August 2012 Lesson
Yesterday morning I met Michael for a lesson at Trinity Episcopal Church. My previous lesson was over 2 months ago, so it felt great to be seated at the console of a well cared for …
Lesson
June 2012 Lesson
Last Saturday, I met with Michael Gartz for another organ lesson. Before my lesson started Michael played through a few of the pieces that he would play during service the following day. This would have …
May 2012 Lesson
This afternoon I had an organ lesson with Michael Gartz at Trinity Episcopal Church. Today’s lesson began with a question. What should I play first? Should it be a piece that I feel better about …
Dissonance
Sometimes, while playing a piece during a lesson, I suddenly stop and hold a chord and ask Michael “Does that sound right?” To me, the sound resulting from these notes being played sounds wrong. I …
February 2012 Lesson
Yesterday, I traveled to Trinity for an organ lesson. The sun was shinning which made for an enjoyable ride. My lesson was scheduled for 1:00 so for lunch I had a peanut butter sandwich and …
January 2012 organ lesson
Yesterday morning, I went to Toledo for an organ lesson with Michael Gartz at Trinity Episcopal Church. This was my first lesson at Trinity as St. Mark’s Episcopal recently merged with Trinity. There are a …