DE STUDIEMETHODIEK VAN PROFESSIONELE NEDERLANDSE ORGANISTEN

Dirk Jan Versluis

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Name: Dirk Jan Versluis Main Subject: Organ Research Coach: – Title of Research: De studiemethodiek van professionele Nederlandse organisten Research Question: How do professional Dutch organists study their repertoire? Summary of Results: In this paper was investigated how professional Dutch organists study their repertoire. Professional organists were interviewed about their opinions on five topics: the attention for musical methodology, the best way to approach a new score, the importance of instruments, the role of teaching, liturgical practice and concert practice and finally, memorization. The interviewed organists do value the subject of study methodology, and consider the attention for the subject nowadays as insufficient and too much dependant of the teacher's interest. In approaching a new score several aspects can be recognized. Repetition is important, and so is analysis and understanding. The relationship between those two differs, depending on the repertoire. The choice for an appropriate study instrument is important: touch and sound have a significant influence on the quality of musical study. Pipe organs in church or home are the best options to choose. The repertoire for concerts can be played in liturgical settings too. Both worlds seem to influence each other mutually. Teaching influences the teacher as well: by reflecting on musical and technical issues it forces the teacher to be fully aware of his own decisions and interpretations. Concert preparation largely depends upon the programme, the instrument and the time available. The matter of memorization receives little attention: most of the interviewed organists never performed from memory. They do not think it is of additional value to performer or audience. The fact that organists in the Netherlands typically do not perform from memory can be explained by the large amount of mechanical organs: the performer is not visible, and stop assistants are always needed. Biography: My name is Dirk Jan Versluis (1987). I studied Organ at the Royal Conservatoire (B.M.) and Health Psychology at Dutch Open University (M.Sc.). After some years of working fulltime in healthcare settings and addiction treatment I am very happy to study at the Royal Conservatoire again, this time pursuing my Master's degree.

type	research exposition
date	01/01/2015
published	28/05/2015
last modified	28/05/2015
status	limited publication
share status	private
license	All rights reserved
url	https://www.researchcatalogue.net/view/138176/138177
published in	KC Research Portal
portal issue	3. Internal publication

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DE STUDIEMETHODIEK VAN PROFESSIONELE NEDERLANDSE ORGANISTEN (2015)

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