SOPP646: The first week I was not using certain muscles in the ankle area, I had sore muscles while playing organ pedals.
This question was sent by Manfred, and he writes:
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\nHi Vidas,
\nI was playing the organ in the church for services only. The requirements are low. Therefore I could train the Pedal in \u2018wild\u2019 and fairly uncontrolled way.
\nBecause of Corona the congregation must not sing. The organist is asked to prepare a few pieces as a solo. So I started to look for organ pieces that are a little more demanding.
\nThen I was facing severe difficulties with easy or low-medium pieces for organ. Thanks to Youtube I watched the pedaling of good organ players. My style is way off!
\nThis led me to you. You have a method, you want to teach it in an internet-based style \u2013 so, I gave it a try.
\nMan! The first week told me I was not using certain muscles in the ankle area, I had muscle sore. Now, I see a much higher flexibility in my ankles.
\nI was playing with a sort of tennis shoes. No way! Yesterday I started with organ shoes (dancing shoes actually). Now I can feel the pedal keys and can slide on them. Wonderful!
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\nAfter this first week I do not detect better accuracy. But my feet want to adopt the new pedaling style when playing my organ pieces. This is sometimes confusing, but I am sure in 2-3 weeks the new techniques will make my feet more \u2018relaxed\u2019 as they become friends of the pedal.
\nI am eagerly looking forward to the next few weeks!
\nBest regards,
\nManfred