Sound to Symbol: ear training for the organist
This video, written and presented by Robin Harrison, gives exercises to help you develop your inner ear: exploring rhythm, melody and counterpoint, harmony, and learning to identify the nationality and historical period of a piece of music.
Introducing the RCO Certificate of Accredited Membership (CAM)
This film helps the candidate through the entry process for The RCO Certificate of Accredited Membership (CAM), and looks at what to consider when choosing repertoire to play.
Max Reger’s Organ Music: An Introduction
On location in Germany, UK Reger expert Prof. Graham Barber introduces a selection of Reger’s organ works and discusses their context and performance.
Lessons For The New Organist
The American Guild of Organists has published a free 30-lesson series of films designed to provide a thorough introductory course in organ-playing, and particularly to help pianists make the transition to the organ.
Your RCO Exam
This video, which is free to view for RCO member and guest users of iRCO alike, has been produced to help anyone preparing for, or considering taking, one of the Royal College of Organists’ diploma examinations.
The Organist Entertains: 1. Exploring the Theatre Organ
In the first of three films from RCO Organ Forum: The Organist Entertains, Richard Hills introduces us to the building and the history of its organ, and is joined by Simon Gledhill for a rank-by-rank demonstration.
The Organist Entertains: 2. The Theatre Organ Aesthetic
In the second of three films from RCO Organ Forum: The Organist Entertains, Ian Bell describes the theatre organ aesthetic from an organ building perspective.
The Organist Entertains: 3. How to Create the Theatre Organ Sound World
In the third of three films from RCO Organ Forum: The Organist Entertains, Richard Hills and Simon Gledhill reveal how the sound world of the theatre organ is created.
An introduction to playing styles with Daniel Moult: 4 Mendelssohn & Brahms
This video, the fourth in Daniel Moult’s series on playing styles, addresses the German Romantic music of Mendelssohn and Brahms.