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ORGN1008: Organ Resources 1

The unit will focus on the development of essential practical skills for organists.

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. effectively and tastefully execute ornaments and/or add diminutions to music from the leading national keyboard schools of the early 15th to the late 18th centuries
LO2. demonstrate an understanding of the meaning of a wide range of ornament signs and symbols commonly encountered in keyboard music and execute these ornaments in a manner appropriate to the style and period
LO3. add appropriate diminutions to otherwise unadorned parts in repertoire of the 16th and 17th centuries
LO4. have a sound general understanding of the historical development of organ music, especially that of the 15th and 16th centuries
LO5. understand earlier notation systems, in particular German organ tabulature
LO6. demonstrate some basic keyboard improvisation skills.

Unit outlines will be available 2 weeks before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.

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