Organ & Sheet Music Blog

An organist's hands playing two manuals of a pipe organ console, with piston buttons below the keys and warm wood behind

How to Practice Hands and Pedals on the Organ

Hands and feet won't cooperate on the organ? Here is the layer-by-layer routine I use to learn new music, from the pedal line alone to all three parts.

How to Practice Hands and Pedals on the Organ

Hands and feet won't cooperate on the organ? Here is the layer-by-layer routine I use to learn new music, from the pedal line alone to all three parts.

Organist's hands writing notes with a pen on sheet music resting on a warm wooden organ music rack above the pistons

How to Mark Your Sheet Music Before Sunday

A soft pencil prevents most Sunday slips. How I mark fingering, pedaling, registration, breaths, and page turns so I am ready at the organ.

How to Mark Your Sheet Music Before Sunday

A soft pencil prevents most Sunday slips. How I mark fingering, pedaling, registration, breaths, and page turns so I am ready at the organ.

An organist's hands playing the stacked wooden keyboards of a church pipe organ

Learning a New Piece Before Sunday: A Practice ...

A calm, week-long way to learn a new organ or piano arrangement before Sunday: read it through, drill the hard spots, and rehearse for the room.

Learning a New Piece Before Sunday: A Practice ...

A calm, week-long way to learn a new organ or piano arrangement before Sunday: read it through, drill the hard spots, and rehearse for the room.

Understanding Key Signatures: The Map of Music - Jasberger Music

Understanding Key Signatures: The Map of Music

Learn how key signatures work, how sharps and flats define major and minor keys, and how understanding keys makes reading sheet music easier.

Understanding Key Signatures: The Map of Music

Learn how key signatures work, how sharps and flats define major and minor keys, and how understanding keys makes reading sheet music easier.

The Musical Staff: Notes and Clefs Explained - Jasberger Music

The Musical Staff: Notes and Clefs Explained

Learn how the musical staff works, including lines, spaces, treble clef, bass clef, notes, and why notation matters when reading sheet music.

The Musical Staff: Notes and Clefs Explained

Learn how the musical staff works, including lines, spaces, treble clef, bass clef, notes, and why notation matters when reading sheet music.

Mastering Organ Sheet Music: A Comprehensive Guide for Aspiring Musicians - Jasberger Music

How to Read Organ Sheet Music More Confidently

A practical guide to reading organ sheet music, including manuals, pedals, clefs, fingering, texture, and how to approach a new score efficiently.

How to Read Organ Sheet Music More Confidently

A practical guide to reading organ sheet music, including manuals, pedals, clefs, fingering, texture, and how to approach a new score efficiently.