Archive for the ‘Special Music’ Category

One Day (Easter Piano Solo) Very Advanced!

Thursday, March 9th, 2023

Surprise!  “One Day” is public domain!  Here’s the note I received last week giving me the green light to publish this beautiful Easter hymn.

From CCLI Song Select (customer service).

 

I will publish “One Day” advanced piano solo tomorrow March 10th 2023

 

 

Update on Surprise Easter Piano Arrangement (Very advanced!)

Thursday, March 9th, 2023

I just finished inputting the surprise Easter piano solo arrangement into my note software!

Now for the final touches before publication. It’s four pages in length (Two verses and two choruses)

Here’s a peek at one of the measures…

Piano Arrangement: Then Sings My Soul

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023

One of my piano students requested this arrangement of Then Sings My Soul for a piano competition piece.

If you’ve been following my posts over the years, Allissa will sound familiar to you. Allissa has just recently approached a true intermediate level.

She is the one who requested an arrangement of this well-loved hymn.

I tried to add some phrases that sound similar to my advanced version of this hymn.  Below….is  the video of the early intermediate arrangement for Then Sings My Soul.

Then Sings My Soul
Early intermediate sacred piano solo arranged by Jenifer Cook. 3 pgs. Key of B flat major to C major. Two verses and choruses. This arrangement was written for one of my piano students to play for competition. Some of the phrases will sound similar to my advanced version of Then Sings My Soul. Listen to the video below.
Price: $3.75

Update on One Day (Easter Piano Solo) by Jenifer Cook

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

Here’s a quick update on the hymn “One Day”.

All the Way My Savior Leads Me

Saturday, January 28th, 2023

Several of my viewers are asking for sheet music to a short video I did on youtube this past week. The four hymns were spontaneous. So, in time I will try to create at least one more from that particular video.  It will probably be “Near to the Heart of God”.

“All the Way My Savior Leads Me” was the first hymn I played in the short video.  I would guess this is an early advanced level. My spontaneous pieces do not always have much structure but you’re welcome to wade through my homespun version of this hymn.

This piece wouldn’t take much prep time for the early advanced to advanced church pianist.

All the Way My Savior Leads Me
Early advanced sacred piano solo, 3 pgs. One of Jenifer's homespun arrangements she penned to paper when viewers asked for a printed arrangement of one of her spontaneous pieces on facebook live.
Price: $3.75

Thanks to those who encouraged me to create sheet music for  All the Way My Savior Leads Me.

Comforting Hymns at the Piano with Jenifer Cook

Tuesday, January 24th, 2023

After watching the news this morning and hearing others with burdens in life…I felt led to create a mini video of comforting hymns for today.

I’ll be playing at least a half hour’s worth or more this Friday on Facebook Live at 8pm EST

The link to this event is on the first video clip below.

You can also use this link for Friday’s event:  https://www.facebook.com/thechurchpianist

I hope the following set of hymns will be of comfort to you today.

https://www.facebook.com/thechurchpianist

Christmas Piano Music by Jenifer Cook

Thursday, December 22nd, 2022

Merry Christmas to you all!  I’m sharing the edited version of my recent Facebook Live event…December 20th 2022

Suggestion: If you want to see the links to available sheet music for some of the pieces I played….First….enlarge the video below and click the word “youtube” on this video. Once you’re viewing this video on youtube…see the sheet music links in the video description underneath the video.

 

New Christmas Piano Solo: Hark the Herald Angels Sing

Thursday, December 15th, 2022

Sorry but I have not had the time to input a lot of music into sheet music this Christmas.  Here’s a quickie for the elementary level of Hark the Herald Angels Sing.

I wrote it for my ten year old grandson to play at this year’s recital and offertory at church.

He enjoyed learning it…especially the intro and big bass ending!

The arrangement consists of an intro, verse, chorus and ending…all in the key of F Major.

Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Christmas piano solo (elementary level) Two pages in the key of F Major. I wrote this for my ten year old grandson to play for recital and for offertory. He especially enjoyed the intro and big bass ending!
Price: $2.75

Behind the Scenes! Christmas Practice!

Sunday, December 11th, 2022

Just thought I would show you a peek of Allissa, one of my piano students, who I’m training to be a church pianist.

She is doing very well!  I write the songs for her to play at her level so she can already be getting “hands on” experience before she’s even playing out the hymnal. She has been doing some reading from the church hymnal.

In the following raw video…Allissa is practicing with a young girl’s group while the choir loft is being decorated for this Wednesday night’s annual Christmas play by the kids of our church.  Looking forward to the program!  Our youth Pastor’s wife writes a play for each year!  She is very talented!

 

New Intermediate Piano Solo: All Creatures of Our God and King

Friday, November 11th, 2022

I enjoyed arranging All Creatures of Our God and King.

What an uplifting hymn!  The author of this song, Saint Francis, is better known as Giovanni Bernardone.  He wrote over sixty hymns.

“At the age of 25 Bernardone left an indulgent life as a soldier, renounced his inherited wealth, and determined to live meagerly and to imitate the selfless life of Christ.”  Amazing Grace 366 Inspiring Hymn Stories for Daily Devotions by Kenneth W. Osbeck

This arrangement is written with the intermediate church pianist in mind.

All Creatures of Our God and King
Sacred intermediate piano solo, 3 pgs. 1:27 time length A nice piece year round but especially for Thanksgiving. An excellent competition piece as well!
Price: $4.00