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Offline BigKev

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Left-Hand Chording Tips!!!Calling You Organists
« on: May 30, 2005, 09:19:11 PM »
anybody have any tips on left hand chording? I really want to get better with my left hand. If and when I get better, I can play alot of songs. I have the right hand down, but the left hand doesn't really want to work for me. I seriously want to get better with my left hand, and I am commited to what I do.....if some of you organists have any tips for the left hand, that can better my playing, that will be greatly appreciated. Thank You all so much....God Bless!!!!!!!! :D

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Left-Hand Chording,Foot Pedals.Please Help all you Organists
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2005, 09:02:21 AM »
come on some of you organists, I know some of you have some great strategies for left hand chording, and the foot pedals.......I need someone to seriously help me, so I can get this stuff down, I'm ready to start playing alot of stuff on the organ. I think the Organ is the best instrument i've ever seen. When I was smaller, I never knew how awesome the organ was, until I saw a musician from out of town on their, and I got on their after him, I just started to develop a love for it. but please, someone out their help out.Thanks.....God Bless!!!!!!! :D
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« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2005, 09:26:53 AM »
what ever u play in the right play in ur left and solo with ur right hand hope it helps
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« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2005, 12:39:20 PM »
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what ever u play in the right play in ur left and solo with ur right hand hope it helps


I Was Just About To Say That :lol:
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« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2005, 04:35:34 PM »
:P  The only problem I have here (chording with the left hand) is remembering to either change the drawbars ... or play another octave higher so as not to get a muddy, bass sound in my chords.  What are some good drawbar settings.  Speaking of which, where do most of you play with the left hand?  L.H: Upper manual R.H.: Lower manual? Or vice versa?
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« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2005, 05:02:45 PM »
I play with the lower manual, but sometimes the higher manual, if I feel like going up their at that time. I usually just play both hands lower manual, is that bad or something? should i use the higher manual also?
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« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2005, 05:08:41 PM »
I play normally the lower manual.  I use the upper manual for bass notes in combination with the foot pedals.  Or I use the upper manual when I feel like adding percussion. The reason I asked is because the other day I saw a "veteran (I think)" playing bass notes in the lower manual and chords and runs in the upper.  I used to play that way when I first started 25 years ago ....  I my opinion, what ever works for you is cool ....  :lol:
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« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2005, 05:46:17 PM »
so you've been playing organ for along time.....you are a advanced organists i assume. So, when you first started, hot did you get the footpedals down? but about the manuals.....I like the lower manual, but I have no problems with the top, sometimes I go to the top, if I want to add in a nice bassline. But about that veteran.....that may be a good strategy that he uses. :D
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« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2005, 04:29:47 PM »
:lol: Not as advanced as I should be .... LOL
I started playing piano in church when I was 10 or so ... Around 13, I started "playing at" the organ.  I used to watch my friend Moses Tyson, Jr. play when we were kids and he amazed me.  I stopped playing organ when I joined the military in '83.  After that I mainly played keyboards and directed / did workshops.  I just started back playing the organ full time 5 years ago; that's why Ilove this website and all of you talented folks.

The foot pedals:  In a nutshell, it's all about practice ... practice ... practice!!! I'm still working on it myself (the speed) and trying not to hit the wrong pedal.  Some of my friends actually take their shoe off to play.
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« Reply #9 on: June 01, 2005, 04:56:35 PM »
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:lol: Not as advanced as I should be .... LOL
I started playing piano in church when I was 10 or so ... Around 13, I started "playing at" the organ.  I used to watch my friend Moses Tyson, Jr. play when we were kids and he amazed me.  I stopped playing organ when I joined the military in '83.  After that I mainly played keyboards and directed / did workshops.  I just started back playing the organ full time 5 years ago; that's why Ilove this website and all of you talented folks.

The foot pedals:  In a nutshell, it's all about practice ... practice ... practice!!! I'm still working on it myself (the speed) and trying not to hit the wrong pedal.  Some of my friends actually take their shoe off to play.
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 :lol: well hello there anywayz my name is Dee and I find it so much more easyer to play with my left shoe off it might just be because I have a big foot and I just find it to be more simpler because you see my cousin plays and she is so much more younger than me and she finds it to be easyer with her shoe on.
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« Reply #10 on: June 01, 2005, 05:00:17 PM »
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:lol: ... play with my left shoe off it might just be because I have a big foot ...


 :lol:  :lol:  :lol: Can't be THAT big.  How old are you?   :lol:
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« Reply #11 on: June 01, 2005, 05:22:51 PM »
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:lol: ... play with my left shoe off it might just be because I have a big foot ...


 :lol:  :lol:  :lol: Can't be THAT big.  How old are you?   :lol:


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« Reply #12 on: June 01, 2005, 05:24:18 PM »
Heyyyyyyyyyyyyy ..... LOL .... I'm just sayin'  :arrow:  :lol:  :wink:
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