Excellent! I like the way you keep the tune moving forward without playing too fast. The registrations are awesome. I love the last verse, and I want to try to find that arrangement.
When you substitute at your Baptist church, and you have finished your offertory and it's time for the Doxology, try modulating into an intro. You can take the last note in the right hand, do a 'waterfall" arpeggio down to a chord, then move to a D7 chord and when you hit G, play "Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" in the pedal. If the ushers are paying attention they'll start down the aisle when you hit G major. The congregation will usually stand up by the time the pedal line gets to "son"
Yes you did well on registering to the text. The world with devils filled came off nice with the snarly reed, and the "one little word" also was nice with the principals without too much upperwork. You might experiment with the crescendo pedal. It depends on the organ whether it is useful or not . A hint for interludes - use a descending scale line in the pedal and harmonize around that. Another way is to play the melody in the pedal and improvise above it. I like soloing the tenor.
Rees, I could sit and watch you play all day long. You 'own' the organ when you play and are an artist, not a technician. I look forward to as many videos as you can do. Keep up your work as an instrument of our God here on earth. You bring great joy to all of us.
i thought it was awesome!! and the organ i play on has an ugly sounding mixure stop as well...so i just use the tutti and make sure to push in the mixture stop really fast haha...alllooottt easier than going through the whole stop list hahaha ;)
Nicely done as always. Although, it WAS somewhat more interesting when you found you true *calling* after Verse 1 in the last video. Something I'm SURE all of us church organists can relate to. Again, wonderful performance of a great hymn.
And I say BRAVO!!!
pipedreams1685 6 months ago
The Art of Sarcasm is ALIVE and well in you my friend!!
bongdrop 1 year ago
Another good hymn to solo out the tenor is Bach's "Passion Chorale", O Sacred Head Now Wounded.
MrMusicandmath 2 years ago
Excellent! I like the way you keep the tune moving forward without playing too fast. The registrations are awesome. I love the last verse, and I want to try to find that arrangement.
MrMusicandmath 2 years ago
Great Job as usual. I look forward to your new video postings.
Electrovend 2 years ago
When you substitute at your Baptist church, and you have finished your offertory and it's time for the Doxology, try modulating into an intro. You can take the last note in the right hand, do a 'waterfall" arpeggio down to a chord, then move to a D7 chord and when you hit G, play "Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" in the pedal. If the ushers are paying attention they'll start down the aisle when you hit G major. The congregation will usually stand up by the time the pedal line gets to "son"
augustusturner1855 2 years ago
Yes you did well on registering to the text. The world with devils filled came off nice with the snarly reed, and the "one little word" also was nice with the principals without too much upperwork. You might experiment with the crescendo pedal. It depends on the organ whether it is useful or not . A hint for interludes - use a descending scale line in the pedal and harmonize around that. Another way is to play the melody in the pedal and improvise above it. I like soloing the tenor.
augustusturner1855 2 years ago
Well, the crescendo pedal on this organ doesn't do much. I'd like to have a "roller Swell". I think one of those would be fun to have. haha
octavebasse8 2 years ago
Rees, I could sit and watch you play all day long. You 'own' the organ when you play and are an artist, not a technician. I look forward to as many videos as you can do. Keep up your work as an instrument of our God here on earth. You bring great joy to all of us.
rbenson117 2 years ago
Nicely done. You've got a real command of hymn playing -- and I'd STILL be quite willing to have you substitute for me anytime!
steve1605 2 years ago
I'm schedueled to substitute at my church soon.
octavebasse8 2 years ago
That is excellent. I'm sure you will do a fine job!
steve1605 2 years ago
i thought it was awesome!! and the organ i play on has an ugly sounding mixure stop as well...so i just use the tutti and make sure to push in the mixture stop really fast haha...alllooottt easier than going through the whole stop list hahaha ;)
javajo46 2 years ago
Just EXCELLENT!! 7 Stars and more!!!
bhigdaddymark 2 years ago
Nicely done as always. Although, it WAS somewhat more interesting when you found you true *calling* after Verse 1 in the last video. Something I'm SURE all of us church organists can relate to. Again, wonderful performance of a great hymn.
octavegeigen4 2 years ago
I guess it means I should be a telemarketer!!!
You'll be the first person I call a thousand times!
octavebasse8 2 years ago
Thank you ever so much Rees! (rolls eyes) Remind me to send a power surge to the console for Christmas if you do(just kidding of course)!
octavegeigen4 2 years ago
If you like to talk, customer service rep might be a good job for you!
octavegeigen4 2 years ago
Please hold while I ignore you, but say I'm processing your order.
haha
octavebasse8 2 years ago
Alrighty then. Thank you for your excellent service. (rolls eyes) HAHA!
octavegeigen4 2 years ago
I think you and I would get along JUST fine lol. We both have a painfully dry sense of humor and we're both organists. ha
octavegeigen4 2 years ago
What else is there to life?
octavebasse8 2 years ago
Not a thing. My parents actually tell me I play too much and to stop watching the comedy channel. haha
octavegeigen4 2 years ago
You know, some people just don't appreciate the sacred art of sarcasm!
octavebasse8 2 years ago
gee thanks. i'll have you know that i am one of the most sarcastic people you will ever meet. it is an art and not many people get it
octavegeigen4 2 years ago
@octavebasse8 No one can ever play too much!!
bongdrop 1 year ago
You did good. Played very very well. Rememberd to turned off the cell phone - all we could ask for.
HA6425 2 years ago
It's good but I miss the comedy telephone bit.
8891randy 2 years ago
Amazing as always.
Disco160 2 years ago
Excellent job! What kind of organ? It looks like an Austin? perhaps?
AllenOrganCrazy 2 years ago
It's still an Austin.
octavebasse8 2 years ago
awesome
Octavin2 2 years ago
5 Stars!
RobCharles1981 2 years ago
Well done, keep up the good work!!
organmanuals 2 years ago