I don’t consider myself anywhere near up there with the best, but what you describe is not unusual amongst Theatre Pipe organists. I’m not sure if it’s something we’re born with or whether it’s learned, mainly by practice.
The organist will often be playing 2 manuals (keyboards) at the same time, as well as running a bass line with one or both feet, alternating using the right foot from the bass pedals to one of several expression pedals (volume controls) or keeping their right foot against a sostenuto (special sustain) foot lever. All simultaneously with bridging one or both hands to select a note or two on one or two more manuals, and occasionally selecting some stops or pressing a thumb piston to select a combination of stops. Sometimes reading music from a score in front of of them *and* holding a conversation (during the easier parts).😀 For some reason this message was previously rejected for being too big!! It had a link with an example of a good friend of mine playing a Theatre Pipe Organ in a residence in Australia: I’ll send that under a separate message. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yt3S-F2t5ss Apologies for the off (radio) topic reply, but Wayne started it. 🤣 73, Alan - G4GNX South Coast UK Elecraft K4D / KPA500 / KAT500 / IC-9700 > On 12 Dec 2023, at 18:51, Josh Fiden <j...@voodoolab.com> wrote: > > Great. Years ago I knew a keyboard player Skip Van Winkle. Saw him play many > times with Dallas Hodge & some of the Tower of Power guys, plus a host of > other incredible players. Besides being quite a character, he would play > rhythm & lead parts on a B3 and kick great bass lines with both feet. And > yes, hold a conversation with you at the same time. > > Distressing to think mastering SO2R contesting may be genetic. > > 73 > Josh W6XU > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
