[rodgersorgan] Re: Breaking the rules with mixtures.


Hello, Carlo, et al:
   
The Rules....
   
I personally found that many of the "rules" were the 
persuasions of our organ teachers about how we "should" 
register a certain piece of literature.
   
Those "rules" are what I often describe as an acquired 
taste.  If you wanted to keep the good will of your 
teacher, you followed "the rules" of registration, 
...predominantly his/her preferences for any given 
piece.
  
Those "rules" often crossed over into how the organ 
was registered for service playing, which I think is 
a gross mistake, for it assumes that certain registrations 
have dignity, majesty, or certainty over others, ...and, 
if the teacher was present in the meeting, you might want 
to impress him/her that you paid attention to his/her 
instructions.
   
When I grew up, I discovered that many of the "rules" 
were overkill for many church service situations.  Then, 
...I had to think for myself.  Putting together good 
sounding registrations meant that I had to actually 
listen to the organ for myself and decide what was good 
and what was lacking.  Bummer.  That's work.  <grins>
    
I do not believe that we should ingnore classic organ 
registration, but, ...PLEASE, ...may I do it myself? 
...based on what I hear happening in the room, how the 
people respond to the music, and how I interpret the 
music?  Isn't that supposed to be part of my job?  
I think so.
    
What liberty!!!  Go ahead, and SOAR ABOVE.  When you do, 
you may find great satisfaction in breaking the "rules."
   
Appreciatively,
F. Richard Burt
  
   
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