The purpose of this blog is to chronicle my journey transitioning from piano to organ. I am not the best author (although I do try my best) and don't claim any great whit or humor. Nor am I an English major. But, I do hope this blog will help anyone out there who find themselves in my situation, with a tougher challenge on their hands than they had originally (or in my case, naively) anticipated. I also do hope to use this blog as a journal of sorts, so that I can look back in a year or two, and see how far I have come, and be inspired all over again!
Just over two months ago, I purchased an Allen ADC-420-C Organ! (See photo above.) As an amateur pianist for over 30 years, becoming an organist has been a dream of mine for many decades. Like most pianists, and non-pianists, I had the naivety of believing transitioning from playing piano to organ would be pretty simple. After all, pianists can read music, and know where notes are on the keyboard, so it can't be a difficult transition, right? All I would have to do to learn the organ is legato-style playing, and how to play the pedals with my feet. No problem, I thought! Ah, the naivety of it all makes me shudder now.
While it is true that pianists can read music and do know where the notes are on the organ (they are the same keys as the piano) that's exactly where the similarities between the two instruments end. There is much, much more to this wonderful instrument than most people realize or understand. Little did I know what I was getting in to when I naively assumed all of the above!
However, if there is anything I have been blessed (or cursed) with, it is stubbornness. I made the decision to buy this organ, I made the choice to commit to it, I made the decision to have it take up a huge amount of real estate in my front room, and I will rise to this incredible challenge head-on! I will conquer this! Hear me roar!
Please follow my journey as I chronicle my adventures (and misadventures!) There will be many, I can promise you that! I know there will be many good and rough days! My hope to anyone reading this would be to provide inspiration. Whether you find yourself a pianist struggling to learn organ, or are struggling with some other challenge in your life, my wish for this blog is to help inspire to never, ever give up. I am a religious person, and also believe in the incredible power of prayer. No matter what life throws at you, or how insurmountable of a challenge you might be facing, if you pray, do the work, and put your heart and mind into it, you will succeed!
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