The Solo

For any given piece of organ music, it is now assumed that you can study the musical texture and determine whether one of the parts should be heard more prominently than the others; that is, whether you will use solo and accompaniment registration. This process is discussed in detail in the lesson, Three Primary Types of Organ Registration.

Before discussing the many ways of building a good solo combination, be sure that you first understand this single underlying principle of solo and accompaniment registration:

The Solo Must Be More Prominent than the Accompaniment

If, after following the guidelines in this lesson, you build a combination that is overpowered by the accompaniment, you must build up the solo or reduce the accompaniment until the solo is more prominent.