The BYU Organ Online Training Sessions for Music Theory have been added for this season. These webinars are free of charge and available to pianists and organists in any location!
These Music Theory Classes provide an opportunity to go over some key concepts with an expert and serve as a springboard for further study throughout the year.
We invite you to read through the theory topics and suggest one for discussion by completing the survey below. Topics must be submitted no later than two weeks prior to a session.
The presentations will taught by Dr. Jacob Hofeling from 7:00-8:30 pm Mountain Time, including a live Question & Answer session. Recordings of each class will be available to view for one month following the live presentation.
Each class will have sections on Beginning (Levels 1-2), Intermediate (Levels 3-4) and Advanced Theory (Levels 5-6).
Click the buttons at the top of the page for our Entry-Level and Beyond the Basics topics.
For more information and registration, click on each class below.
Our BYU Organ Online Training Sessions for the 2023-24 season have concluded. We plan to restart the series starting in October, 2024. Please check back here for the new schedule after the middle of September. All events are free of charge and available to pianists and organists in any location!
Presentations offer a pre-recorded video with interactive chat with the instructor, followed by a live Question and Answer session. Recordings of each class are available to view for one month following the live presentation.
The classes below are from our 2023-24 series that has finished.
October 10, 2024 | 7:00-8:30 pm MT
November 14, 2024 | 7:00-8:30 pm MT
December 12, 2024 | 7:00-8:30 pm MT
January 9, 2025 | 7:00-8:30 pm MT
February 13, 2025 | 7:00-8:30 pm MT
March 13, 2025 | 7:00-8:30 pm MT
April 10, 2025 | 7:00-8:30 pm MT
May 8, 2025 | 7:00-8:30 pm MT
These music theory classes provide an opportunity to go over some key concepts with an expert and serve as a springboard for further study throughout the year.
A recording of this class will be available to view through November 10.
Note: After the live class concludes, the recording will not be available until sometime the next day. If you were previously registered for the class, you will receive an email when it is available. The button will also change to “View Recording” when it is available.
A recording of this class will be available to view through December 15.
Note: After the live class concludes, the recording will not be available until sometime the next day. If you were previously registered for the class, you will receive an email when it is available. The button will also change to “View Recording” when it is available.
A recording of this class will be available to view through January 12.
Note: After the live class concludes, the recording will not be available until sometime the next day. If you were previously registered for the class, you will receive an email when it is available. The button will also change to “View Recording” when it is available.
A recording of this class will be available to view through February 9.
Note: After the live class concludes, the recording will not be available until sometime the next day. If you were previously registered for the class, you will receive an email when it is available. The button will also change to “View Recording” when it is available.
A recording of this class will be available to view through March 16.
Note: After the live class concludes, the recording will not be available until sometime the next day. If you were previously registered for the class, you will receive an email when it is available. The button will also change to “View Recording” when it is available.
A recording of this class will be available to view through April 13.
Note: After the live class concludes, the recording will not be available until sometime the next day. If you were previously registered for the class, you will receive an email when it is available. The button will also change to “View Recording” when it is available.
A recording of this class will be available to view through May 11.
Note: After the live class concludes, the recording will not be available until sometime the next day. The button above will not take you to the recording until it is available. If you were previously registered for the class, you will receive an email when the recording is available. The button will also change to “View Recording” when it is available.
A recording of this class will be available to view through June 8.
Note: After the live class concludes, the recording will not be available until sometime the next day. If you were previously registered for the class, you will receive an email when it is available. The button will also change to “View Recording” when it is available.
A native of San Francisco, Elizabeth Forsyth received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees in organ performance from BYU. Active in church music for almost 50 years, she has served Lutheran, Episcopal, Presbyterian, and LDS congregations as both organist and director of music. Currently, she is the organist at First Congregational Church, Berkeley. She has served on the executive boards of both the San Francisco and Philadelphia chapters of the American Guild of Organists and will serve as one of four program chairs for the AGO National Convention in 2024.
As a recitalist, Ms. Forsyth has performed throughout the Bay Area, Utah, Idaho, and Pennsylvania. Recent collaborations with performing groups have included the First Church Festival Chorus, Chora Nova, the Young People’s Symphony Orchestra, the Folsom Lake Symphony, and the Stockton Symphony. Elizabeth teaches both piano and organ at her home in Orinda, CA, where she takes special delight in introducing her teenage piano students to the organ. She is the proud mother of four sons, and has ten grandchildren.