SOPP775: My organ teacher told me not to look at my hands while I play

Welcome to Secrets of Organ Playing Podcast No. 775! Today's question was sent by Tamsin Jones who is a composer and organist from the UK and she writes:"I have, by the way, a talking point that you and Ausra might like to make use of in your podcast. Namely, my organ teacher told me not to look at my hands while I play. I didn't realise that I was doing it so often, but now that I've been making strenuous efforts to play 'blind', as it were, I've found it both a frustrating and encouraging experience. It's frustrating because when it goes wrong, it can sound really disastrous, but encouraging because now and then I find I'm playing with a fluency and expressivity that I've not experienced before. I assume this kind of transitional experience is typical for everyone, but is it? And how long should I expect it to go on for?"

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