of Vierne. Not used to playing double flats. It was fun.
Aug 07, 2019
SOPP469: I worked on Meditation by Vierne and the first page of Vierne Carillon
Aug 06, 2019
SOPP474: I work as a musician playing organ in churches for weddings, services and funerals
Jul 30, 2019
SOPP471: Only a portion of the congregation listens to the preludes and postlude
Jul 30, 2019
SOPP470: Discovering Kirnberger III temperament
Jul 28, 2019
SOPP466: I could not stay with my new organ teacher after all because I am just so busy at work
Jul 23, 2019
SOPP463: I am finishing up learning the notes to the Bach Prelude in D, BWV 532
Jul 23, 2019
SOPP467: How to play the opening of Franck's First Chorale?
Jul 21, 2019
SOPP468: I want to become a world-class organist, and I have difficulties in playing advanced music
Jul 20, 2019
SOPP464: I want to play hymns with a very clean and clear technique
Jul 19, 2019
SOPP460: I am 72 years old and it takes longer to learn things that it did when I was 17
Jul 19, 2019
SOPP465: I would like to learn to play masterpieces of baroque music
Jul 19, 2019
SOPP462: I want to learn Carillon of Westminster by Vierne, which I purchased score from you
Jul 15, 2019
SOPP461: I cannot possibly play those exercises as indicated with toe and heel
Jul 13, 2019
SOPP457: I do have to work on my pedaling some more work on my coordination between hands and feet
Jul 12, 2019
SOPP459: I want to spice my music creativity with some great organ sonic vocabulary
Jul 11, 2019
SOPP458: Total Organist has the taste of being very intriguing and complete
Jul 09, 2019
SOPP454: My dream for organ playing is to be able to play classical pieces like the professionals do
Jul 06, 2019
SOPP455: I found a Facebook video of an organ student of yours playing the Dupont Meditation
Jul 04, 2019
SOPP456: My dream for my organ playing is to really enjoy playing well
Jul 01, 2019
SOPP451: It really is possible to relearn to play the organ at age 64!
Jun 27, 2019
SOPP453: Mastering any organ composition a week before performance?
Jun 26, 2019
SOPP448: My dream for organ playing is to be able to play, at very least hymns
Jun 25, 2019
SOPP452: What are the prerequisites to Organ Hymn Improvisation Master Course Level 1?
Jun 21, 2019
SOPP449: I am very bad at practicing and need some help to get started again
Jun 18, 2019
SOPP450: I want o be able to play all the hymns of my church
Jun 17, 2019
SOPP447: I bought shoes from Organmaster but I didn’t quite like it. Do you have any recommendation?
Jun 15, 2019
SOPP446: Soon I would like to start learning Noel X by Daquin (beginning)
Jun 14, 2019
SOPP446: Soon I would like to start learning Noel X by Daquin (beginning)
Jun 08, 2019
SOPP444: The control of the nervousness in performance
Jun 07, 2019
SOPP445: My dream is to be a good sight reader and solving the note quickly
Jun 06, 2019
SOPP441: Learning music by ear
Jun 04, 2019
SOPP443: About Choir organ at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris
Jun 01, 2019
SOPP440: I have given some thought to blogging—particularly since my studies focus on early music
May 30, 2019
SOPP434: Can you explain how crescendo roller works?
May 28, 2019
SOPP442: Now I have to drill it every year
May 24, 2019
SOPP437: How could practice in writing make playing easier?
May 20, 2019
SOPP428: Joining Total Organist is the best thing I’ve done since Christmas
May 17, 2019
SOPP439: More improvisation and some theory on counterpoint and how canons are constructed
May 13, 2019
SOPP436: I am working hard on the pedal parts of every piece I practice
May 07, 2019
SOPP433: Should I think in 3rds and 6ths or should I think harmonically?
May 07, 2019
SOPP435: Slow practice for accuracy
May 02, 2019
SOPP432: Legato in organ pedals
May 01, 2019
SOPP431: I struggle with finding time to work on expanding my organ skills and techniques
Apr 30, 2019
SOPP429: Loving every second as it gives me something to work on daily
Apr 25, 2019
SOPP430: I find it much easier to play the hymns with 3 fingers and both feet
Apr 23, 2019
SOPP427: Since then, my playing has deteriorated
Apr 23, 2019
SOPP426: Some practical strategies to improve phrasing
Apr 19, 2019
SOPP406: Recovering from mistakes in hymn playing
Apr 18, 2019
SOPP425: Pedal virtuoso master course bonus materials
Apr 15, 2019
SOPP424: Which other clefs are there besides two G, two C, and one F?
Apr 13, 2019
SOPP423: How much such displays help in singing
Apr 07, 2019
SOPP418: I am not sure what exactly the notes should be
Apr 06, 2019
SOPP422: he harmony course is like a brain exercise
Apr 05, 2019
SOPP417: I’m arthritic and find it difficult to move joints easily, especially the ankles and hips
Apr 04, 2019
How To Harmonize C Major Scale?
Apr 03, 2019
SOPP420: Playing Bach’s Two Part Inventions with pedals
Apr 02, 2019
Blue Jay (Organ Improvisation) - My entry for Whaleshares Open Mic Contest Week 24
Apr 02, 2019
SOPP419: I could never play a triplet with one hand and four 16th notes with the other hand together
Mar 22, 2019
SOPP416: The sight-reading course is working out fine for me
Mar 22, 2019
SOPP415: Tried to improvise a canon between the soprano and tenor
Mar 22, 2019
Happy 334th Birthday J.S. Bach!
Mar 21, 2019
SOPP414: I have been struggling with the Bach Dorian Fugue
Mar 21, 2019
Trying out the organ at Aula Parva of Vilnius University
Mar 19, 2019
SOPP411: Compositional characteristics of Max Reger's organ music
Mar 12, 2019
SOPP412: There are a couple of scales that may require orthopedic surgery on my ankles
Mar 12, 2019
Spring (Organ Improvisation), My Entry For Whaleshares Open Mic Contest Week 21
Mar 12, 2019
Deeper Winter, organ improvisation (my entry for Whaleshares Open Mic Contest Week 20)
Mar 07, 2019
SOPP413: I enjoy your ideas on improvisation in the modern style
Mar 07, 2019
SOPP410: My keyboard harmony is weak
Mar 04, 2019
SOPP409: Getting a little frustrated with the Bach Dorian Fugue
Mar 04, 2019
SOPP408: I am not comfortable with thirds in the pedals
Mar 02, 2019
SOPP403: Remind your students of Dupré 79 Chorals, a very useful set
Mar 01, 2019
Tuning Pedal Trompete 8 Tenor D Pipe
Mar 01, 2019
Sitting on the organ bench
Mar 01, 2019
SOPP407: I'm taking two lines from a hymn every day and taking it through the circle of fifths
Feb 28, 2019
SOPP405: I’m wondering if you know of any settings of the psalms for liturgical use in Lithuanian?
Feb 27, 2019
SOPP402: When I play faster it just sounds rushed, irregular and without any real feeling
Feb 26, 2019
SOPP399: I feel very much at home with the organist community
Feb 23, 2019
SOPP396: This week I’m making stupid mistakes (and different ones every time)
Feb 22, 2019
SOPP393: I would like to finish my pedal course and move on to a hymn improvisation class
Feb 19, 2019
SOPP404: Instead of practicing I ate and slept on the couch all evening
Feb 18, 2019
SOPP401: I am so much enjoying organ playing again
Feb 17, 2019
SOPP397: I have purchased several of your fingerings of old music and find them extremely useful
Feb 16, 2019
SOPP390: Pedalboard on the church organ hasn’t been working for a few weeks.
Feb 12, 2019
SOPP398: It doesn't let me download the score
Feb 11, 2019
SOPP384: Can we just be more creative with notes on the page?
Feb 11, 2019
SOPP387: When I've finished practicing, I was completely wet
Feb 11, 2019
SOPP395: Today I got some stretch nylon gloves, actually made for women
Feb 08, 2019
SOPP394: How to identify a piece of organ literature by level of difficulty
Feb 08, 2019
SOPP391: I made some mistakes on a couple of verses and it didn't go as I would have liked
Feb 07, 2019
SOPP388: By deconstructing the mode, do you mean improvising?
Feb 07, 2019
SOPP 389: Concentrating during preludes and postludes
Feb 06, 2019
SOPP370: What 2019 will bring?
Feb 02, 2019
SOPP368: The most important issue is my physical limitations
Feb 02, 2019
SOPP392: Why are Bach's chorales so special?
Feb 01, 2019
SOPP381: I have just started a new job and I find it extremely challenging to focus on anything else
Jan 31, 2019
SOPP369: Do you have any other fingered editions of other pieces by north German baroque composers
Jan 29, 2019
SOPP386: My dream is to play two or three pieces very well
Jan 26, 2019
SOPP385: I constructed a mini-keyboard with two buttons, mounted under the manual
Jan 26, 2019
SOPP382: Thank you for the challenge and this unexpected health benefit
Jan 25, 2019
SOPP383: Forcing myself to practice slowly to be very accurate
Jan 23, 2019
SOPP380: I like the idea of submitting videos to you as part of the organ competition
Jan 21, 2019
SOPP379: I need to recognize the patterns
Jan 21, 2019
SOPP378: Bringing out the melody of BWV 613 and similar pieces
Jan 19, 2019
SOPP377: Recording an organ DVD
Jan 16, 2019
SOPP374: What I like already is the fact that I have some sort of schedule which I can work along
Jan 13, 2019
SOPP371: How does Basecamp help me?
Jan 10, 2019
SOPP376: I work at a church where organist is required to play and sing at the same time
Jan 09, 2019
SOPP373: I started playing the organ aged 53
Jan 09, 2019
SOPP375: Why the focus on using fingerings inspired by these older keyboards?
Jan 09, 2019
SOPP365: My big problem is confidence
Jan 06, 2019
SOPP372: Reaching a third with left foot when above middle C
Jan 06, 2019
SOPP367: Does it take three times the knowledge of music to be able to compose?
Jan 05, 2019
SOPP364: It's really worth trying to play a dress rehearsal at least two months before
Jan 04, 2019
SOPP366: I cannot use someone else's fingerings
Jan 02, 2019
SOPP362: I shall re-learn Dupre's Prelude and Fugue in B major in the New Year
Dec 29, 2018
SOPP363: An unexpected early Christmas present thanks to you two
Dec 29, 2018
SOPP361: Why is it bad to double the bass line in the left hand?
Dec 27, 2018
SOPP360: With good organ shoes, pedal miracles will happen!
Dec 21, 2018
SOPP357: Finding time to do the work I want to do
Dec 21, 2018
SOPP359: Speeding up fingerwork
Dec 19, 2018
SOPP358: How would you rate the "Fanfare" by Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens for difficulty?
Dec 18, 2018
SOPP354: Finding the time for practice is the hardest thing
Dec 16, 2018
SOPP351: Optimal hymn pedaling for beginners
Dec 16, 2018
SOPP355: I've been following/completing each email as best I am able to get the time
Dec 15, 2018
SOPP356: Additional thoughts about organist shoes
Dec 14, 2018
SOPP353: Memorizing a 3-voice piece
Dec 12, 2018
SOPP352: I have been given the keys for 2 of the churches in my parish
Dec 12, 2018
SOPP345: Who should be playing melody and who should be the accompanist?
Dec 08, 2018
SOPP350: Two recent developments have made me feel ready for my first Bach Prelude and/or Fugue
Dec 06, 2018
SOPP349: I would like to ask about an exotic pedal form, in German Stummelpedal
Dec 04, 2018
SOPP347: Tips on playing "On This Day, Earth Shall Ring"
Dec 04, 2018
SOPP342: Top 10 of Vidas' Organ Videos
Dec 02, 2018
SOPP346: I would love to learn a part of Daquin's Noel for Christmas!
Nov 30, 2018
SOPP344: How do you articulate a unison?
Nov 29, 2018
SOPP341: I just came across your youtube of Estampie Retrove from the Robertsbridge Codex
Nov 29, 2018
SOPP339: How do you develop "melodik ohr"?
Nov 28, 2018
SOPP343: Top 10 Ausra's Organ Videos
Nov 27, 2018
SOPP338: Fixing keys in digital organs
Nov 27, 2018
SOPP340: About a low fifth sound
Nov 26, 2018
SOPP337: Playing French Classical Organ Repertoire
Nov 25, 2018
SOPP Happy Thanksgiving 2018
Nov 22, 2018
SOPP336: Registration of Vierne's Final from Symphony No. 1
Nov 20, 2018
SOPP335: I'm still looking for organ shoes, but my feet are extra wide
Nov 19, 2018
SOPP334: African drumming and organ playing
Nov 18, 2018
SOPP333: I think it is not a torture, it is a necessity for Bach
Nov 17, 2018
SOPP332: I believe I have practiced too hard for too long
Nov 16, 2018
SOPP331: Could you please take a look at my suggestion for progression in C major and a minor
Nov 15, 2018
SOPP330: This past Sunday I completed the 40-week course
Nov 13, 2018
SOPP329: I am having pain in my inside right groin from trying to hold my knees and feet together
Nov 12, 2018
SOPP327: I recently purchased your fingering for BWV 553
Nov 11, 2018
SOPP328: A certain publishing house has expressed an interest in publishing one of my compositions
Nov 10, 2018
SOPP326: My dream in organ playing is to play impressive songs with lots of stops
Nov 09, 2018
SOPP323: Keeping my mind from wandering and resisting the temptation to sightread at tempo
Nov 07, 2018
SOPP325: I have a teacher now for 5 years, tough lady, very demanding
Nov 06, 2018
SOPP324: I have heard it is possible to create the illusion of a 32' in the pedals
Nov 05, 2018
SOPP322: On accompanying the congregation and improvising
Nov 04, 2018
SOPP320: I am only 5'1" and can't block the church organ up
Nov 04, 2018
SOPP321: The music you’ve created and performed here is deeply profound and moving to me
Nov 03, 2018
SOPP319: Have you ever partaken in an event where 2 keyboards were used?
Oct 31, 2018
SOPP318: The nervousness really I need help with
Oct 31, 2018
SOPP317: My challenge continues to be aware of posture + unrelaxed hands
Oct 30, 2018
SOPP316: If I made mistakes, it was usually in my left hand!
Oct 29, 2018
SOPP315: I’m struggling with the pedal exercises
Oct 27, 2018
SOPP314: I am struggling with keeping the practice slow
Oct 27, 2018
SOPP313: I'm feeling a bit frustrated with seemingly little progress
Oct 25, 2018
SOPP311: I'm dreaming to play organs for fundraising concerts and worship accompaniment
Oct 24, 2018
SOPP312: I'm playing for a wedding and have some issues with performance anxiety
Oct 23, 2018
SOPP309: When was the organ introduced into the Christian liturgy?
Oct 19, 2018
SOPP310: My dream is to become a competent, versatile and creative church organist
Oct 18, 2018
SOPP308: Performing a long trill in Bach's Dorian Toccata
Oct 17, 2018
SOPP306: I'm making a slow progress on Bach Level 1 course
Oct 16, 2018
SOPP307: Do you recommend total legato for hymn playing in any situation?
Oct 15, 2018
SOPP305: I enjoyed the Bach organ tour but the big surprise was how sharp most of the organs were
Oct 15, 2018
SOPP304: During the postlude at this mornings service in BWV 555 bad things just started happening
Oct 13, 2018
SOPP303: I would like to apply for, and be admitted into, a doctoral program in Organ Performance
Oct 11, 2018
SOPP302: When and how do i start learning congregational opening hymns?
Oct 09, 2018
SOPP301: Do organ builders have online database with specs on every instrument they’ve built?
Oct 08, 2018
SOPP300: Additional Advice for Adding Improvisation Hymn Harmonizations
Oct 08, 2018
SOPP299: How to improve finger accuracy, especially with fast passages?
Oct 05, 2018
SOPP298: Registration of Bach's Trio sonata in Eb Major, BWV 525
Oct 03, 2018
SOPP297: It's much pleasure to practice the pedal course
Oct 03, 2018
SOPP296: One day I hope to be able to play hymns for a small church
Sep 28, 2018
SOPP295: Played the opening pedal passage for a short person in BWV 532
Sep 28, 2018
SOPP294: I create my own organ accompaniment for the mass setting
Sep 27, 2018
SOPP293: I'm struggling with finding practice time
Sep 21, 2018
SOPP292: My organ has completely broken down and cannot be repaired
Sep 21, 2018
SOPP291: Lately I've been having trouble with osteoarthritis in my right hand
Sep 19, 2018
SOPP290: My dreams are to be able to improvise postludes
Sep 19, 2018
SOPP289: I want to become a great organist and composer
Sep 17, 2018
SOPP288: My biggest challenges are pedal playing and registration
Sep 12, 2018
SOPP287: My biggest struggle has always been, just do it
Sep 12, 2018
SOPP286: When I'm playing Sine Nomine the 4th or 5th time through, I start to make mistakes
Sep 10, 2018
SOPP285: How should I play Bach on smaller church organs in buildings that have flat acoustics?
Sep 10, 2018
SOPP284: How can you detect the German, French, English spirit or accent in Bach’s suites?
Sep 08, 2018
SOPP283: Do you articulate all of the parts in early music?
Sep 05, 2018
SOPP282: My dream is to be able to play some of my favorite music on a good pipe organ
Sep 04, 2018
SOPP281: Please I need tutorials on playing varied hymn harmonies
Sep 04, 2018
SOPP280: I have a hard time finding pieces for violin and short octave organ
Sep 01, 2018
SOPP278: Pedal Virtuoso Master Course materials arrived fast
Aug 31, 2018
SOPP279: How to accompany a singing audience during a church service
Aug 30, 2018
SOPP277: My dream is to sit down at the organ console and play and improvise whatever I want
Aug 28, 2018
SOPP276: Feedback about Carsten's improvisations
Aug 28, 2018
SOPP275: My hobby of organ playing suffered a lot
Aug 25, 2018
SOPP273: Would you please rate the top 10 most popular organ toccatas in difficulty?
Aug 25, 2018
SOPP274: What are the techniques for playing scales perfectly?
Aug 23, 2018
SOPP272: My biggest challenge is still to be patient
Aug 23, 2018
SOPP271: My dream is to become proficient at playing hymns on the organ, after years of not playing
Aug 22, 2018
SOPP270: My dream is to continue improving my organ playing musically and technically
Aug 22, 2018
SOPP269: A program suggestion for the organ with general and divisional pistons and toe stops
Aug 14, 2018
SOPP268: Solutions for back and neck pain when playing the organ
Aug 14, 2018
SOPP267: What software do I use to create my musical compositions?
Aug 14, 2018
SOPP266: It’s important, for organists to show people the instrument
Aug 14, 2018
SOPP265: The tempo of Alla breve section of BWV 532
Aug 13, 2018
SOPP264: Types of liturgical pieces for organ
Aug 11, 2018
SOPP262: I'm slowly regaining my skills
Aug 07, 2018
SOPP263: About pedal points
Aug 06, 2018
SOPP261: I wonder if you have had the experience of playing music from a tablet?
Aug 04, 2018
SOPP260: Our Experience Of Playing At St. Paul's Cathedral In London
Aug 04, 2018
SOPP259: I now want to take my piano playing to a concert pianist level
Aug 01, 2018
SOPP258: You inspired me to "go public" with my journey learning organ improvisations
Aug 01, 2018
SOPP257: please teach me to do full pedaling in organ
Jul 31, 2018
SOPP256: My Boellmann’s Suite Gothique performance at church went alright
Jul 31, 2018
SOPP255: Most difficult are the physical challenges and the lack of motivation to practice
Jul 24, 2018
SOPP254: How to find people who are interested in your music?
Jul 24, 2018
SOPP253: I am enjoying very much browsing your Course Materials and making downloads
Jul 24, 2018
SOPP252: Speed is a wonderful gift to have, but speed is an illusion
Jul 18, 2018
SOPP251: I'm really glad I have encountered such an opportunity from you
Jul 17, 2018
SOPP250: I practice everyday but I am still internalizing the note and finger positioning
Jul 17, 2018
AVA249: I want to be confident with articulation, pedals, and registration as I accompany hymns
Jul 16, 2018
AVA248: I passed the CAGO from the American Guild of Organists today
Jul 16, 2018
AVA247: The improvement I’m feeling may not be apparent, but I have pushed through several things
Jul 16, 2018
AVA246: My challenge is to keep all these pieces warm
Jul 16, 2018
AVA245: I have never played hymn melody in feet or in tenor range
Jul 16, 2018
AVA244: I improvise at every service
Jul 16, 2018
AVA243: Comparison of Dupre's Improvisation Method On A Free Theme With Sonata Form
Jul 16, 2018
AVA242: I love playing the organ but I never learned how to finger a piece so as to learn it well
Jul 16, 2018
AVA241: How one knows to play on the manuals or pedals if the notation is not the usual 3 staves?
Jul 16, 2018
AVA240: Unfortunately I am not playing the organ at present due to a hand injury
Jul 16, 2018
Andante in D Major, MWV W 32 by Felix Mendelssohn (performed by Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene)
Jul 16, 2018
AVA239: I play at home on a classic digital organ, spiritual classics, Baroque and Romantic music
Jul 16, 2018
AVA238: l don't have the organ in my house so my organ playing does not improve
Jul 16, 2018
AVA237: I’m trying to speed up the Toccata from the Suite Gothique by Leon Boellmann
Jul 16, 2018
AVA236: What is originality in organ improvisation?
Jul 16, 2018
AVA235: What is very nice about your blog-podcast is that Ausra and Vidas are like a Socratic dialog
Jul 16, 2018
AVA234: Thanks a lot for your advice about how to improvise Prelude in Bach’s style
Jul 16, 2018
AVA233: How Often Do You Improvise In A Church Service (Continued)
Jul 16, 2018
AVA232: How often do you improvise for a service?
Jul 16, 2018
AVA231: It's hard to get Bach’s In dulci jubilo, BWV 608 from Orgelbuchlein up to speed
Jul 16, 2018
AVA230: The Total Organist courses are excellent for me
Jul 16, 2018
AVA229: Discussion of Vilnius University Unda Maris organ studio concert (continued)
Jul 16, 2018
AVA228: DIscussion of Organ Studio Unda Maris Concert
Jul 16, 2018
AVA227: I want to capture the artistic interpretation immediately
Jul 16, 2018
AVA226: Could Jesu Meine Freude, BWV 610, be setup with a big registration - reeds and mixtures?
Jul 16, 2018
AVA225: What makes a good free theme
Jul 16, 2018
AVA224: What Are The Elements Of A Good Fugue Theme
Jul 16, 2018
AVA223: I have a good grasp of the pedals
Jul 16, 2018
AVA222: I’m struggling with recognizing patterns in the form of chords, completely and independent
Jul 16, 2018
AVA221: My improvisation is very simple, but I learned a lot
Jul 16, 2018
AVA220: It seems to take me ages to learn a hymn
Jul 16, 2018
AVA219: Would a given piece of music have the same "feel" if transposed to a different key?
Jul 16, 2018
AVA218: I am working on BWV 615 (In dir ist Freude) from the Orgelbüchlein
Jul 16, 2018
AVA217: I start my day with an hour to an hour and a half practice
Jul 16, 2018
SOP PODCAST: MEET FRANCINE AND MATTHIEU LATREILLE - ORGAN DUET FROM CANADA
Jul 16, 2018
AVA216: How to master the rhythm of 3 against 2s in the In Dulci Jubilo, BWV 608?
Jul 16, 2018
AVA215: My greatest problem at this point is independence of both hands and feet
Jul 16, 2018
AVA214: My barriers include no local teachers in our small community
Jul 16, 2018
AVA213: I am 6 feet, 8 inches tall and I have a size 16 foot
Jul 16, 2018
AVA212: I would like to know more about how to convert piano sheet music to organ sheet music
Jul 16, 2018
AVA211: Could you talk in your podcast about the process of actually recording the CD
Jul 16, 2018
Where do you put a camera when recording organ music?
Jul 11, 2018
Would you like to publish a book?
Jul 10, 2018
What does it take to organize a successful organ recital?
Jul 09, 2018
Demonstrating the largest pipe organ in Lithuania
Jul 09, 2018
How to be productive?
Jul 08, 2018
AVA210: Could you do a podcast about making a CD please?
Jul 08, 2018
AVA209: I listened to most of my recital last night, and it was incredible reliving the experience
Jul 08, 2018
AVA208: Is there a source on the Internet for all of the toe-toe, heel/heel scale patterns?
Jul 08, 2018
AVA207: My recital is coming up in Germany and the organ has short octave
Jul 08, 2018
AVA206: I am to give a recital on an organ which has 3 mutation stops
Jul 08, 2018
AVA205: I would like to become a reasonably capable parish organist
Jul 08, 2018
AVA204: Should my music be personal or universal?
Jul 08, 2018
AVA203: I seem to have trouble with arpeggios
Jul 08, 2018
Have you shared your diary entry today?
Jul 07, 2018
What is your bucket of ink?
Jul 06, 2018
What is your one thing?
Jul 05, 2018
Give yourself permission to fail
Jul 04, 2018
How do you start your mornings?
Jul 03, 2018
What did you love doing when you were 6 years old?
Jul 02, 2018
What things increase and decrease one's creativity?
Jun 29, 2018
How Can I Become Creative?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA202: How Can Dry Acoustics Of The Church Can Be Improved?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA201: And you might end up playing a recital in Australia!
Jun 28, 2018
AVA200: Good organ stop selection
Jun 28, 2018
AVA199: Two improvisations in a recital
Jun 28, 2018
AVA198: I have an organ tutor but no way of practicing from it
Jun 28, 2018
AVA197: There is lack of interest in organ playing down here
Jun 28, 2018
AVA196: What other composers use Pachelbel variation style?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA195: My sight reading has improved by taking the course
Jun 28, 2018
AVA194: I would like to become a substitute organist in a couple of years
Jun 28, 2018
AVA193: How do you recommend practicing to bring out the individual parts in BWV 671?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA192: I'd like to perform, occasionally, in public concert-level pieces
Jun 28, 2018
AVA191: Solutions for performing in dry acoustics
Jun 28, 2018
AVA190: I’m trying to learn this fabulous Voluntary by Purcell
Jun 28, 2018
AVA189: How to deal with well meaning micro-managers
Jun 28, 2018
AVA188: I would really love to do a public recital
Jun 28, 2018
AVA187: For me Braille music is tedious and slow
Jun 28, 2018
AVA186: I get stuck when playing organ
Jun 28, 2018
AVA185: Is It Healthy To Practice 4 Hours A Day?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA184: What Bach chorale preludes are suitable for Holy Week?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA183: Why Soprano Clef Is Our Favorite Now
Jun 28, 2018
AVA182: How fast do you play Clerambault's Basse et Dessus de Trompette?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA181: Why do you need the music in front of you?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA180: I'm not sure if F# major key would sound well on the organ with Kirnberger III temperament
Jun 28, 2018
AVA179: Legally blind organist would not be able to read music notation
Jun 28, 2018
AVA178: At the console I hear the congregation sing with a delay of about half a second
Jun 28, 2018
AVA177: Does One Need To Fill Out The Harmonies In Baroque Organ Two Part Works (Melody And Bass)?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA176: I Was Greatly Embarrassed As The Congregation Continued With The Fourth Verse A Cappella!
Jun 28, 2018
AVA175: I’m Working On #8 Of Eight Little Preludes And Fugues
Jun 28, 2018
AVA174: The Chords In The 3rd Movement Of Messiaen’s L’Ascension
Jun 28, 2018
AVA173: How To Learn To Read Music For Beginners
Jun 28, 2018
AVA172: Bach’s Applicatio From Wilhelm Friedemann Clavier Book
Jun 28, 2018
AVA171: I'm Thinking Of Going On Italy/Poland Organ Tour
Jun 28, 2018
AVA170: How Do I Find Bach's Musical Purpose, With Details, For Each Of His Pieces?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA169: Properly Playing Baroque Pieces With Toes Only
Jun 28, 2018
AVA168: I Struggle With Sight-Reading More Than One Voice At A Time
Jun 28, 2018
AVA167: Hymn Introductions And Alternative Harmonizations
Jun 28, 2018
AVA166: How To Handle Large Quantity Of Music For Prelude, Postlude, And Offertory Every Week?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA165: Pedaling In Europe
Jun 28, 2018
AVA164: Understanding What French Classical Organ Registrations Mean
Jun 28, 2018
AVA163: How Do I Determine Which Mode The Piece Is Written In?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA162: What Is Our Recital Preparation Process For An Unfamiliar Organ?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA161: How To Build A Principal Chorus On The Organ At Vilnius University St John's Church?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA160: Does The St John's Organ Have A Balanced Swell Pedal?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA159: Thoughts On Organ Sight-Reading Master Course
Jun 28, 2018
AVA158: Composition's Date VS Style
Jun 28, 2018
AVA157: I Easily Become Anxious When I Repeat A Fragment, Especially For The Third Time
Jun 28, 2018
AVA156: Articulate Legato Fingering For Bach Scores
Jun 28, 2018
AVA155: Sometimes Nightmares Can Become Part Of The Dream
Jun 28, 2018
AVA154: Today I Practiced As You Taught The C Major Scale. But How Do I Learn Not To Look Down?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA153: The Organ I Use Has A Special Button Called Manual Bass
Jun 28, 2018
AVA152: How Would You Play Your New 10 Day Pedal Playing Challenge?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA151: What Is Figured Bass?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA150: What Is Passacaglia?
Jun 28, 2018
SOP132 With Walter Gatti
Jun 28, 2018
AVA149: Do You Have A Piece Of Similar Difficulty To Handel's Largo With Fingering And Pedaling?
Jun 28, 2018
AVA148: When I Went To School I Was Taught To Play Everything Legato (Continued)
Jun 28, 2018
AVA146: I Usually Choose A Hymn For the Prelude And Probably Practice Them 50+ Times
Jun 28, 2018
AVA147: When I Went To School I Was Taught To Play Everything Legato
Jun 28, 2018
AVA244: I improvise at every service
Jun 28, 2018
AVA243: On Dupre's method of improvising on a free theme
Jun 28, 2018
Create, Share, Repeat
Jun 27, 2018
SOP131 - Daniel Vanden Broecke on organ in Flanders and reaching children of all ages
Jun 27, 2018
AVA145: If I do a high volume voluntary it may disturb people talking
Jun 27, 2018
AVA144: I would like to see the fingering of traditional hymns
Jun 27, 2018
AVA143: I find concentrating on the manual parts when the pedal enters to be a challenge
Jun 24, 2018
AVA142: You've spoken about lineage through you too Bach
Jun 24, 2018
SOP130: Randall Krum on how to keep being alive and interested in music as one ages
Jun 24, 2018
AVA141: I think the amount of time we waste on things which are of no benefit is frightening
Jun 21, 2018
AVA140: Keys might actually have their own flavor
Jun 21, 2018
AVA139: 10 Day Hymn Playing Challenge
Jun 21, 2018
How To Avoid Mistakes When Playing In An Equal Tempo
Jun 21, 2018
AVA138: What are 20 most important organ stops?
Jun 21, 2018
SOP129 - Airi And Tuomas Saloniemi On 10000 Hour Rule
Jun 21, 2018
AVA137: Have you moved the podcast feed over to another provider?
Jun 21, 2018
How Can You Improvise Using 4 Notes Only
Jun 21, 2018
Can Organ Practice Diminish Your Headache
Jun 21, 2018
Improve Your Organ Playing Just 1 Percent Today
Jun 21, 2018
AVA136: I would like to review your recommended fingerings while on the road
Jun 02, 2018
SOP128: John Higgins on Discovering His True Potential After 365 Days
Jun 02, 2018
AVA135: When to Play the "Amen" of a Hymn?
Jun 02, 2018
AVA134: My main initial goals will be those of a pianist who wishes to extend into the organ
Jun 02, 2018
AVA133: How to Use Finger Substitution to Improve Line
Jun 02, 2018
SOP127: Dina Ichina And Denis Machankov
Jun 02, 2018
AVA132: How To Subdivide In 2/2 Time
May 24, 2018
AVA131: How To Play The Pedals WIthout Looking At Your Feet
May 24, 2018
SOP Podcast 126: James Spanner On The Importance Of Revealing The Meaning Of The Text
May 24, 2018
AVA130: What are some of the perfect, or worst, stop combinations?
May 24, 2018
AVA129: There Is A Great And Profound Joy In Practicing And Performing On The organ
May 24, 2018
AVA128: Should You Keep Your Organ Playing Gift As A Secret
May 23, 2018
AVA126: How Can I Upload One Of My Pieces To Musicoin
May 22, 2018
SOP Podcast 125: James Flores On His 12 Recitals In 12 Months Challenge
May 22, 2018
AVA127: Is It OK To Not Follow With Both Legs In Organ Pedal Arpeggios
May 22, 2018
AVA124: When Is It Time To Stop Practicing Your Organ Piece
May 22, 2018
AVA125: I Hate Most Modern Organ Music
May 22, 2018
AVA123: Could You Explain How To Execute The B Minor Arpeggios Of Tonic Chord Over Two Octaves
May 22, 2018
SOP Podcast 124: Tabitha Moldenhauer: "Come Up To The Organ Loft!"
May 22, 2018
AVA122: My Dream Is To Be Able To Play Any Hymn From our Hymnal
May 22, 2018
AVA121: I'm Not Taking Enough Time Every Day To Practice
May 22, 2018
SOP Podcast 123: Luca Massaglia On Acoustics, Expanding Your Repertoire And Giving Presents
May 21, 2018
AVA120: I never had a teacher
May 21, 2018
AVA119: I’ve recently changed careers to a freelance organist/pianist
May 21, 2018
AVA118 - I Find It Hard To Think Of Chord Progressions
May 21, 2018
AVA117: I Don’t Have A Home Organ
May 21, 2018
SOP Podcast 122 - Thomas Aberg On His Own Organ Works: "Feel Free, Have Fun!"
May 21, 2018
AVA116: My Challenge Is With Confidence
May 21, 2018
AVA115: My Challenge Is With Concentration
May 18, 2018
#AskVidasAndAusra 114 - How Do You Deal With The Organ Loft Getting Cold In Winter
May 18, 2018
#AskVidasAndAusra 113 - He Is A Very Poor Sight - Reader And And Learned By Ear
May 18, 2018
#AskVidasAndAusra 112 - Please Tell Me How To Use The Both Feet
May 18, 2018
SOP Podcast #121: Mark Konewko on La Nativite by Messiaen and Playing Carillon
Nov 16, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 111: I Find It Hard To Get It Fast And Smooth
Nov 16, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 110: Learning How To Improvise In The Style Of J.S. Bach
Nov 16, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 109: I Don't Know How To Fully Appreciate Early Music
Nov 16, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 108: I Struggle With Early Fingering And Ornamentation
Nov 14, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 107: I'm Spending Too Much Time With Learning The Piece
Nov 14, 2017
SOP Podcast #120: Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra On J.S. Bach And The Art Of Improvisation
Nov 12, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 106 - Collins - I Need Fingering For Halleluia Chorus By Handel
Nov 04, 2017
SOP Podcast 119: Nicholas Papadimitriou on Translating the Message of the Composer to the Listener
Nov 04, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 105: Music For Opening And Ending Of Every SOP Podcast
Nov 04, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 104: How To Learn To Read And Count Music Well
Nov 03, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 103 - Victoria - Is Fingering Important In Improvisation
Nov 03, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 102 - Playing for repeat listeners
Nov 02, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 101: I'm 75 Years Old
Oct 30, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 100: I'm A Slow Learner
Oct 30, 2017
SOP Podcast 118 Angela Kraft Cross
Oct 29, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 99: I don’t always have the patience for a highly systematic practice
Oct 26, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 98: I Would Like To Play Reasonably Difficult Scores At First Glance
Oct 26, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 97: Learn to say "No"
Oct 24, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 96: I struggle with lack of memory
Oct 22, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 95 I lack patience
Oct 22, 2017
SOP Podcast #117: Nigel Williams On Twelve Tone Technique, Modal Music And Polyphony
Oct 22, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 94: Giving presents to your organist friend
Oct 20, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 93: What are some tips for building up speed?
Oct 20, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 92: How to create alternate harmonizations and descants
Oct 17, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 91: How to read basso continuo
Oct 16, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 90: What type of shoes you should wear while playing organ pedals?
Oct 16, 2017
SOP Podcast #116 - Kalle Toivio On Organ Improvisation And The Great McNeil Robinson Tradition
Oct 14, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 89: I've recently been diagnosed with an ulnar compression
Oct 12, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 88: In my church I have 2 organists, whom I don't think ever got trained
Oct 12, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 87: Can I download your scores at a later date?
Oct 09, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 86: My coordination is beginning to fail
Oct 09, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 85: Recommendations of Bach pieces for pianists who start playing the organ
Oct 08, 2017
SOP Podcast #115 Katelyn Emerson On Dealing With Wrist Pain And Panic Attacks
Oct 08, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 84: Is BWV 565 too advanced for my level?
Oct 03, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 83: Do you have some memorization tips for easy scores?
Oct 03, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 82: Convenience rubato - slowing down, when it gets difficult?
Oct 02, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 81: I seem to be somewhat dyslexic between my feet and my left hand
Oct 02, 2017
SOP Podcast 114 - David Danielson Eaton On Enjoying Yourself When You Play the Organ
Oct 01, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 80: Why do I need to know the rules for enharmonic transposition?
Sep 28, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 79: Can you help me so that I can log in to my monthly subscription account?
Sep 28, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 78: I’m a beginner who still struggles with pedals, I really need your help
Sep 27, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 77: Can you please tell me the notes in this b minor chord progression?
Sep 27, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 76: I want to be able to take any music and create an arrangement
Sep 22, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 75: I don't have enough free time to become good enough organist
Sep 22, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 74: What to do when I master Handel's Largo?
Sep 19, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 73: I wonder if "selling" your ideas of fingerings is the best for students
Sep 19, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 72: My goal is to be a better church organist
Sep 19, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 71: How to do proper registrations for standard organ pieces
Sep 18, 2017
SOP Podcast #112 - Robert Morehead On Coordination, Fingering, And Hymn Playing
Sep 17, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 70: How to use pistons and stops to flow through pieces
Sep 15, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 69: Pedal accuracy especially across different pedalboards
Sep 15, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 68: My main challenge is old age and lack of practice
Sep 10, 2017
SOP Podcast #111 - Kathleen Scheide on the Nazard Stop, Messiaen's L'Ascencion and Eben's Labyrinth
Sep 10, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 67: I'm not tone deaf, but at times the mistake totally eludes me
Sep 08, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 66: How Mendelssohn’s sonatas have to be articulated and registered?
Sep 08, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 65: Learning to cope with differences in delay when you play the organ
Sep 06, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 64: How not to find multiple keyboards of the organ to be a bit intimidating?
Sep 06, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 63: When do you usually register an organ piece?
Sep 04, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 62: I have no organ to use
Sep 04, 2017
SOP Podcast #110 - Pieter Van Dijk on Teaching Students at Organ Master Classes
Sep 03, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 61 - I have no organ mentor
Sep 01, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 60 - Maintaining postural stability while playing organ pedals
Aug 27, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 59: Articulation and phrasing in the pedal part
Aug 27, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 58 - Adjusting to different organs
Aug 27, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 57 - How can I avoid hitting two keys in the pedals at once?
Aug 27, 2017
SOP Podcast #109 - Francine Nguyen-Savaria
Aug 27, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 56 - Can you introduce us to the easier toccatas?
Aug 25, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 55 - My struggle is bringing pieces I learned many years ago back to life again
Aug 24, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 54 - My struggle is where I have to coordinate my hands and feet together
Aug 19, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 53 - My struggle is with playing pieces in many sharps
Aug 19, 2017
SOP Podcast 108 - Matthew Buller on Not Giving Up on a Difficult Repertoire
Aug 19, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 52 - Would you recommend Ritchie/Stauffer organ technique book for a beginner?
Aug 17, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 51 - How do I cancel Total Organist if it’s not for me?
Aug 17, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 50 - I can't find my comfortable position on the organ bench
Aug 17, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 49 - I feel the pain in my knees when I play the organ pedals
Aug 15, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 48 - What does it take to become a concert organist?
Aug 15, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 47 - I have forgotten the basics
Aug 14, 2017
SOP Podcast #107 - Kae Hannah Matsuda on Developing Hands And Feet Coordination
Aug 12, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 46 - I just a need to follow your plan each day
Aug 07, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 45 - The lack of time for practice without interruptions is discouraging
Aug 06, 2017
SOP Podcast 106 - Weston Jennings on Letting the Instrument Tell You What It Wants
Aug 05, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 44 - What do stop indications on Italian organs mean?
Aug 05, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 43 - What practice methods do you suggest for simple fugal improvisation?
Aug 03, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 42 - Why there are differences in editions of organ works?
Aug 02, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 41 - Why certain pitches sound differently on the organ?
Aug 01, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 40 - Identification of sounds to the appropriate chords is a problem for me
Jul 31, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 39 - Movement of my left hand fingers always becomes a problem
Jul 30, 2017
SOP Podcast #105 - Arnoldas Leleika On Choosing Your Organ Repertoire Wisely
Jul 30, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 38 - Joblessness is holding back my concentration when I practice organ playing
Jul 29, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 37 - When/how to use Bourdon 16' in the manuals?
Jul 28, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 36 - Learning Widor Toccata in time for the wedding
Jul 28, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 35 - How to play Vierne's Finale from Symphony No. 1?
Jul 26, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 34 - How to quickly change stops by hand?
Jul 24, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 33 - How to read complex modern organ music?
Jul 23, 2017
SOP Podcast #104 - Paulius Grigonis On Finding Time For Practice and Setting Yourself A Challenge
Jul 23, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 32 - Is it OK to write down the chords above the staves?
Jul 22, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 31 - How to develop hand and feet independence?
Jul 21, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 30 - I would wish to become a world-class organist
Jul 16, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 29 - I don't have time to practice
Jul 16, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 28 - I want to play the organ well
Jul 16, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 27 - I want to be able to improvise at sight
Jul 16, 2017
SOP Podcast 103 - Daniel Segner on Knowing Your Instrument Really Well
Jul 15, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 26 - What to do with the pedals in songs that don't have pedals like most hymns?
Jul 15, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 25 - How to improvise with pedals?
Jul 14, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 24 - How to make appropriate registrations for different kinds of pieces?
Jul 12, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 23 - What are the different families of organ stops and how do they work?
Jul 12, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 22 - About finger substitution and glissandos
Jul 10, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 21 - What should be practiced and when?
Jul 09, 2017
SOP Podcast 102 - Felipe Dominguez On Chilean Organ Culture
Jul 08, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 20 - How can I play consecutive black keys on the pedals in a legato articulation?
Jul 07, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 19 - Tips for learning BWV 572
Jul 06, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 18 - Can both hands play on the Swell when using Bassoon 16'?
Jul 05, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 17 - What's the best way to practice BWV 577
Jul 05, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 16 -Are the crescendo pedals worth using?
Jul 03, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 15 - My progress is so, so, so slow!
Jul 03, 2017
SOP Podcast 101 - Hayo Boerema On The Art Of Organ Improvisation
Jul 01, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 14 - How to learn the correct technique when you play the organ?
Jun 30, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 13 - The head pastor fold me he thinks I "perform" rather "present" the hymns
Jun 29, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 12 - Do you change keys for the last verse of some hymns?
Jun 29, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 11 - Do you always play a whole verse for the introduction of hymns?
Jun 28, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 10 - Should I Only Double the Voice Part in the Kyrie, Sanctus etc.?
Jun 27, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 9 - Should You Play All the Verses of the Hymn at the Same Tempo?
Jun 26, 2017
SOP Podcast #100 - Hugo Bakker
Jun 24, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 8 - How Do You Know When To Speed Up And Slow Down In Bach's Pieces
Jun 24, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 7 - How Not to Panic When Playing Organ In Public
Jun 23, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 6 - Should Organists Study Other Genres And Styles Of Music?
Jun 22, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 5 - Is It Possible To Learn To Play The Organ When You Are 56 Years Old
Jun 21, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 4: What to do when your pastor sings too loud and drags the hymns?
Jun 19, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 3: Mastering a Lot of Repertoire in a Short Time
Jun 19, 2017
SOP Podcast #99 - Gerd Hennecke And Markus Kumpf - Passion, Teachers And Practice On Many Organs
Jun 18, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 2: Solving Challenges when Accompanying the Choir on the Organ from the Distance
Jun 18, 2017
#AskVidasAndAusra 1: How to keep a steady tempo when you play the organ?
Jun 17, 2017
SOP Podcast #98 - Edward Landin On The Art Of Organ Music Dedication
Jun 11, 2017
SOP Podcast #97 Gena Bedrosian On The Challenges With Advertising A Recital In The Church
Jun 04, 2017
SOP Podcast #96 - Jay Farnes And 30 Day Organ Sight-Reading Challenge
May 28, 2017
SOP Podcast #95 - Christopher Henley on his Organ Playing Experiences
May 21, 2017
SOP Podcast #94 - Frank Mento On His Harpsichord Method
May 14, 2017
SOP Podcast #93 - Wyatt Smith On Trio Sonatas, Weckmann And Reger
May 05, 2017
SOP Podcast #92 - How Blogging Changed My Life as An Organist
Apr 30, 2017
SOP Podcast #91 - Oliver Schulte On Restoring Old English Organs
Apr 23, 2017
SOP Podcast #90 - Peter Van Tour On 189 Partimenti By Nicolas Sala
Apr 15, 2017
SOP Podcast 89 - Wolff von Roos On Extremely Slow Tempos And Performances For Organ Duet
Apr 09, 2017
SOP Podcast 88 - Samuel Delaunay On Astronomy, Architecture, And Finding Your Own Way
Apr 02, 2017
SOP Podcast 87 - Jeff Perks on Sound Delays, Coordinating Hands And Feet And Playing Fugues
Mar 26, 2017
SOP Podcast 86 Matthew Cates On The Flow In Performance, Tracker Action And Organ Stories
Mar 19, 2017
SOP Podcast 85 - Maurizio Croci About Bach Mirrored Project
Mar 11, 2017
SOP Podcast 84 - Carson Cooman On Creating And Promoting Contemporary Music
Mar 05, 2017
SOP Podcast #83 - Lydia Vroegindeveij and Erin Scheessele About OrgelKids
Feb 26, 2017
SOP Podcast #82 - Peter Holder On Playing The Organs At St Paul's Cathedral In London
Feb 19, 2017
SOP Podcast #81 - Carlotta Ferrari On Conterpoint, Modes, And Being A Woman Composer
Feb 12, 2017
SOP Podcast #80 - Thomas Leslie About the Canadian International Organ Competition
Feb 04, 2017
SOP Podcast 79 - Tore Bjorn Larsen On Choosing To Be An Organist - Composer
Jan 29, 2017
SOP Podcast 78 - Jean - Paul Imbert On Lessons From The Great Masters
Jan 29, 2017
SOP Podcast 77 - Diego Innocenzi On The Organ Culture In Argentina
Jan 15, 2017
SOP Podcast #76 - Marco Lo Muscio on Organ Recordings, Rock Music, and Transcriptions
Jan 07, 2017
SOP Podcast #75 - Jesse Eschbach on the Stop Lists of Cavaille-Coll Organs
Dec 31, 2016
SOP Podcast #74 - Enrico Presti
Dec 24, 2016
SOP Podcast 73 - Jeannine Jordan On Organ And Multimedia Concerts
Dec 18, 2016
SOP Podcast #72 - Domenico Severin On Being Ambassador Of Italian Organ Music In France
Dec 11, 2016
SOP Podcast #71 - Thierry Mechler On The Beauty Of Bach's Clavierubung III And Beyond
Dec 04, 2016
SOP Podcast #70 - John Boody on Pushing the Boundaries of Historically Oriented Organ Building
Nov 27, 2016
SOP Podcast #69 - Peter Van Tour on Teaching Composition in Late 18th Century Naples
Nov 20, 2016
SOP Podcast #68 - Phillip Parkey On The State Of American Organ Building Today
Nov 13, 2016
SOP Podcast #67 - James Kibbie On The Bach Recording Project
Nov 06, 2016
SOP Podcast #66 - Gavin Black On Teaching Organ and Harpsichord
Oct 29, 2016
SOP Podcast #57 - Peter Sykes On Imagining The Sound First
Oct 24, 2016
SOP Podcast #64 - Robert McCormick On The Art Of Organ Improvisation
Oct 24, 2016
SOP Podcast #65 - Nico Declerck And Orgelradio Project
Oct 23, 2016
SOP Podcast #63 - James D. Hicks On The Nordic Journey Project
Oct 08, 2016
SOP Podcast #62 - Robin Gullbrandsson On Preserving Wooden Medieval Churches And Old Organs
Oct 02, 2016
SOP Podcast #61 - Arjan Breukhoven On The Importance Of Preparation For Organ Recitals
Sep 25, 2016
SOP Podcast #60 - Slawomir Zubrzicki On The Art Of Viola Organista
Sep 18, 2016
SOP Podcast #59 - Scott Elsholz On Developing Lives Through Music Ministry
Sep 11, 2016
SOP Podcast #58 - David Knight On English Organ Music
Sep 04, 2016
SOP Podcast #56 - Lynne Davis On Continuing The French Organ Tradition In The 21st Century
Aug 21, 2016
SOP Podcast #55 - Frederik Magle On Bringing The Organ Alive
Aug 14, 2016
SOP Podcast #54 - Jeremy David Tarrant on Playing the Piano for Organists
Aug 07, 2016
SOP Podcast #53 - The Poetry Of Organ Music With Glenn Tompkins
Jul 31, 2016
SOP Podcast #52 - Communicating the Ideals of Universal Church in Music with Marie Rubis Bauer
Jul 24, 2016
SOP Podcast #51 - William Whitehead On The Orgelbuchlein Project
Jul 17, 2016
SOP Podcast #50 - Crista Miller On The New Music For The Organ
Jul 10, 2016
SOP Podcast #49 - Don Cook On The Video Training For The New Organist
Jul 03, 2016
SOP Podcast #48 - Martin Jean On Raising Leaders In Sacred Music Field
Jun 26, 2016
SOP Podcast #47 - What Does It Take To Play An Organ Duet
Jun 19, 2016
SOP Podcast #46 - Tom Trenney On Why Some Organists Are Afraid Of Improvisation
Jun 12, 2016
SOP Podcast #45 - Michael Dierks On Playing The Organ From The Time Of Sweelinck
Jun 05, 2016
SOP Podcast #44 - On Church Organ Music In Lithuania
May 29, 2016
SOP Podcast #43 - Guy Bovet On The Future Of Organ Art
May 22, 2016
SOP Podcast #42 - Carl Dodrill On Increasing Interest In Organ Recitals
May 15, 2016
SOP Podcast #41 - Sara Schott On Working With Bell Choirs
May 08, 2016
SOP Podcast #40 - Alain Trouche on Pushing Yourself as an Organist
May 01, 2016
SOP Podcast #39 - Heather Hernandez On Parenting And Organ Playing
Apr 24, 2016
SOP Podcast #38 - Charles Spanner On Trying Out Different Organs
Apr 17, 2016
SOP Podcast #37 - How To Achieve Success As An Organist
Apr 10, 2016
SOP Podcast 36 - Wayne Leupold On Organ Pedagogy And Publishing
Apr 03, 2016
SOP Podcast #35 - Vidas Pinkevicius And Easter Hymn Improvisations
Mar 27, 2016
SOP Podcast 34 - Kimberly Marshall On The Earliest Organ Music
Mar 20, 2016
SOP Podcast #33 - Göran Grahn On The Swedish Organ Culture
Mar 13, 2016
SOP Podcast 32 - Krzyzstof Urbaniak On The Danzig Organ Culture Of The 18th Century
Mar 06, 2016
SOP Podcast 31 - Pieter Dirksen On The Organ Works Of Sweelinck And Scheidemann
Feb 28, 2016
SOP Podcast 30 - Joris Verdin On Performance Practice In The Organ Works Of Cesar Franck
Feb 21, 2016
SOP Podcast #29 - John Higgins: "If I can do it then anyone can" (Part 2)
Feb 14, 2016
SOP Podcast #28 - John Higgins: "If I can do it then anyone can!" (Part 1)
Feb 14, 2016
SOP Podcast #27 - Vidas Pinkevicius On the Improvisation "the Legend About The Founding Of Vilnius"
Jan 31, 2016
SOP Podcast #26 Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene on Harmony for Organists
Jan 24, 2016
SOP Podcast #25 - Martin Pasi On Building Organs And Giving Back
Jan 17, 2016
SOP Podcast #24 - Paul Cienniwa On The Art Of Memorizing Music
Jan 10, 2016
SOP Podcast #23 - Beth Zucchino On Managing Concert Organists
Jan 03, 2016
SOP Podcast #21 - Ad Wammes About His Ride In A High - Speed Train For Organ
Dec 20, 2015
SOP Podcast #22 - Pieter Van Dijk About World - Famous Organs At Saint Laurenskerk In Alkmaar
Dec 20, 2015
SOP Podcast #20 Michael Johnston And John Apple (Part 2)
Dec 13, 2015
SOP Podcast 19 Michael Johnston And John Apple (Part 1)
Dec 06, 2015
SOP Podcast #18 - Michael Hammer on Organ Music and Blogging
Nov 29, 2015
SOP Podcast #17 - Roger Sherman On Recording Organ Music And Bach: Under The Influence
Nov 22, 2015
SOP Podcast #16 - Teisutis Makacinas About His Organ Works
Nov 15, 2015
SOP Podcast #15 - Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra On Creativity and Musing With Children
Nov 08, 2015
SOP Podcast #14 - Frank Mento on Harpsichord Playing for Organists
Nov 01, 2015
SOP Podcast #13 - Vidas Pinkevicius' Demonstration Of The Largest Pipe Organ In Lithuania
Oct 25, 2015
SOP Podcast #12 - Colin Andrews on Preparation for Organ Recitals
Oct 18, 2015
SOP Podcast #11- Sophie-Veronique Cauchefer-Choplin on the French Tradition of Organ Improvisation
Oct 11, 2015
SOP Podcast #10 - Michael Bauer on the Arts Ministry in the 21st Century
Oct 03, 2015
SOP Podcast #9 - Matthias Schneider on the Organ Music of the Reformation Time
Sep 27, 2015
SOP Podcast #8 - Sietze de Vries on the Art of Organ Improvisation
Sep 18, 2015
SOP Podcast #7: Janis Kalnins on Latvian Organ Culture
Sep 06, 2015
SOP Podcast #6: Insights from Hans-Ola Ericsson, a Swedish Organist, Pedagogue, and Composer
Sep 06, 2015
SOP Podcast #5 - Mary Murrell And Quentin Faulkners on Bach's Organ World
Aug 30, 2015
SOP Podcast #3 - Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra on Improvisation in the Bach Style
Aug 15, 2015
SOP Podcast #4 - Jan Karman About Writing Organ Fugues on the Melodies of the Genevan Psalter
Aug 13, 2015
SOP Podcast #2 - George Ritchie on Playing Bach's Organ Music
Aug 06, 2015
SOP Podcast #1 - Gene Bedient on Historically Inspired Organ Building
Jul 29, 2015