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Beginner organist question: playing Bach

victorgb

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Yes Johan we also do suffer from a lack of organist, sadly some of the big churches do not have organists and are resorting to CD's and bands. Maybe I am from the old school but a band in the NG Church just to me does not fit. Or for any other traditional church as per say. How ever I have no problem with band worship churches many in Johannesburg. Here in Tzaneen we are quite a few orgainist, mostly female school teachers. "EK lees ook afrikaans" I also read afrikaans and thank you for the site link I have saved it as well.

Regards to all
Victor
 
jvhldb

jvhldb

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I'm not only old school, but old fashioned. I also belong to the NG Church and can't imagine a band during service in our church, although they do seem to fit in in some other churches (except for the christmas song fest when we have part of a symphony orchestra in church). In Ladybrand we have two organists, one student (me) and one other Ladybrander studying organ at Unisa (he did a show here on Friday night trying to raise money to attend a workshop in Brussels). The rest of the churches resort to pianists, CD's, bands etc.
 

Matthew Schembri

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Hi Victor,

As Krummhorn and Acc. have said, i would suggest starting with the eight short preludes and fugues. (if i were you i would begin with the a minor and g major, then the c major, the Bb major, etc.) Those are the ones i had started with.

Good luck!
Matthew.
 
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