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