Description
Organ shoes are typically as narrow as comfortably possible, so as to prevent accidental hitting of more than one pedal at a time. They usually have leather soles and heels that are glued in to place (rather than stitched) which allow the organist to slide his/her feet easily both along and across the pedals. The sole should be thin enough to feel the pedals reasonably easily. Organ shoes typically have a slightly higher heel of about one inch- this allows two non-adjacent notes to be played at once by one foot and eases playing with the heel.
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