Secrets Of Organ Playing Podcast
SOPP502: The pedals are not second nature to me yet, unlike, say, doing scales on a piano
- Author: Vários
- Narrator: Vários
- Publisher: Podcast
- Duration: 0:15:33
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This question was sent by Terry, and I asked him about his “8 Little Prelude and Fugues” practice. So, he writes: “Hi Vidas! Thanks for asking. The pedals are not second nature to me yet, unlike, say, doing scales on a piano. I made great progress with your pedal challenge courses but I need to get in some sort of regular pedal practice like doing my daily Hanson exercises, which I have not sorted out yet. I am also unsure of registration and tempo. Finally, remembering to practice articulate legato in both hands and pedals requires focus. Your fingering and pedaling suggestions, however, are a great time saver, although I do make some changes that seem to work better for me. In any event, practicing these works is a great joy with only a year under my belt. One other thing: it is hard for me to figure out a gradual progression of compositions to practice within your guidance of beginning, intermediate, and advanced groupings. I also stated with the “Orgelbuchlein” compositions, so I started with BWV 599 a