In today's weekly tutorial I would like to teach you about Whole Tone Mode or Augmented Mode. It has an interesting structure and it only consists of whole steps and no half steps. Hope you will enjoy this tutorial! Join this channel to get access to perks such as custom weekly members-only tutorials and others: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO4K3_6QVJI_HlI5PCFQqtg/join We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/VPinkevicius My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo ..read more

In this harmony tutorial I'd like to teach you how to harmonize E major scale in the left hand using simple chords (I, IV, V, vi and some others) for 4 voices. Hope you will enjoy it! If you need more help with harmonisation, I recommend Harmony for Organists (Level 1) course: https://secrets-of-organ-playing.myshopify.com/products/harmony-for-organists-level-1?pos=1&sid=1e7a2b2b1&_ss=r Join this channel to get access to perks such as custom weekly members-only tutorials and others: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO4K3_6QVJI_HlI5PCFQqtg/join We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-y ..read more

Today Vidas and I would like to share with you a video of our organ duet recital "Baltic Reverie" which we played last Monday, April 29, 2024 at Vilnius University St. John's church for the group of tourists from Sweden. "Baltic Reverie" is a captivating and harmonious organ duet recital project that weaves together the rich musical tapestries of composers hailing from the countries encircling the Baltic Sea. The program offers a delightful journey through the diverse cultural landscapes of Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, and Denmark. This musical voyage celebrat ..read more

This meditation on Ukrainian Folk Song "The Moon in the Sky" is written to spread awareness about the terrible war in Ukraine. In Ukrainian this song is known as "Місяць на небі" (Misyatsʹ na nebi). Organists of all countries who are at a loss for words but cannot keep silent will find their voice in this piece. The song melody is presented in the right hand part on a solo registration and accompanied by flowing motion of sixteenth notes in the left hand part and pedal point in the pedals. This piece is an easier version of Op. 103. It will work very well for meditative music during liturgy a ..read more

Today I'd like to share with you a lyrical Prelude on King's Lynn by Charles Callahan (1951-2023) who was well-known American award-winning composer, organist, choral conductor, pianist, and teacher. I recorded it at Vilnius University St. John's church. Hope you will enjoy it! Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/o-god-beyond-all-praising-seven-pieces-for-organ-on-english-hymntunes-19725508.html?aff_id=454957 Join this channel to get access to perks such as custom weekly members-only tutorials and others: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO4K3_6QVJI_HlI5PCFQqtg/join We support ..read more

Recently Marcin Majak delivered our masterfully restored folding reed organ Leonardo from Gdansk in Poland (tuned beautifully in synch with Henrietta by Jakub Wszolek). I tried it out at our Vilnius University St. John's church first before taking it home. Hope you will enjoy Verset in C Major by Louis-James-Alfred Lefebure-Wely (1817-1869) from his collection Vade-mecum de l’organiste, Op.187. After restoration it sounds really powerful since the reeds are renewed and the bellows don't leak anymore. Ausra and I are very happy with it. Hope you will enjoy it too! Score: https://imslp.org/wik ..read more

Today I'd like to share with you a beautiful ornamented chorale prelude Nun bitten wir den heiligen Geist, BuxWV 209 by Dieterich Buxtehude. I recorded it at Vilnius University St. John's church. Hope you will enjoy it! We support Ukraine: https://www.blue-yellow.lt/en If you like what I do, you can buy me some coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/organduo PayPal: https://PayPal.Me/ausramotuzaite My Hauptwerk setup: https://www.organduo.lt/tools.html Total Organist - the most comprehensive organ training program online: https://www.organduo.lt/total-organist Secrets of Organ Playing - W ..read more

In this tutorial I will teach you how to improvise a short prelude for a keyboard instrument without pedals which is based on J.S. Bach's short prelude in C Major, BWV 924 from the Klavierbüchlein for Wilhelm Friedemann Bach. The structure of the figure that we're going to use here is very simple. Basically, the left hand played the bass notes in quarter note and the right hand plays arpeggiated chordal notes. This tutorial is meant to provide musical examples to my Keyboard Prelude Improvisation Mini Course which is an introduction to my more extensive Prelude Improvisation Formula. Hope you ..read more

It's Saturday again and it's time for another harmony tutorial. Let's harmonize C minor scale in the left hand using simple chords (i, iv, V, VI and some others) for 4 voices. Hope you will enjoy it! If you need more help with harmonisation, I recommend Harmony for Organists (Level 1) course: https://secrets-of-organ-playing.myshopify.com/products/harmony-for-organists-level-1?pos=1&sid=1e7a2b2b1&_ss=r Join this channel to get access to perks such as custom weekly members-only tutorials and others: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCO4K3_6QVJI_HlI5PCFQqtg/join We support Ukraine: ht ..read more

Yesterday I played a short private recital for a small group of guests from Spain at Vilnius University St. John's church. On the program - works by Johann Sebastian Bach, Nils Wilhelm Gade, Louis Vierne, Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene, Vidas Pinkevicius, Rien Schalkwijk and improvisations. Hope you will enjoy it! PROGRAM: 00:00 Ausra Motuzaite-Pinkeviciene - Fanfare Processional, Op. 20 Score: https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/product-22745008.html?aff_id=454957 01:57 Niels Wilhelm Gade - Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern 04:57 Louis Vierne - Meditation from 24 Pieces in the Free St ..read more