Organ

Welcome! This is a book devoted to the organ, the largest of musical instruments. It is designed to give you an understanding of how the instrument works, its history, and the basics of how to play it.

Note: This book is still a work in progress and is not complete. If you have experience playing this instrument and/or wish to help expand it, please post a comment on Talk:Organ or jump right in and expand/improve the existing material.

Contents

• Getting Started

• Introduction
• History of the Organ
• How the Organ Works
• Types of Organs

• Technique

• Posture
• Playing the Manuals
• Playing the Pedals
• Operating the Console

• Sounds and Registrations

• Pipe pitches
• Types of Pipes
• Using Tasteful Registrations
• Short Glossary of Common Pipe Names