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 carolorg1111@gmail.com UT Provo Ruth Eldredge 801-210-0514 ruth.eldredge@gmail.com UT Provo Don Cook 801-422-3260 doncook@byu.edu UT Springville Alena Hall cell 801-870-0881 alenajune@yahoo.com Ben Crandall bjc8@email.byu.edu UT Springville Lella Pomeroy 801-372-5100 gpacookie@aol.com UT Mapleton Lori Serr 801-489-8222 ljzserr@yahoo.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 Alpine Debbie Allen 801-763-7804; 801-616-8289 allenisland@gmail.com 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 UT SLC Teresa Clawson teresa.clawson@utah.edu 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 UT Saratoga Springs ShareeThompson sharee@gmail.com UT Saratoga Springs Matt Thompson UT St. George Geoff Myers 435-634-0865 gemyers@infowest.com CA Los Gatos Gloria Bell 408-356-8552 CA Sunnyvale Diane Keller 408-773-8771 CA Orinda Liz Forsyth 215-262-4451
e_forsyth@yahoo.com CT Stamford Stephen Rapp 203-323-4818 GA Atlanta James Carter 678-377-2877 ID Rexburg Nina Wilkins 208-356-6776 ID Boise David Young
davidandadria@gmail.com Haruhito Miyagi
haruhito_miyagi@yahoo.com KS Lawrence, Topeka Dan Berghout danberghout@gmail.com KS Lawrence Elizabeth Berghout berghout.liz@gmail.com Ks Manhattan David Pickering 785-532-3830
dpickeri@ksu.edu MD North East Michelle Angerbauer 410-287-0687 micheleangerbauer@yahoo.com MN Woodbury Carolyn Selden 651-739-0370 cjselden@comcast.net MT Butte Laurie Battle 406-782-4811 lbattle@mtech.edu NC Goldsboro Mark Gourley gourleymusician@yahoo.com NV Las Vegas Ethelyn Peterson 702-293-5015 NV Las Vegas Jane Dye 702-876-7500 mus1c@aol.com NY New York Stephen Best 315-732-5111 stevebest@usadatanet.net 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 OR Beaverton Corina Hughes
corinahughes@hotmail.com OR Beaverton Ramona Jones
corinahughes@hotmail.com OR Beaverton Joyce Sommers
sommersj@hsd.k12.or.us OR Beaverton Julie Higgins
ramonamjones@gmail.com OR Beaverton Jim Day
jimday.music@gmail.com OR Hillsboro Rodgers Instrument Corp. 503-648-4181
OR Lincoln City Jeannine Jordan 541-905-0108
cell 503-481-2726jeannine@promotionmusic.org OR Portland Debbie Bush 503-690-4434
cell 503-464-6071DebbieBush@gmail.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 WA Marysville David Toy 425-220-5884 dktest6@yahoo.com The American Guild of Organists (regional listings) 212-870-2163 http://www.agohq.org/regions 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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