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Hammond Organ Lesson: Gospel Groove With Right Hand
Hammond Organ Lesson: Octaves With Right Hand
Hammond Organ Lesson: Middle & Index Fingers of Right Hand
Hammond Organ Lesson: Groove Fingers Technique
Hammond Organ Lesson: Groove Fingers Glissando
Hammond Organ Lesson: Left Hand Thumbing
Hammond Organ Lesson: Right Hand Major Melodic Movement
Hammond Organ Lesson: Right Hand Minor Melodic Movement
Hammond Organ Lesson: Lick Variations for Melodic Movement
Hammond Organ Lesson: Shuffle Fill for Gospel Bounce
Hammond Organ Lesson: Gospel Groove With Thumbing Technique
Hammond Organ Lesson: Left Hand Thumbing Octaves
Hammond Organ Lesson: Coordinating Hands to Play Gospel Groove
Hammond Organ Lesson: Gospel Groove Licks
Hammond Organ Lesson: Gospel Groove Lick Variation
Hammond Organ Lesson: Adding Left Hand Shuffle
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Summary: When playing gospel music on the Hammond organ, use right hand to create bounce feel. Play a gospel groove on a Hammond organ with the music tips in this free video organ lesson from a church organist.
Geoffrey Killebrew is the Music Director for Grace Christian Center Church in Worcester Massachusetts. He has been playing the Hammond organ and keyboards for 8 years. While Killebrew...read more
Because of its creative uses of verbal and written communication, music is one of the most interesting forms of expression that exists in the world today. Whether the rhythmic arranging of tones and melodies developed in conjunction with spoken language is still unknown; nonetheless, music is unique in that it facilitates a special conversation between the musician and the audience that exceeds mere words. Music creates a connection between people that is not limited by time, distance, or relationship; a song can speak to anyone, anywhere. That’s why music continually changes and grows, is still loved and still proliferates. Music is a living language as well as an crucial part of church music in countries all over the world. And no instrument is more important to church music than the organ. In this free video organ lesson, an experienced Hammond organ player teaches you how to play gospel organ grooves with the right hand. Viewers also learn how to compliment the playing of their right hand with fills and runs with the left hand. This expert also demonstrates how to experiment to come up with new gospel grooves and how to practice to become a better organ player.
"So here we are. And in this series, as I said, we're going to be going over how to use your right hand to create the gospel bounce feel--in addition to what your left hand is going to be doing. So, we're eventually going to put the two together, and it's very fundamental in creating that shuffle feel, as I showed earlier. So, here's an example of what it's going to sound like eventually. I really like this style."
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