Finding an Organ Teacher
Following is a list of reputable organ instructors who have expressed interest in being available to students for the Brigham Young University organ instruction functions listed below:
- Serve as an evaluator for played assignments in BYU Independent Study organ courses
- Teach Independent Study organ students on an as-needed basis
(Organ instructors interested in being included on this list--please click here)
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CITY
Name
Phone
UT Provo Carol Dean 801-375-4873 carolorg@msn.com UT Provo Douglas Bush 801-422-3159 deb6@email.byu.edu UT Provo Don Cook 801-422-3260 doncook@byu.edu UT Springville Alena Hicken cell 801-870-0881 alenajune@yahoo.com Ben Crandall bjc8@email.byu.edu UT Springville Lella Pomeroy gpacookie@aol.com UT Heber Nadine Turner 435-654-4196 gary.b.turner@att.net UT Orem Larry Blackburn 801-404-0909 larryb84097@gmail.com UT Orem Emily Spencer 801-369-2363 emily_spencer@byu.net UT American Fork Parley Belnap 801-756-3490 parleybona@juno.com UT SLC Bonnie Goodliffe 801-240-6912 bj.goodliffe@juno.com UT SLC Kenneth Udy KennethUdy@compuserv.com SLC area teachers UT
Farmington
Linda Margetts
801-451-2994
UT Bountiful Franklin Eddings eddings@aros.net UT Bountiful Kimberly Moody 801-292-1549 j_kmoody@yahoo.com UT Bountiful Julie Farmer-Haltom 801-292-8415 rhaltom@relieffund.org UT Bountiful Heidi Alley 801-292-4901 alleyheidi@hotmail.com UT Brigham City Annette Olsen 435-723-1415 n/a UT Tooele Lisa Glade 435-882-7487 four_g_family@msn.com UT Orangeville Jennifer Fauver jenniferfauver@hotmail.com CA Los Gatos Gloria Bell 408-356-8552 CA Sunnyvale Diane Keller 408-773-8771 CT Stamford Stephen Rapp 203-323-4818 ID Rexburg Nina Wilkins 208-356-6776 IA Lamoni David Pickering 641-784-6615
dcpick@juno.com IN Dan South Bend Haruhito Miyagi
haruhito_miyagi@yahoo.com KS Lawrence, Topeka Dan Berghout danberghout@gmail.com KS Lawrence Elizabeth Berghout berghout.liz@gmail.com MA Belmont Ryan Murphy 617-484-9629 rytmurphy@aol.com MD North East Michelle Angerbauer 410-287-0687 micheleangerbauer@yahoo.com NC Goldsboro Mark Gourley gourleymusician@yahoo.com NE Las Vegas Ethelyn Peterson 702-293-5015 NE Las Vegas Jane Dye 702-876-7500 mus1c@aol.com NY New York Stephen Best 315-732-5111 stevebest@usadatanet.net MI Lansing Cindy Wells 517-694-7823 bcwells@caldwellfam.net OH Akron Rex Roseman 330-867-5661 rosemanpiano@netzero.net OK Stillwater Dr. Gerald Frank 405-744-8985 fgerald@okstate.edu PA Doylestown Liz Forsyth 215-230-0539
cell 215-262-4451e_forsyth@yahoo.com WA Bellevue
Chris Fresolone 425-644-0988 ext. 106
chrisf@musicworksnw.org WA Everett Kim Croft 425-267-3388
206-624-8105 ext. 296kimcroft@verizon.net WA Everett Holly Brinkle 425-530-8622 organsrhot@yahoo.com The American Guild of Organists (regional listings) 212-870-2163 http://www.agohq.org/regional/index.html In addition, they are willing to help students through OrganTutor Organ 101 lessons on an as-needed basis. That is, they are willing to teach and reinforce the following aspects of organ playing that are fundamental to the OrganTutor approach:
- Listening skills: precise releases, perfect legato, independence of line
- Productive practice techniques
- Mastery of standard legato manual and pedal techniques as presented in Organ 101
- The application of legato techniques as in hymn playing and organ literature as appropriate
- Basic concepts and applications in classical organ registration
These organ instructors use a wide variety of teaching approaches, all of which eventually extend beyond the foundations established in Organ 101. However, they are willing to help students establish those foundations.
Contact the instructors directly to learn of their availability. Fees for lessons and played assignments should be paid directly to the instructors at their standard rate. They may also be able to provide a referral to other instructors in the region.
Dr. Don Cook
Associate professor of music (organ)
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