Part I of in the “Being Better” series – an attempt to find discrete ways to engage fully with the job of church musician while perhaps, getting the side results of efficiency and wisdom.
\n1. \u00a0Preset a generic level.
\nI can’t say that this is a particularly novel idea, but the return-on-investment is tremendous. \u00a0There are likely a limited number of combinations that you need, and if you have the available levels, it is invaluable to be able to sit down at the instrument and have the basic registrations immediately prepared.
\nMethod 1: \u00a0Think about volume. \u00a0If I have 6 general pistons available, then
\npiston 1 is pianissimo
\npiston 2 is piano
\n……and so on…..
\npiston 5 is mezzoforte
\npiston 6 is forte.
\nYou don’t need to preset fortissimo – you have that with the crescendo pedal and sforzando.
\nMethod 2: Kind of the same as method 1. \u00a0Think about specific stops. \u00a0I heard Joyce Jones present this idea in a workshop.
\npiston 1: all 8′ flutes
\npiston 2: + 4′ flutes, 8′ strings & small principles
\npiston 3: + 2′ flutes, 8′ principle, 4′ octave
\npiston 4: + 2′ octave
\npiston 5: + mixtures
\npiston 6: + reeds
\nMethod 3: This is for divisional pistons. I started this when I was playing a memorial service at an unfamiliar church and didn’t have the time to set up registrations for each piece.
\nDivisional pistons 1-3 are accompaniment stops – strings, flutes, soft things.
\nDivisional pistons 4-6 are solo stops – small reeds, solo principle, gentle cornet (8, 4 ,2, 2 2\/3)
\nAt this point, you can combine each solo sound with each soft accompaniment and always have the possibility of a new, gentle registration available.
\nThis is probably the single thing that you can do to make your time at the instrument efficient. If you have an extra memory level, help yourself so that you can save time in the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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