20th January 2026
These short videos support Chapter 2 of Fingers and Feet: A Journey to the Organ Bench – a new tutor book specifically created to support learners starting the organ as their very first instrument.
Unlike traditional organ tutors, Fingers and Feet is designed specifically for those starting the organ from scratch, including learners with no previous keyboard background.
The Fingers and Feet organ tutor is available to purchase or to download as a free PDF here on First Stop! (click for details).
This piece from p.37 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor shows how to cross the thumb neatly under finger 2, a key skill for smooth movement. Played over the teacher’s chordal accompaniment, Elephants’ Ballet Class builds strength and control, keeping fingers close to the keys.
This lively piece on p.39 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor uses a crisp touch to capture the dance’s energy, playing with confidence and accuracy so that the music fizzes along. The video presents the teacher’s accompaniment.
Performing Star! on p.40 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor gives you a first taste of playing a melody with confidence. The video provides a flowing quaver accompaniment under the student’s melody, which practises changes of hand-position while playing a very familiar tune!
This video presents the accompaniment for a familiar tune in three-time, found on p.42 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor, as the first step in exploring how time signatures affect the way a piece sounds.
This version sets the piece in four-time, with a flowing quaver accompaniment under the famous melody. Again linked to p.42 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor.
Finally we explore compound time, setting the famous melody in a 6/8 time signature with a flowing accompaniment of triplets. Again based on p.42 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor.
Morning Pedals introduces a home position for the feet on the pedalboard with gentle rhythmic movement. The video presents the melody and choral accompaniment for Grieg’s Morning, under which the student can play a bass line. Linked to content on p.44 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor.
An accompaniment of open fifths to support an improvisation played by the student, which uses dialogue between the hands to create a short, effective piece. Linked to p.50 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor.
This duet from pp.57-58 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor explores chromatic movement using a mirror-scale pattern. The video provides a flowing semiquaver accompaniment, creating a shared pulse between the student and teacher.
This video uses the National Anthem to show how organ music is laid out. It is linked to pp.59-60 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor, and helps you to see and hear how the parts fit together on the page, comparing a two-stave and three-stave score.
Samba Spider mixes lively rhythms with playful chords to create a samba-style dance. Linking to content on p.62 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor, this video offers the lively chordal accompaniment over which the student plays the melody and ‘Cha-cha-cha!’ chord stack.
