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Seminars
Only have a couple of days a year for continuing education? Want to learn or improve in a specific area? Join a seminar! These concentrated multi-day group learning seminars offer the opportunity to have hands-on learning opportunities and focus on the following areas unique to the pipe organ:
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Tuning & General Maintenance
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Voicing
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Releathering
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Electricity
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And More...
Bryan fixes Reeds
Bryan learns how to clean and repair reeds from David Schopp at an AOA Seminar.
Christine's First Seminar
Here Christine celebrates at the end of her first AOA seminar on tuning.
Cutting Brass Tongues
Dr. Schwandt teaches our seminar students how to cut out brass reed tongues for a pipe.
Anatomy of a reed pipe
AOA seminar students learn the nuances of the anatomy of a reed pipe.
Christian learns to program
At our second electricity seminar, we brought in control systems for our students to learn. Here Ben Young of Syndyne teaches Christian how to program their control system through this custom teaching module.
Bryan fixes Reeds
Bryan learns how to clean and repair reeds from David Schopp at an AOA Seminar.
Christine's First Seminar
Here Christine celebrates at the end of her first AOA seminar on tuning.
Cutting Brass Tongues
Dr. Schwandt teaches our seminar students how to cut out brass reed tongues for a pipe.
Anatomy of a reed pipe
AOA seminar students learn the nuances of the anatomy of a reed pipe.
Christian learns to program
At our second electricity seminar, we brought in control systems for our students to learn. Here Ben Young of Syndyne teaches Christian how to program their control system through this custom teaching module.
Bryan fixes Reeds
Bryan learns how to clean and repair reeds from David Schopp at an AOA Seminar.
Christine's First Seminar
Here Christine celebrates at the end of her first AOA seminar on tuning.
Cutting Brass Tongues
Dr. Schwandt teaches our seminar students how to cut out brass reed tongues for a pipe.
Anatomy of a reed pipe
AOA seminar students learn the nuances of the anatomy of a reed pipe.
Christian learns to program
At our second electricity seminar, we brought in control systems for our students to learn. Here Ben Young of Syndyne teaches Christian how to program their control system through this custom teaching module.
Bryan fixes Reeds
Bryan learns how to clean and repair reeds from David Schopp at an AOA Seminar.
Christine's First Seminar
Here Christine celebrates at the end of her first AOA seminar on tuning.
Cutting Brass Tongues
Dr. Schwandt teaches our seminar students how to cut out brass reed tongues for a pipe.
Anatomy of a reed pipe
AOA seminar students learn the nuances of the anatomy of a reed pipe.
Christian learns to program
At our second electricity seminar, we brought in control systems for our students to learn. Here Ben Young of Syndyne teaches Christian how to program their control system through this custom teaching module.
Bryan fixes Reeds
Bryan learns how to clean and repair reeds from David Schopp at an AOA Seminar.
Christine's First Seminar
Here Christine celebrates at the end of her first AOA seminar on tuning.
Cutting Brass Tongues
Dr. Schwandt teaches our seminar students how to cut out brass reed tongues for a pipe.
Anatomy of a reed pipe
AOA seminar students learn the nuances of the anatomy of a reed pipe.
Christian learns to program
At our second electricity seminar, we brought in control systems for our students to learn. Here Ben Young of Syndyne teaches Christian how to program their control system through this custom teaching module.
Bryan fixes Reeds
Bryan learns how to clean and repair reeds from David Schopp at an AOA Seminar.
Christine's First Seminar
Here Christine celebrates at the end of her first AOA seminar on tuning.
Cutting Brass Tongues
Dr. Schwandt teaches our seminar students how to cut out brass reed tongues for a pipe.
Anatomy of a reed pipe
AOA seminar students learn the nuances of the anatomy of a reed pipe.
Christian learns to program
At our second electricity seminar, we brought in control systems for our students to learn. Here Ben Young of Syndyne teaches Christian how to program their control system through this custom teaching module.
FAQ
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
No. The American Organ Institute was a program through the University of Oklahoma created by Dr. John Schwandt. That institution chose to remove this program from their offerings. The American Organ Academy is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded by Dr. John Schwandt and takes the knowledge and subject matter refined at the AOI but offers it in a new and adaptable way to those who are not able to or choose not to pursue a traditional collegiate career.
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