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Organ Workshop August 4-7, 2009

Daily Schedule

We are putting the daily schedule together and will post it here as soon as it is available. If you would like to be notified when the schedule has been posted, please e-mail your request to jean.hwang@byu.edu. Thank you for your patience.


2011 Schedule(CLOSE)

  TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
8:00 Workshop Registration
Instructors’ orientation
Displays open (8:00–9:00)
  1. Music Theory for the Organist (part 1, 2 hours)
    * Levels 1–2
    Levels 3–4
    Levels 5–6
  2. After Level 6: Composition Clinic and Advanced Topic Review (part 1, 2 hours)
  1. Music Theory for the Organist (part 2, 2 hours)
    * Levels 1–2
    Levels 3–4
    Levels 5–6
  2. After Level 6: Composition Clinic and Advanced Topic Review (part 1, 2 hours)
  1. * Pedal Technique “Feet On” (part 2—by Tues. 11:00 signup only) (repeat)
  2. * Learning a Hymn Start to Finish (repeat)
  3. * Developing a Lifelong Interest in the Organ and Its Music (also Fri. 2:30)
  4. Transposition Tips
9:00 * Opening Session and Keynote Address
  1. * Pedal Technique “Feet On” (part 2—by Tues. 11:00 signup only) (repeat)
  2. * Hymn Introductions that Inspire Singing (also Fri. 10:00)
  3. What Makes a Great Organ Recital Program?
  4. Piano Technique for Organists (repeat)
10:00
  1. * Orientation, Questions, and Answers (required for first–timers, recommended for all)
  2. Highlights from the History of the Organ
  3. Playing Bach’s Greatest Hits (also Fri. 2:30)
  4. Supervised Practice
  1. * Sight–Reading Tips (repeat)
  2. Choir Accompaniment at the Organ (part 1)
  3. The Eight Short Preludes and Fugues of J.S. Bach (part 1)
  4. Supervised Practice
  1. * Learning a Hymn Start to Finish (also Fri. 8:00)
  2. Choir Accompaniment at the Organ (part 2)
  3. The Eight Short Preludes and Fugues of J.S. Bach (part 2)
  4. Supervised Practice
  1. * Stretching and Shrinking the Prelude
  2. * Hymn Introductions that Inspire Singing (repeat)
  3. The Eight Short Preludes and Fugues of J.S. Bach (part 3)
  4. Supervised Practice
11:00
  1. * Pedal Technique (part 1—required for priority seating in a “Feet On” session)
  2. Piano Technique for Organists (also Fri. 9:00)
  3. Organ Building and Registration: Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century Germany, Austria, and the Netherlands
  4. Supervised Practice
  1. * Registration Basics (Levels 1–2) (part 1)
  2. Hymn Registration for the Intermediate to the Advanced Organist (part 1)
  3. The Organ in Twentieth-Century America (part 1)
  4. Teaching a One-Time Two-Hour Group Organ Class
  5. Supervised Practice
  1. * Registration Basics (Levels 1–2) (part 2)
  2. Hymn Registration for the Intermediate to the Advanced Organist (part 2)
  3. The Organ in Twentieth-Century America (part 2)
  4. Helping Organ Students Achieve High Performance Standards
  5. Supervised Practice
  1. * Registration Basics (Levels 1–2) (part 3)
  2. Hymn Registration for the Intermediate to the Advanced Organist (part 3)
  3. The Organ in Twentieth-Century America (part 3)
  4. Online Helps for Organ Teachers: More Now Than Ever
  5. Supervised Practice
12:00 Lunch Break — Displays open 11:50–1:30 (closed for the week Thursday 1:30)
12:30
  1. * Lunchtime Listening Session: Examples from Levels 1–6
  2. * Pedal Technique “Feet On” (part 2—must sign up during Tues. 11:00 pedal class. Schedule only one “Feet On” session during the week. Also offered Wed.–Fri. 12:30, Fri. 8:00 & 9:00)
  1. * Lunchtime Listening Session: Exploring Eighty Chorale Preludes
  2. * Pedal Technique “Feet On” (part 2—by Tues. 11:00 signup only) (repeat)
  1. * Lunchtime Listening Session: 20th–Century American Organ Music
  2. * Pedal Technique “Feet On” (part 2—by Tues. 11:00 signup only) (repeat)
  1. * Lunchtime Listening Session: Hymn Playing Master Class
  2. * Pedal Technique “Feet On” (part 2—by Tues. 11:00 signup only) (repeat)
1:30 Organ Technique and Repertoire (part 1) (1.5 hours):
  • Preparatory Level and
    * Beginning (Level 1) (this session is required for Mon.& Tues. 4:00 or 5:00 Supervised Practice)
  • Early (Level 2)
  • Intermediate (Level 3)
  • Upper Intermediate (Level 4)
  • Early Advanced (Level 5)
  • Advanced (Level 6)
 Organ Technique and Repertoire (part 2) (1.5 hours):
  • * Beginning (Level 1)
  • Early (Level 2)
  • Intermediate (Level 3)
  • Upper Intermediate (Level 4)
  • Early Advanced (Level 5)
  • Advanced (Level 6)
 Organ Technique and Repertoire (part 3) (1 hour):
  • * Beginning (Level 1)
  • Early (Level 2)
  • Intermediate (Level 3)
  • Upper Intermediate (Level 4)
  • Early Advanced (Level 5)
  • Advanced (Level 6)
 Organ Technique and Repertoire (part 4) (1 hour):
  • * Beginning (Level 1)
  • Early (Level 2)
  • Intermediate (Level 3)
  • Upper Intermediate (Level 4)
  • Early Advanced (Level 5)
  • Advanced (Level 6)
2:30 (prepare for field trip)

* 3:15 — buses depart from BYU Museum of Art

4:30 — Tabernacle organ demonstration (Temple Square)

5:30 — Joint Tabernacle organ recital

6:30 — Dinner groups at local SLC venues

8:00–9:00 — Tabernacle Choir rehearsal (Conference Center)

9:15 — Board buses for return trip to Provo (arrive around 10:30)
  1. * (2:30) Questions and Answers for LDS Organists
  2. (2:30) Developing a Lifelong Interest in the Organ and Its Music (repeat)
  3. (2:30) Playing Bach’s Greatest Hits (repeat)
3:00
  1. * Hymn Playing in the Sustained Style (Levels 1–2) (part 1)
  2. Advanced Hymn Playing Techniques (Levels 3–6) (part 1)
  3. Hymn Improvisation (part 1)
  4. Supervised Practice
  1. * Hymn Playing in the Sustained Style (Levels 1–2) (part 2)
  2. Advanced Hymn Playing Techniques (Levels 3–6) (part 2)
  3. Hymn Improvisation (part 2)
  4. Supervised Practice
3:30 * (3:30) Closing Session
4:00
  1. * Preparatory Level Supervised Practice (12 seats only for those who sign up during 1:30 class. Also Mon. 5:00, Tues. 4:00 & 5:00. One space per person.)
  2. * Sight-Reading Tips (also Wed. 10:00)
  3. The American Guild of Organists Service Playing Certificate
  1. * Preparatory Level Supervised Practice (repeat, 12 seats for those who sign up during Monday 1:30 class)
  2. * Developing Good Practice Habits (2 hours)
  3. Transposition Tips (also Fri. 8:00)
5:00
  1. * Preparatory Level Supervised Practice (repeat, 12 seats only for those who sign up during 1:30 class)
  2. Putting It All Together: Getting Our Congregations to Sing
Displays open (5:00–6:50)
  1. * Preparatory Level Supervised Practice (repeat, 12 seats only for those who sign up during Monday 1:30 class)
  2. * Developing Good Practice Habits (continued from 4:00)
Displays open (5:00–6:50)
7:30 * Organ Concert, “Organ and Others” * Hymn Sing
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