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1. www.ccwatershed.org › 2021/03/01 › three-ways-toThree Ways to Improvise at the Organ - Corpus Christi Watershed

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   Mar 1, 2021 · Here are three clear approaches to improvising at the organ during a Catholic Mass. With a sacred text as your guide, you're free to create.

   • Author: Keven Smith

2. www.reformedworship.org › article › september-1996Loosen Up: Organists need to recapture the old art of improvising

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   Probably the most effective way for church organists to fight the increasing pressure to replace them with technology and machines is for them to develop the ability to improvise in ways that will bring life and excitement, meaning and beauty, into the worship services of the church.

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4. www.researchgate.net › publication › 373019944_The(PDF) The Essentials of Organ Improvisation - ResearchGate

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   Aug 1, 2023 · Organ improvisation is a practical, noble, respectable art with an intense history and remarkable achievements. Although the results of practising it are ephemeral, the theoretical descriptions...

5. www.organimprovisation.com › where-do-i-startWhere do I start? - Organ Improvisation

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   Jun 2, 2014 · 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.

6. uvago.org › 04Introduction to Organ Improvisation - uvago.org

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   Apr 29, 2017 · The ability to improvise is central to our musicianship; without it, musicians are simply not ‘compleat.’”1. Stephen Nachmanovitch: “The fruits of improvising may flower spontaneously, but it arises from soil that we have prepared, fertilized, and tended in the faith that it will ripen in nature’s own time.”2.

7. www.voxhumanajournal.com › nicholls2018Teaching Improvisation, and the English Church Music System

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   Feb 25, 2018 · Robert Nicholls, notable English-American organist and former Lecturer at Indiana University, discusses teaching improvisation to students of all levels, and his experience with the English church music system with Vox Humana Associate Editor Kirk Rich.

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   Can organ improvisation make you a better musician?

   • Improvising on the organ can make you a better musician. If you're already proficient in playing great organ works, adding improvisation to your skills will make you unstoppable. There are many good guides to organ improvisation that help you become better overall musicians by teaching the rudiments of harmony.

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   Are there any good guides to organ improvisation?

   • There are many good resources for learning organ improvisation. Some of them walk you through all the rudiments of harmony and help you become a better overall musician. Others assume you already know this and give you tricks to make your improvisations more interesting and less predictable. I’m still working through these materials myself.

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   Is improvising necessary for organists?

   • Organists may feel intimidated by the idea of improvising, as there's no clear topic or outline to follow. However, in writing, having a clear topic and outline is helpful. In the context of playing the organ, improvising can offer a unique and personal touch to a performance.

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   Why is organ improvisation important?

   • Organ improvisation is a practical, noble, respectable art with an intense history and remarkable achievements. Although the results of practising it are ephemeral, the theoretical descriptions and volumes written about it allow us to conclude that it is an essential phenomenon for humanity in music.

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   How can one improvise at the organ?

   • One can improvise at the organ using three methods: Harmonizing a chant. I generally use the chant prescribed for each part of the Mass. If it's a low Mass and nobody will be singing them, the organ can “sing” them instead. As the priest enters, I'll improvise on the Introit.

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   Should improvisation have a musical idea?

   • Yes, in improvisation, it’s beneficial to have a musical idea in mind as you start. However, it’s even more important to have a spiritual idea. In other words, focus on a sacred text, whether it’s a proper of the Mass, a chant hymn, or a favorite prayer.

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9. sslso.org.uk*Improvising with Norman Harper | The Southwark and South ...

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   In the western world two groups of musicians are often heard improvising: jazz players and church organists. How do they do it? More to the point, how do we organists do it? Improvisation is a natural instinct in all of us, which can be both enhanced and suppressed by formal instrumental tuition.