Didactics/Teaching Practical of Organ 1

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Code	Completion	Credits	Range	Language Instruction	Semester
104DVPV1	Z	1	1T	Czech	winter

Subject guarantor

Josef POPELKA

Name of lecturer(s)

Pavel ČERNÝ, Josef POPELKA, Jaroslav TŮMA

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Organ playing methods provides the bachelor's graduate gradually with the theory foundation for their teaching. In related points it is linked to piano playing methods and covers aspects which come from organ characteristics, articulation techniques, recital techniques and specific issues.

Mode of study

contact instruction

Prerequisites and co-requisites

None

Course contents

The didactics are tied to all instructional procedures including the specification of methodological outputs and the quality of outputs in interpretive fields.Manual technique: basic introduction to the instrument. Difference between piano and organ techique. Legato playing. Setting and preparing the fingers. silent changing on a single tone. Multiple silent changes. Glissando. Thumb glissando, Repeated tones. Basic set of prepared fingerings.

Pedal technique: Toeing and Heeling. Repeated tones. Silent changes. Glissando, setting and preparing the feet. Distributed chords. Double pedal. Chording. Pedal scales. Joining pedals and the left hand. Joining the pedals and the right hand. Joining hand and pedal playing.

Articulation technique: Legato, Legatissimo, Staccato, Portato, Leggiero, Articulation in polyphony.

Specific issues: hand transitions, assisting tools - blinds - crescendo drum - other controls.

Expression technique: accent, types of accent, accelerando, ritardando, ritenuto, Romance agogic waves.

Assessment methods and criteria

Activity in the lectures.

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