HOW TO PLAY THE PIPE ORGAN - BY JONATHAN SCOTT
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- A video by Jonathan Scott introducing his new digital book: HOW TO PLAY THE PIPE ORGAN (BOOK 1) available from: www.scottbrothersduo.com/how-... This video introduces aspects of the ideas and techniques needed to learn/play the organ, as well as providing multi-camera performances of the pieces found in the book.
MUSIC INCLUDED IN THE BOOK
Purcell - The Prince of Denmark's March
Handel - Largo
Handel - Sarabande
Purcell - Round 'O'
Bach - Air on the G String
BOOK ALSO INCLUDES:
Overview of the organ
Advice on playing
Technical exercises
Scales for pedals and manuals
Advice on congregational/hymn playing
Practice methods
Film & Sound by TOM SCOTT
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I've been playing the pipe organ for about six months after 16 years of piano, and it is just the world's most incredible instrument. You and your brother have been inspirational! I have actually been hired as the pipe organist for a local Catholic church despite my lack of experience as there are so few organists in my area. This video was invaluable; thank you so much for all the information!
I have always thought that learning to play the piano is an excellent idea ... but only as a grounding for the pipe-organ!
@@Offshoreorganbuilder piano is percussive instrument, organ has soul of breath and has rich and plenty voices from pedalboard (another melodic line/double pedal and accords on bass).
@@Offshoreorganbuilder That was why I started learning piano as a child - I heard a pipe organ and insisted on learning it; my parents finally started me off on piano the next year when I was seven. For me the purpose of the piano was to be a stepping stone to the organ, and I am so grateful that my family were willing for me to start studying music. I forgot the organ mostly for many years, but I eventually got to the organ and it was all worth it. My only _possible_ regret is not having started on the organ a number of years.
Pianists are just reluctant organists!
To me it almost felt as if the Organ was always going to be the supreme next step in music lol
Now I just look at my piano like: "You're too easy"
Except there's an added layer of depth in needing to actually control your tone at the piano using your fingers.. I don't see it as easier just different
i think the organ is easier, personally
I generally agree with both here. Piano is easier to pick up than organ, but piano is harder in the long run becuase of Jewelz said.
The organ has spoken to my soul since my childhood. I regret not being an organist !
I feel the same way you do. It's such a magnificent instrument.
I feel the same way
Never too late to learn :)
Contact the American Guild of Organist's state chapter. Generally most people are more than happy to help. I know that startup costs are crazy expensive and signing in or up with a parish might be difficult. But as long as I've played. The AGO is wiling to help out any way they can, so you can take the bench. Sometimes a keyboard repair tech has an old stack of manuals they are pulling out of an old Rodgers or Allen instrument, hook it up to Hauptwerk and just take time EXPLORING the instrument. Everything from principal choruses to the fiery chorus reeds make for exhilarating playing.
ITS NOT TOO LATE!!!
Find an organ
Then look for the organist
Introduce thyself
Ask to learn how to play the organ
Then GO!!!
I don't even play piano or organ, yet I truly enjoyed watching this whole lesson. I do understand most of organ jargon by now.
Organ is an amazing instrument and I love Jonathan's teaching because by applying his methods diligently, you can create a lovely sound in a comparatively short amount of time.
It never ceases to amaze me on how much brain power and mechanical dexterity is needed to play the King of Instruments! How a relatively simple musical piece played with just one stop pulled sounds kind of vanilla and lifeless, then the same piece played with many stops and couplers pulled totally transforms the piece to nothing short of amazing! Another thing I find interesting is how a piece is transformed from what would be a tune written for piano to transcribe for organ. I will never learn to play a piano or organ..but still found this "instruction" nothing short of awesome!
Very well thought out and presented. I haven't actually studied organ since the 1970s. Some useful reminders here - even for this old horse.
I have no hands on knowledge. Only what I've heard on the internet. Pretty darned impressive.
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Thank you Jonathan for this lesson! I absolutly love organs and organmusic! And you know that I love to hear you play!
Take care!
Peter in Sweden 🤗👍👏👏👏💓
I'm a new organist with a background in trumpet playing. I love these videos. So inspiring. Thank you!
Our world is in great need of good organists, I am proud to be one of them even though I am only 12, and Jonathan has helped me much. Thank you!!!!!:)
ha im ten and i am learning the organ lol
I am 18 and three weeks ago I started to play at Friday evening masses :) After maybe 3 years of practicing at home, playing just for fun using Hauptwerk... Trust me, there is nothing better than singing choir that you´re accompanying by playing this beautiful instrument... Classical pieces are not my cup of tea, I need more practice to play them... I just learnt Sarabande by G. F. Händel (from HWV 432) and I think that it is a good starting piece into the world of romantic composers... but I just like baroque more, started to learn Bachs BWV 578, but after first page of three I´ve got tired of learning it... Also Jean-Paul Verpeauxes "My Little Organ Book" IV - Passacaglia in D minor is a beautiful piece to learn as it is god with or withou the pedal line.. Jut keep on Kevin and legoguy110, you will get to playing these beautiful pieces as well as others did if you will train :)
I am sure I watched this lesson in organ playing without breathing. It is a fantastic lesson and it's made me love the organ even more than I already did. Thank you Jonathan. It is both a generous and excellent presentation. I absolutely love it.
My organ lessons ended abruptly 35 years ago. Bring back memories. Hope to see more of these.
Fantastic. Far and away the best, clearest and most concise explanations I have ever seen and very watchable from an entertainment perspective as well. Very well done. Thank you.
Very nice!
It took me back in time 53 years, when I was doing the left hand - right hand - together; on an upright piano.
Learned to play, but as a private matter, work career was in a totally different direction.
The pipe organ remained an unfilled dream; I love the mechanical organ sound, even if they lack the sophistication of some later organs with a movable console.
Thank you for your video, it is extremely kind of you to make this online lesson.
Of you are an accomplished pianist you know it's not easier to play. Playing chopin scherzos or Ballads or Beethoven sonata s or rachmaninoff concerto #3 takes years of practice. Part of art of playing piano is how much that's applied to the keys. It makes no difference how much pressure is applied to keys on a pipe organ. Pedal work on pipe organ is difficult and not done on acoustic piano. They are two different instruments and not to be compared ..Both take much dedication and practice to become accomplished. Many people piddle around on a piano not knowing how to read notes or have developed proper technique ..they really don't know THE ART of Playing piano.nor the pipe organ.
This is so refreshing to me. I haven't touch the organ for a year because of this pandemic. I hope I can go outside and play it in the church. I miss the sound of it.
Ohh how I missed my electric organ in my parents house. It's hard to find good organ teacher back then. How lucky we have youtube now.. thankyou very much for this video, sir..
Love this Jonathan thank you!
Awwww, what a soothing sound from the organ. God bless the organist.
What a great resource - thank you!!
I have no pianist or keyboard talent, I sing a bit, but music is a great joy. I now understand a bit more about the magnificent instruments you play. Finger substitution is something I hadn't heard of before, I don't suppose you ever use this on a piano, or at least rarely, but the ability of the organ to sustain a note makes this so obvious, now. Yet another thing for the organist to get a hold of. You really are a breed apart.
I found that fascinating. Many thanks.
Amazing! I knew next to nothing about how an organist played their instrument until I watched this video. Thank you; I have a much better sense of what is happening now.
Good. Extremly good. Thanks Jonathan...
Best organ teacher!!!
Thank you Jonathan for writing this book. Also, thank you, Tom, for your excellent, superb, helpful, and all positive adjectives videography that make this digital book sooooo great!!
I wish i could play like Scott amazing organist. I will continue to support his amazing talent. 👏
What a fascinating presentation. Thank you, Jonathan. You are educating all of us. Gina Dodds, Bellmore, NY USA
great introduction to organ playing, thank you so much!
Great personality, wonderful teacher. Your book seems really excellent. Thanks for this video.
Thank you so much. It is so inspirational to watch you playing such beautiful music. Some days at the organ bench one feels as if there is just no improvement in playing the organ, but listening to you again, gives one hope again.
The organ is the most fascinating and expressive instrument ever! I've never played piano or organ (which I deep[y regret) , but your outstanding presentation and videography make me want to watch this video over and over and immediately own the book! You are both inspirational and down-to-earth! May God bless you both always!
Sympatisch, perfect und mit Gefühl.
Please continue making the best organ videos ever. Love your channel. You both are truly the best 🎵🎶🎵🎶
I, as keyboardist, beatboxer, bassist, singer, and drummer, have tried to play an electronic church organ (not a pipe one, but an electronic one with the same keyboards and pedalboard layout) with a really "fast" self- learning curve (easing myself by thinkin' the pedalboard as a keyboard meant to be played with feets), ending up with playing on it some songs i already knew to play on my keyboard, adding in barely no time the bassline on the pedalboard, the chords one on one keyboard and the solo part on another one, (even beatboxing the drum part).
Thanks just what I needed!!
Excellent video. Thank you
I am simply amazed at the talent and skill anyone needs to have to play the organ! Great video Jonathan!
Wow, lessons from the master himself. I only play recorder and keyboard for my own enjoyment. Many thanks for the insight about this complex theme.
I'm inspired to play this beautiful sounding instrument one day. I'm new to the piano and would hope to play this one day. Thank you for this wonderfully crafted video. It is insightful to have it broken down so well and built up so steadily.
Fantastic. Really need to get in to a local church near me (Covid restrictions permitting!) and see if I can have go on their organ. I originally started learning keyboards on an organ when I was 10 but unfortunately my teacher moved away when I was 12 and lessons stopped. I still carried on playing at home. When I hit 33 I finally got proper piano instead of my keyboards and went back to piano lessons. Now at 38 I am working towards my grade 4. I do have my Hammond Organ but haven’t got pedals!
Very clever and unique video- I am sure that this will inspire many people to learn the king of instruments.
I have played a little. You are amazing and have the ability to translate emotion in the dynamics of your playing. I would say you impress me anytime i hear you play. Your love for the organ comes out in your videos. I will listen to you and share your videos.
Excellent tutorial... concise, realistic and extremely well done. 👍
i really enjoy watching your video. Thanks a lot sir.
I am currently taking piano lessons again since my teen days, and love my electronic piano which can play various organ types and many other instruments. I love the techniques you are sharing. These are great in helping me as many I already use in my lessons and practice. I wish I had the organ to actually play instead of the single manual and no pedals to work with. I also find using a double count on pieces that are more difficult and require the and count until I perfect the timing and speed.
Thank you so, so much!
Great tutorial with great music!
Thank you very much!
From Toronto Canada
It's my dream to play the pipe organ!! Thank you for your help and inspiration! You are very charming, Jonathan!
Thank you very much for these great lessons ! From Vancouver Canada
Awesome! ... 👍
Playing the organ as an autodidact since about 10 years now and found this to be an excellent recap of what I intuitively did during my first baby steps.
I'd consider your video to be one of the most practically oriented tutorials out there which I've seen so far. Great choice of pieces, too!
THANKS for creating and sharing this, Jonathan --- I can only hope that many of the "undecided potentials" will make good use of it.
Excellent video!
🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧 the bigest teacher of the world the easiest method Bravo !! 👏
GREAT JOB JONATHAN!!!!!! Without organs where would we be?!! KEEP IT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
:)
Sou organista principiante, toco órgão eletrônico na igreja CCB no Brasil... Parabéns pelo seu profissionalismo, excepcional... lindo demais 👏 👏👏
Excellent will definitely give it a look. I am just a ham organist so should pick up a lot!
I have always loved this musical machine and hope to be a virtuoso in playing it.
Always wanted a pipe organ growing up but had to make do with electric organs instead. Great instruments to learn on but they just don't sound the same, though the electric half pipe organ was a definite improvement.
And I have fond memories of listening to dad practicing this piece for hours, before advancing to Bach's Toccata and Fugue. Piece by piece until each section was perfect and then joined to the piece(s) of the music before it. Hours and hours every evening after coming in from work. This brings back so many happy memories.
Great info for the avid listener as well!
Outstanding! I've learned to drive/pilot various machines/devices - always wanted to know how to drive a (Gothic Cathedral!) pipe organ! and now I can learn. Pass me a cathedral, please ...
Superb! It's so unfortunate here in NY, we cannot physically enjoy these amazing instruments these days.
Jonathan, this is the best "how to organ" video I've seen. I hope you're making big bucks off the book.
Beautiful organ and you are amazing !
Yes!
Really interesting video! When I was a child (10 years old) I asked the organist in my church if he would teach me to play. He told me I needed 5 years of piano tuition first and then he would teach me. Well it was many, many years later that I took up piano as an adult and I have often wondered how big the jump would be to a church organ. I can understand now why he told me to learn piano first!
Was the organist a nice man?
@@RezaChity-G Yes he was fine. He took the subject very seriously and gave me a serious answer.
PhilzVids I had the same advice from our highly respected local church organist. So I learnt the piano first up to grade 5 I think, then started playing the organ too. I was then very lucky to be able to play the substantial JJ Binns organ (at St.Marys in Astbury, Cheshire). As a teenager this was extremely exciting but I tended to get carried away with using all the most powerful stops...
i personally find the piano harder than the organ
Why am i watching this? I started now i cant stop...
Regarding technique: always play fully into the keys. If you have an organ without a mechanical action to the keys, you may find that notes play without the keys being fully depressed and this can potentially lead to poor technique if you don't stay in the habit of fully depressing the keys. I have had firsthand experience with this.
Master and Commander
Makes me proud to be an organist. Well learning haha
I really wish to hear the Schubert Symphony.9 pipe organ arrangement from your hands master Scott ... it will be for posterity !! I hope that day comes!! ^-^
I followed this all the way through the bit where Jonathan says it's just like playing the piano.... which I can't do! Or read music. I'll just remain a very impressed member of the audience folks!
Excellent introduction to the organ and practice techniques. Well thought out & easy to follow. Thank you Jonathan & Tom for putting this together. This seals the deal on purchasing an organ! 🎹🎶
I've never played pipe organ, but I've always wanted to try to learn how to play the organ
👍✨ ottimo ! C’è anche la DITEGGIATURA !!! Very well ... bene!
This saves a lot of time in preparation and makes the study less tiring !
I have played the organ on and off since I was 8 years old, but I had to give up a few years ago because I am not fit enough to play anymore. The organ is a very demanding (and very fulfilling) instrument to play. I am thinking of taking it up again, but I will start with smaller instruments now that I am living with heart failure. I hope this is not a barrier to playing my favourite instrument.
You're a good teacher, Jonathan (probably because you had good teachers).
And I'm delighted that you mentioned that organists should play the Pedals with the INSIDE EDGE of their shoes! I see so many ("famous") organists using the most inelegant and clumsy pedal technique - and playing, precariously, on the outside of their shoes. This is not only lazy playing, but is a great hindrance, resulting in an awkward lack of control and accuracy. And knees should always be positioned right over the feet, as you demonstrated in the pivoting excercises - with heels together, unless notes require a larger spread between feet.
One thing organists should always remember, especially beginners, is NEVER HAVE SILENT MANUALS when playing the organ. All manuals that are not planned for use during a particular piece should have at least Flutes 8' & 4' drawn. This can prevent a very embarrassing situation when you accidentally start playing on a "wrong" manual - and there's NO SOUND!
For those just starting out, buy a pair of *tap shoes* from a dance supply company, minus the taps. These make the very best "organ shoes"!
Thanks for the interesting demonstration, Jonathan. And good luck with your new book. I hope you and your brother Tom are staying well.
I would agree that it is a useful idea having at least something drawn on all manuals when improvising as one never knows when it would come in handy to have something (contrasting or not) ready on another manual. But with written repertoire I tend to think silent manuals are safer if they are not being used as it's possible to accidentally clip keys on other manuals which is much more likely than going to a completely wrong manual for a piece that has been practised, especially for advanced repertoire.
Great
Wow!
I for one, sincerely appreciate these videos you've shared - both 1 & 2 and are a valuable resource for me. I DO know a little bit about such things, far from a qualified, skilled or accomplished keyboardist at all. BUT the desire is there, the software instruments (VSTs) are among some of the tools I have. I WISH I had two keyboards and and pedal board. Sadly that's not in place.....just yet. But these are very interesting, informative, and instructional videos and I appreciate learning about these instruments greatly. You're explanations and demonstrations are superb and I may have to invest in the books even though it's not immediately likely I'll ever get opportunity to play in a "real life" situation or on a quality instrument. But for now, a simple single keyboard or two, hooked up to the computer with great software VI organ libraries, and perhaps I'll get all the enjoyment I can stand playing and/or producing some music of my own. But for now, these videos are superb. THANK YOU AGAIN!! Brilliant sir.
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🇦🇺💐🇬🇧 Thanks mate! Edward from Sydney, Australia
I'm glad to have come upon this window!
Obu UDEOZO
I would like to know who the d-bags are that give your videos thumb downs and why. You and your brother are extremely affable and enormously talented. Thank you for your contributions to the music world. I’m always impressed and entertained. Bravo! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
An Inspiring tutorial, the practice of last bar, then next and on etc now makes sense. Question: do you have multiple pairs of organ shoes ?
and how long does it take you to make them comfortable to play in that you dont notice them ?
Thanks for this - I'm just getting started on organ so this is brilliantly timed for me!
Just wondering, can you enable community contribution so I can fix the auto Closed Captions?
You are so awesome 👌 amazing
My dream is to someday be able to play the organ
Why start the RH fingering 123 for the first phrase, then play the same phrase again using 234? Why not just start on 2 the first time?
Amazingly clear video btw, loving it!
I agree with you on this point. I am a piano teacher and always have a student begin each piece with both hands together; later, if necessary, hands can be practiced alone for particularly difficult passages to work these out.
Yes, this video is amazingly clear and gave me the knowledge I was seeking to understand how to play a pipe organ! Magnificent instrument; I wish to learn this keyboard instrument and give a few recitals in the near future.
i wish i could i would also play organ
He makes a swell organ teacher.
I'm an organist and I like playing J.S.Bach the most. I always looked forward to playing the Sunday morning hymns while the congregation sang the hymns. The organ was a 13 rank pipe organ that was well cared for always being in tune. When the new pastor came, the organ was torn out and thrown into the dumpster like common garbage. Totally destroyed. The new pastor needed the space for the guitars, drums, strobe lights, oversized speakers, dancers etc🥺
Will I need to buy book 2 to be able to play your own version of Saint Seans organ symphony as well as you do?
Prince of Denmark's March is actually by Jeremiah Clarke.
Have you ever played in Victoria on Vancouver Island?
When this video started, I thought I was hearing the Young Person's Guide to the Organ!
Is there a chapter on dealing with the organist, the congregation council or consistory, and the loads of folk who will interrupt your practice time?
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Ты супер ,твоя игра гениальная
I love you
What is the name of the opening piece of music with which this video starts?
After watching this, i lookdown in my "organ"
I think we are missing a very advanced level book, something to compliment Dupré and Falcinelli!
How advanced are the most advanced exercises in this book?
He does say in his intro that this is book 1. I imagine if he gets to books 2 and 3 then he will cover advanced levels. Not that you need such instruction:)