ORGANTUTOR is a computer-based resource for
classical and traditional sacred organ instruction. It was
created by Dr. Don Cook, Brigham Young University.
ORGAN 101 is an OrganTutor course in basic organ playing for those
with piano training.
OrganTutor uses a new approach to help teach an old subject
- it is an interactive multimedia organ tutorial:
Interactive. OrganTutor responds to
information provided by the user. Its responses are
customized to user needs.
Multimedia. OrganTutor uses various types of
media: text, photographs, drawings, sound, and video.
Organ Tutorial. This "Tutor" was created as an
aid to - not a replacement for - the live organ
instructor.
As an on-call "teaching assistant," Organ 101 provides the kind of assistance
for which a computer is well suited: it demonstrates and describes manual
and pedal techniques, and teaches organ registration, hymn playing, and
other general concepts. This allows live instructors to do what they do
best: hear and see the student play, then provide the kind of feedback
and direction that only a human can offer.