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Essential skills for organists<br />
Many of you will be conducting several choirs, perhaps including a church choir. You may be an organist yourself, or work<br />
closely with an organist colleague. We hope that you find the inclusion of organ music in this brochure useful.<br />
Anne Marsden Thomas and Frederick Stocken<br />
New Oxford Organ Method<br />
The New Oxford Organ Method is the latest addition to Oxford’s educational suite of titles for organ.<br />
Each chapter focuses on a single piece, with preparatory technical exercises building towards playing the<br />
complete piece. Each lesson covers four main topics: practice methods, registration, fingering and pedalling,<br />
and historically-informed interpretation.<br />
• A comprehensive method book for organ, providing a complete syllabus for learning<br />
• For players or any age and with basic keyboard ability (approx. ABRSM Grade 2)<br />
• Can be used as a self-tutor or material for teaching<br />
• Concise explanatory text for greater understanding<br />
• Pieces cover a range of styles and include works by J. S. Bach, Buxtehude, Franck, Reger, and Walton<br />
978-0-19-351832-2 | Published May 2020<br />
Also available:<br />
Anne Marsden Thomas and Frederick Stocken<br />
Graded Keyboard Musicianship Books 1 and 2<br />
Graded Keyboard Musicianship provides graded and integrated exercises for developing five core skills<br />
at the keyboard: figured bass, score-reading, transposition, harmonization, and improvisation. Book 1<br />
assumes keyboard ability of Grade 1 ABRSM standard and covers up to Grade 5, while Book 2 covers<br />
Grades 6 to 8.<br />
• Bite-size approach with practical, accessible exercises<br />
• Equally suitable for pianists and organists<br />
• Provides support for practical and theoretical graded music exams, and for teaching harmony<br />
• Written by two experienced teachers based at London’s RCO (Royal College of Organists)<br />
Academy Organ School<br />
Book 1: 978-0-19-341193-7 | Published June 2017<br />
Book 2: 978-0-19-341194-4 | Published June 2017<br />
Keyboard Musicianship] is an excellent two-volume curriculum<br />
that you can do alone or with a teacher...I highly recommend these new<br />
volumes for anyone seeking help in boosting their command of these<br />
‘‘[Graded<br />
keyboard basics.<br />
Christopher Cook, The American Organist, 2018<br />
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