Florian Pesth wrote:

> Yes, it is recognizable.

Yay! :-D

(Unlike my attempt at pronouncing some of the stop names on this 
instrument...)

>> I always think that if a tune is similar enough that people recognise
>> what it is, that's a solid way to start.
> 
> It sure is! I would think that already the different response of the keys 
> makes it a completely different (and more difficult) to play. Do you have 
> chance of getting there more often and getting used to the instrument? 

Yeah, but... the organ is in need of repair. This is due to happen soon. 
I think I'll wait until after that happens. Right now, too many things 
don't work right. (E.g., I discovered that with a certain combination of 
stops, the F3 key "sticks". As in, you press it and it doesn't release. 
Until you play some notes next to it, which unsticks it.)

> Yeah, muscle memory is amazing, isn't it? But without it I guess you 
> really couldn't play time critical parts on any instrument - it is just 
> to fast to think about it.

The bizzare thing is that it's difficult to play it slower - I keep 
forgetting where I've got to! ;-)

> Do you take (or took) classes or are you learning completely on your own? 
> Maybe it would help to take some lessons (not necessarily regulary, but 
> sometimes it is good to get some hints and correct some mistakes).

Organ lessons seem like an appealing concept... Not sure where to get 
those from though.

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