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How to Utilize LinkedIn Groups in Your Network

LinkedIn groups are like portals to a professional community where there are columns, connections, and conversations where you can find knowledge, suggestions, and guidance- all at your fingertips. Here are some helpful tips to utilize LinkedIn groups to develop your professional brand and profile: Sign up for notifications– Get notified whenever someone posts a discussion… Continue reading How to Utilize LinkedIn Groups in Your Network

Church Organists – Create Professional Networks on the Web

Organists around the world share in the love of great music provided by these magnificent instruments. However, finding each other can be difficult to do. That’s why we’ve scoured the web to find several different ways to find people who share your interest and can help you share in the love of pipe organs. Reaching… Continue reading Church Organists – Create Professional Networks on the Web

Selecting a Pipe Organ Builder

Leek Pipe Organ Company Staff , James Leek, Natalie Leek, Sean Estanek, Peggy Draper, Joseph Raville, Joey Laumer, Chris O Malley, Jerad Johnson, Owen Rasmussen at Leek Pipe Organ Company workshop in Berea, Ohio against the backdrop of Schantz Pipe Organ

It can sometimes be difficult to know what to look for when you are searching for a pipe organ company for your organ needs. There are many options with professionals that specialize in a variety of organs and areas of the profession. However, there are five keys things that you should always look for when… Continue reading Selecting a Pipe Organ Builder

5 Incredible Pipe Organ Facts

Today, we know pipe organs for their ability to produce an array of different sounds – Pipe organs pack in the sounds of an entire orchestra!. But until about 1500, organs could only produce one sound, no matter the number of pipes! When an inventory of Henry VIII’s estate was taken, it was learned that… Continue reading 5 Incredible Pipe Organ Facts

Organ Performance Students – Insider Tips

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The struggles of playing an instrument the size of a studio apartment… 1. You feel like the only music performance major whose instrument isn’t even remotely portable. You can’t put it in your backpack or a case or your car or even a storage room. 2. Your mom’s co-worker’s friend’s cousin is always asking you… Continue reading Organ Performance Students – Insider Tips

Pipe Organs that will Blow You Away!

Of course pipe organs are finely tuned instruments that are capable of complementing any piece of music, from Beethoven to Bach. Around for hundreds of years, these instruments are the backbone of parishes, concert halls, and even school music programs. However, what you may look past is the sheer beauty and size of these magnificent… Continue reading Pipe Organs that will Blow You Away!

Composing Organ for Film

Musical score with quill pen, ink pot and quill pen nib

Brad Vogel is an Organ Performance Major at Baldwin Wallace University. Brad was kind enough to sit down with interviewer Tessa Louche to discuss his music career. Tessa: So you’re an organ major. What is your secondary instrument? Brad: Yes, I’m an organ performance major in addition to composition. My secondary is Piano. T: What… Continue reading Composing Organ for Film

A Quick Guide to Organ Re-Leathering

Electro- pneumatic wind chest rebuild with new brown tan leather pouches & springs, at Leek Pipe Organ Company, Berea, Ohio

Owning and playing a pipe organ is certainly a rewarding experience which allows you to produce rich and beautiful music. However, these grand instruments do take a good deal of maintenance in order to keep them in great condition and make sure that they maintain the same rich sound that they are meant to produce.… Continue reading A Quick Guide to Organ Re-Leathering

Why Music is an Important Part of Worship

We hear music every day – on the radio, in the grocery store, in the gym and on our phones. But what kind of music? It’s mostly background noise, catchy tunes on the top 40 list and old favorites from decades past. What do we listen to that actually means something, touches our soul? Since… Continue reading Why Music is an Important Part of Worship

Funding a new pipe organ – 2 key steps

That’s right, we said it – just two steps and you’re on your way to successful funding of your church’s new pipe organ. Making the decision to invest in a new organ for your church is a process that the organist, choir director, pastor and financial adviser must all be actively involved in. It is… Continue reading Funding a new pipe organ – 2 key steps