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Loosen Up: Organists need to recapture the old art of improvising. There is no better preparation for learning to improvise than to recapture a child's natural pleasure, curiosity, and interest in spontaneous music-making. Every organist—including those who work in churches—should be able to improvise. In this technological age there is a ...
Mar 1, 2021 · My parish now has 32 low Masses per week, which gives us organists many opportunities to serve the Church. For a relatively new organist like me who needs lots of practice, it’s hog heaven. In my last article , I explained why I’m more comfortable improvising than playing repertoire and gave four reasons why organists shouldn’t hesitate to improvise at Mass.
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Improvisation – that is the simultaneous invention and performance of music – has always played an important role in organ playing. This is mainly due to the fact that organs are usually (although not entirely) found in churches and therefore organists are primarily required to respond to the liturgical flow of church services, which necessitates a high degree of flexibility and ...
Jul 12, 2014 · July 12, 2014 by Improviser. 1. Jan Overduin. Making Music: Improvisation for Organists. The best summary of this book can be found in the opening quote and paragraph from the preface: There is no mystique or magic to improvising, just consistent and conscientious practice. – Gerre Hancock.
Jun 2, 2014 · For example, one of the recent books I found is Harmonizing: A Method to Encourage the Art of Improvising by Sietze de Vries. As the title implies, this book is aimed at organists beginning the study of improvisation. The first pages explain root position triads, inversions, and basic harmonic progressions.
May 24, 2019 · Other middle units cover versets, the acoustic scale, shifting modes, improvising on emotional states, visual images, text and variations. After the Duruflé units are four on symphony and a final one on silent film accompanying. Teaching improvisation. Organists seem to be a rare breed these days. Those who improvise in public are even rarer.
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Hans Fidom Improvising should be a second nature to organists, says Henco de Berg Het ORGEL 100 (2005), nr. 3, xx-xx [summary] In September 2004, Henco de Berg was appointed professor of organ improvisation at the Brabant Conservatory at Tilburg.
