Organ Study Course - Level 1
(free version)
Introduction
Basic organ registration topics in Level 1 include organ types and components, the organ console, organ stop pitches and families, three types of organ registration, chorus-type registration, and hymn registration. Level 1 develops the ability to sight-read single-line melodies. Music theory topics include the overtone series, musical notation (including note names, clefs, ottava sign, accidentals, enharmonic notes, chromatic scale, whole and half steps), rhythmic concepts (including duple, triple, and quadruple meter; simple and compound time), note values and rest values, metronome indications, tempo indications, and time signatures.
Level 1 students should already possess note reading skills at the piano, and be able to play hymns fluently at the piano.
This free version is similar to Level 1 of the Organ Study Courses created by the BYU organ faculty. They share the same lesson structure and played assignments. However, there are no quizzes, exams or reviews, student tracking, or certificate of completion offered in the free version. Played assignments are not submitted to the BYU Organ Faculty course instructor, and the instructor is not available for questions about course content.