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Organ Performance: Level 1

MUSIC 399R | University Course

Internship or externship in creative, performing, producing, or teaching applications of major course work. Organ technique, organ repertoire, hymn playing, music theory, organ registration, and sight-reading.

Course Details

Note

Earlier editions of the textbook by Paul Harker, Basic Materials in Music Theory, may be used in place of the edition listed.
Students must pass all the assignments and exams to pass the course.

Prerequisites

Basic piano skills.

Course Outline

The Nature of Organ Tone, Practice Techniques, and Manual Techniques
Pedal Technique and Organ Shoes
The Basic Materials of Music: Time and Sound; and The Notation of Pitch
Time Classification, and Note and Rest Values
Time Signatures
Organ Types and Components, and the Organ Console
Classification of Organ Stops by Pitch
Classification of Organ Stops by Family
The Three Primary Types of Organ Registration
Chorus Registration
Hymn Registration in Congregational Singing

Syllabus

Other Materials

Digital TextRequiredYour central text will be purchased online at the list URL. Choose Order: the turoral is $50-$30 the workbook is $9.50-$27.50

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