October 2013 Lesson – Learning to play hymns correctly
I had another organ lesson last Saturday at Trinity with Michael Gartz. We started with the 3 hymns I’ve been assigned. I chose to begin with “My Faith Has Found a Resting Place” as I …
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Sweaty Summer 2013 Organ Lessons
This summer I had two organ lessons. The first on June 29 and the other on August 31. Since I did not write a post already about the June lesson this post will summarize both. …
Confidence and practice technique – April 2013 Lesson
Last Saturday at my lesson two themes emerged: confidence and practice technique. Confidence: I have been learning the hymn “All Creatures of Our God and King” for several months. I choose to start my lesson …
March 2013 Lesson – A lesson in multitasking
A couple of Saturdays ago, I traveled to Toledo for an organ lesson. The theme of the lesson became multitasking as I had trouble learning the new hymns and Bach piece assigned at my previous lesson. …
Facing anxiety (February 2013 Lesson)
Last Saturday at my lesson I was reminded that when I feel anxious, that anxiety transfers to my playing and can be heard by all. Even after 3 years of lessons, I still feel intimidated …
Deciding to not give up on a piece – December 2012
A couple of weeks ago I had another lesson with Michael at his church. For over a year, I have been learning the Adagio movement from Widor’s Symphony No. 5. I am still having technical issues with this piece …
Why to practice as recommended – November 2012 Lesson
Lessons go better when the advice of the teacher is followed! Last Saturday, I had an organ lesson with Michael. I was very optimistic going into the lesson. I was confident that Michael would be …
October 2012 Lesson
Last Friday, I met with Michael Gartz for an organ lesson at Trinity Episcopal Church. For the first time that I can recall I was late to the lesson. I stopped at the bank on …