Get comfortable playing the organ and using a standard set of stops for hymn playing and organ music.
For Catholic Parish Organists
This book turns pianists into organists even if they do not have an organ teacher and is a refresher course for those who already play the organ.
10 organ stop registrations and more than 30 pieces of music (none requiring playing the pedals) to get pianists quickly acclimated to playing the organ.
We include instruction on using BASS COUPLER if your organ has one to provide the support of the pedal stops without having to play them while you learn.
These 10 organ stop registrations draw from all the resources of the organ and matched up with suitable music, giving you a strong start and getting you playing the organ immediately – not next year or the year after.
Designed to be used with or without an organ teacher, this book has been in use for years with many new organists being created by it.
Playing the Church Organ Stoplist
The number in the top line has the Division - the name of the keyboard, the Stop - name of the pipe organ stop, Length - is the pitch the setting 1-10 and the Family which often indicates what school of organ building the organ fits into.
You organ may match throughout.
However, if the your Great keyboard (bottom on a two keyboard organ or middle on a three keyboard organ) has an Open Diapason 8, what to do?
It’s simple.
Go to www.organstops.com
• Choose Prinzipal and on the page you will discover your Open Diapason.
• Then on your organ set the Diapason 8 instead of the Prinzipal.
• The essential information is Stop, Length and Family.
Another example:
Krummhorn 8 Reed - your organ may have Clarinet 8 instead - also a Reed. That is the stop to set and play.