The Organ: A Manual of the True Principles of Organ Playing
The Organ: A Manual of the True Principles of Organ Playing by Sir John Stainer (edited and enlarged by Edwin Arthur Kraft). “With addenda regarding Pneumatic and electric actions, etc.” Vintage paperback published by Theodore Presser Company.
Effective organ primer This book does quite well for teaching someone the basics of playing the organ, for which purpose I’m reviewing it today. It also could practically serve as a reference for how to service an organ, which I didn’t really need to know, but wasn’t too annoying. I came from a long piano background before I started organ, and I found it a very difficult to transition. This book recognizes that for many, the new fingering that is required by organ is harder than the challenge of pedaling. I…