In Organ Playing, Organists May Use Their Feet to Play

question 16

Multiple Choice

In organ playing, organists may use their feet to play notes generated by pedals. Although the use of the feet was not discussed in the chapter on keyboarding, which of the following would you expect for pedal-pushing organists based on material in the chapter?

• A) Times to alternate between different pedals played by one foot should be longer than times to alternate between different pedals played by two feet
• B) Hierarchically organized sequences should be easier to learn than randomly organized sequences
• C) Playing one pedal at a time should be easier than playing series of two-pedal chords
• D) All of the above

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