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PEDALING
TECHNIQUES Gayle Farnsworth - Utah
Valley AGO Chapter Workshop - 11/07/02 (Notes taken by DeeAnn
Stone) |
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First of all, use shoes
that make organ playing efficient. Do
not use rubber soled shoes. Dance
shoes work well. Organ Master shoes
are what most organists use. ·
At the bench, find the
center of the pedalboard. Put your
right foot on the swell box to help center yourself. Be in a place where you feel solid. ·
Put your left foot on
"c" and right foot on "g' ·
To aid in finding pedal
notes, keep knees and heels together.
Spread toes. ·
Don’t' move legs up and
down. Keep level. Play by rotating your ankles instead. ·
Don't look at your
feet. Keep your eyes on the music. ·
Pass feet behind each other
if necessary to play notes. ·
Mark the hymn or piece
with toe and heel symbols. Left foot
markings below bass clef'; right foot markings above tenor line. ·
On slow passages, you
can use the gap method to find your place.
(Gaps between black notes.) ·
Mark and practice
glissandos. ·
Play on the inside of
foot - on ball ·
Can substitute feet
like you do fingers. ·
Always stay in the
center of the organ. Pivot legs to
play high and low notes. ·
Recommended the method
book by Gleeson "Methods of Organ Playing" |
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