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Re:The Organ as a Wind Instrument by darreninthenet on Monday January 09, 2023 @01:42PM (#34314225)
I don't want to be "that guy" but a mate of mine is the music director is in his local church here in the UK, plays the organ and piano, is mostly self taught and is also gay... he's even going to be teaching me to play the organ later on this year (and I'm joining his choir for a bit of fun... he also knows I'm not religious at all and in his own words "faith is not a requirement")

All I'm saying is you just need to find the right church and person... most people will happily share their passions with equally passionate beginners, and churches are crying out for organ players, they are a dying breed.

Re:The Organ as a Wind Instrument by tigerlily on Monday January 09, 2023 @04:34PM (#34316450)
It's not even weird and I'm on the other side of the world. I know at least one gay organist in my town, and over half my local church choir are unbelievers. Most do it for the repertoire and keeping their pipes in good nick for their real passion: musical theatre.
Re:The Organ as a Wind Instrument by conductr on Monday January 09, 2023 @06:16PM (#34317936)
Also here to say "queer self-taught musician" describes every church music director I've ever known (3)
Re:The Organ as a Wind Instrument by thinkmcfly on Monday January 09, 2023 @07:47PM (#34318767)
I'm not gonna brush off the idea that it's tough as a gay person or someone who thinks gay people have the right to exist to get in with a crowd that often thinks lgtbq people deserve to die
Re:The Organ as a Wind Instrument by jtbayly on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @09:06AM (#34325003)
Gay organists are common enough to be a trope.