Just got back from vacation and did not touch an organ console the whole time(except for sitting on the bench at Trinity Wall Street in NYC-- wish I could report that I got to play it, but did not. Just sat there and took some photos. Saw several other historic churches and organs, but did not play anywhere.)</P>
The last service I played was on June 1. I don't think I even so much as turned on my practice organ the week following, and we left town on Friday the 6th. Probably worked on an organ or two that week, but my associateMatt is the one who sits down and checks them out when we're done. </P>
We got back last weekend but had a minor emergency at home and wound up not going to church, so tomorrow morning it will have been 3 whole weeks since I played. I did pick out the hymns earlier in the week and played through them on the practice organ.</P>
I was quite surprised that I seemed to play better than usual! In fact, I was reading hymns, even a couple that we don't sing very often, and playing them perfectly on the first try. Could it be that taking a two or three week holiday away from the organ has actually improved my playing? Or am I just experiencing beginner's luck? Wonder if any of you ever take such a break and how you find yourself playing when you come back to it?</P>
John</P>
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