Due to the numerous options presented in this course, books and scores should be ordered only after consultation with your local organ instructor. (The average cost for these materials is between $100 and $200).
Prerequisites
Completion of Music 399R-103, Music 73, or equivalent experience.
Course Outline
History & Development of the Organ
Types of Organ Registration and Musical Texture
Chorus Registration
Hymn Registration
Solo and Accompaniment Registration
Trio Registration
The Process of Registrational Decision Making and Registration Mechanics
Music Theory: Seventh Chords; Phrase Structure and Cadences
Historical Styles in Organ Building and Registration: Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century France
Music Theory: Nonharmonic Tones
Music Theory: Harmonic Progression
Historical Styles in Organ Building and Registration: Nineteenth-Century Germany
