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Offline BigKev

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Organ Foot Pedals!!!!!
« on: May 25, 2005, 09:04:36 AM »
I know how to play somethings on the organ, like some chords, but I cant get down the bass pedals.....I've tried, but it's hard to move that foot with your hands moving at the same time. I really want to play the organ, and i need some tips from anyone about the foot pedals and methods....Please Help!!!! God Bless
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« Reply #1 on: May 25, 2005, 09:26:45 AM »
Here it is again!

Chromatic pedaling chart.  

http://www.geocities.com/brianserenity/pedalling.htm
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« Reply #2 on: May 25, 2005, 03:42:42 PM »
:lol:  :lol:  :lol:  c3hamby, I'm curious as to why the links for "DUI Lawyers" pop up when I click on the chart ...  :lol:  :lol:  :lol:
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« Reply #3 on: May 25, 2005, 03:54:08 PM »
...maybe God's trying to tell you something...you better start laying off that sauce!!!!!

 :D  :D  :D  :D

No, I'm not sure, I know that geocities has ads on the right side of the page, I can't get rid of those, that's the consequence of a freebie....

but if you're getting pop ups, then you might want to install a pop up blocker.  I do get pop ups sometimes on geocities, but not very often....
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« Reply #4 on: May 25, 2005, 04:16:28 PM »
:lol:  :lol:  :lol: Funny man ....
Naw, no popups here .... spybot and Yahoo antispy takes care of that.
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« Reply #5 on: May 25, 2005, 04:27:24 PM »
are they showing up on the right side of the page, because you can close those once the page downloads....
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« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2005, 06:09:33 PM »
Quote from: c3hamby
are they showing up on the right side of the page, because you can close those once the page downloads....


Yup ... I just thought it was funny ....  :lol:
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Anyone else have helpful information?
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2005, 06:35:51 PM »
anyone else have any helpful tips on how do be better with the Organ foot pedals. I can olay somethings on the organ, but i need help getting the foot pedals right. Thanks.....God Bless!!!!!
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« Reply #8 on: May 25, 2005, 06:39:26 PM »
Practice, practice, practice ....

Try playing slow scales or chords and instead of using your left hand for the bass ... use the pedals.  It takes a while.  My problem is being able to play "fast pedals".  I use a mix of the left hand and pedals on up-tempo songs.
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« Reply #9 on: May 25, 2005, 06:52:20 PM »
so you mean use the lest hand to play a chord too? so you practice chords with both hands, and take things slow while practicing on the bass also. Im going to really practice this organ. That's what I really wanted to play before keyboard, but I had problems with the bass pedals, but as I keep praying and practicing, I know God will see me through. Do you have any slow worship chords that I can practice with, while practicing on the bass pedals. I can play shout music also on the organ, but I cant get the bass pedals right on that either. Thanks   God Bless :D
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Anyone.....Chords for me to Practice
« Reply #10 on: May 26, 2005, 09:06:33 AM »
Does anyone have some slow worship chord, with the foot bass notes too, so I can practice on the foot pedals?anything would help.....Thanks God Bless..... :D all you talented organist, I know you have some nice slow begginer/intermediate chords for me....Thanks
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« Reply #11 on: May 26, 2005, 09:53:09 AM »
Hey BigKev, I know that practicing scales ain't all that fun, but really, you're feet will really know where to go once you get those down.  And you'll know that anytime that you get to the middle C you got to switch to your right foot.  Stuff like that you can't think about when you're playing, you just have to do it.  

Rosemary Bailey, a renowned jazz organist teaches her students to start out with large intervals, like the 5th, practice going from one note to another and back, so your feet can learn, working down from there.

One of the most important things to remember when practicing these things is that if you're going from one note to another and you miss the one you're trying to get to, don't accept that!  Practice going from one directly to another.  

Another thing, you don't have to practice these for an hour everyday.  I only do a little bit everyday.  

For example, the hardest thing about the chromatic scale is that slide from E-F , so I just practiced that a little bit everyday until I got it down.  Now I just practice the scale everyday with a metronome, takes about 10 minutes, then I can do something else.  

Now when I'm playing and want to do some chromatic movement in the bass, I don't even have to look, I know right where to go....
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Heel-Toe Method....Also... some slow hymns I can practice?
« Reply #12 on: May 26, 2005, 11:38:25 AM »
so what about this heel-toe method that everyone is talking about? Is that an easier way of doing it too, or is that a style that many people do. at our church, our musician uses his right foot for the volume pedal, and his left leg for the bass pedals on the left side......is that good? I see alot of musicians doing that, and I tried it, and it is a pretty easy way to it.


SO, Does anyone have some slow hymns that I can practice with the bass pedals...nothing to hard though, something that I can practice on and get used to the pedals, while playing something easy.....something like

Amazing Grace, or some other slow hymns that I can practice on....anything is greatly appreciated :D Thanks....God Bless!!!!!!
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Organ Foot Pedals!!!!!
« Reply #13 on: May 26, 2005, 12:33:59 PM »
keep trying it will come with practice. U dont have to move it that much or that fast.
God Bless
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A Quick Question......
« Reply #14 on: May 26, 2005, 05:26:17 PM »
a quick question.....like on the keyboard when you are playing shouting music, its a bassline walk that you do like this:Ab,C,C#,D,Eb,F,F#,G,Ab......Many musicians do this run on the keyboard, and on the organ while playing shouting music.

Does anyone know the Foot Pedal bassline to this, or do you just follow your left hand :?: Thanks...God Bless!!!
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Organ Foot Pedals!!!!!
« Reply #15 on: May 26, 2005, 06:49:43 PM »
You do exactly that with your foot. You can play tritones with your left hand.
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« Reply #16 on: May 26, 2005, 06:54:08 PM »
ok....thanks, im going to practice that......to get my leg going to the right spots, and I know it will come natural with God, and Hard Work. Thanks to all that has help. If you have any more tips,runs,hymns that I can practice please post them. Thank You....God Bless You All!!!!!!!
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Licks,Trick,Preach/Shouting Chords, East Coast Style Anyone?
« Reply #17 on: May 29, 2005, 12:01:16 AM »
anyone else out their, hae any information for me and others on the organ? I know it's some talented organists on this site. can someone hook me up with some.....Licks,Tricks, Preacher/Shouting chords....come on you eastern musicians, help some of us west coast musicians with some of that eastern style on the organ. Thanks Alot Everyone. God Bless :D
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Prayer Does Change Things!!!!!!
« Reply #18 on: June 01, 2005, 09:21:23 AM »
my cousin and I were at the church last night for a couple of hours. He(MikeLarry101) plays the drums, and I play the Organ. We were practicing on a few songs, and just foolin around with the organ, making some basslines and just adding in the left hand chords, like a couple of licks. We'll before we practiced like two weeks ago almost everday, and we always went and practiced without praying, and I never got the foot pedals right. So, last night I told him we are going to pray everytime before we practiced. So we prayed and we began to practice, and all of a sudden my foot started to follow my left hand, as I continued to practice my left hand, and foot pedals. By like 20 minutes, my foot my just following my left hand without me looking at it. Look what god can do, and prayer does change things. Be Blessed!!!!!! :D
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More Tips!!!!!
« Reply #19 on: June 02, 2005, 12:05:24 AM »
anyone else got any input that can help me and others out?
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