20th January 2026
These short videos support Chapter 3 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 helps to strengthen the fifth finger, playing from the knuckle rather than rotating the hand. The video, linked to p.65 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor, provides the teacher’s accompaniment in G minor.
Cowboy Cantabile from p.66 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor encourages a relaxed, legato touch, with the dotted left-hand part in the video giving a Western swing!
This video introduces mellow jazz chords and a dotted melody, over which the student can practise relaxed substitutions and smooth harmonic shaping. Linked to p. 67 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor.
This version, from p.68 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor, experiments with staccato chords. The video presents a jazzy melody and accompaniment, over which the student plays staccato chords.
Freddie the Funky Penguin builds confidence in using both the toe and heel on the pedals. This video, which links to pp.69-70 of the Fingers and Feet tutor, provides a fast-rock riff for the student to accompany on the pedals, with the option to add clapping as a percussive feature.
This short video, linking to p.71 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor, introduces the Diapason family, the backbone of organ sound, as an example of ‘registration’.
Here you’ll meet the organ’s flute stops with their gentle, woody tone. This video, linked to p.71 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor, uses an 18th-century piece to explore another aspect of registration.
This video, linked to p.72 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor, shows how a solo Trumpet stop can be used to create a vibrant, march-like piece.
The Cornet’s bright, almost reedy sound is introduced in this video, before the teacher’s accompanimental bassline is played alone. This video links to p.72 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor.
This piece on p.76 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor helps to build on confident note-reading skills. The video provides an accompaniment for the student’s treble-clef notes that spell short words.
This follow-up piece, again linking to p.76 of the Fingers and Feet organ tutor, explores the bass-clef by spelling short melodic words under the teacher’s treble-clef accompaniment.
