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Hammond course for Hammond fans

The following points will be covered (for example) in the course:

• Working with drawbars and learning world famous registrations
• Mixing between upper and lower manuals
• Typical left hand accompaniments
• The many possibilities of working with the bass pedal Learning famous Hammond hits
• Knowing how to use different percussion
• When to use vibrato and leslie
• Typical Hammond voicings UM/LM
• Enter into the fascinating world of improvisation
• Learn improvisation technique of great Hammond organists like: Rhoda Scott, Barbara Dennerlein, Shirley Scott, Rick van der Linden, Milt Buckner, Jimmy Smith, Brian Auger, Wild Bill Davis, a.s.o.
• Adapting Hammond technique to other electric organs/keyboards

The course instructor himself plays in a traditional jazz trio with the following line-up:

• Hammond organ with bass pedal Clarinet 
• Drums

Therefore any questions regarding arranging and playing on stage can be looked at.