Off the Page, Tips & Techniques for Creating Hymn-Based Organ Settings

A self-directed compendium featuring accessible extemporization techniques that are based largely on hymnal harmonizations, designed to assist organists who do not consider themselves improvisers, but who are comfortable playing hymns. Using these techniques, organists with either modest or advanced skills will be able to create pleasing hymn-based settings, such as introductions, interludes, organ versets, or small partitas, organ stanzas, petite toccatas.