Jenifer Cook is offering this great Christmas deal on her Simply Christmas piano/instrumental CD now through December 15th 2019…10pm EST!

This beautiful instrumental Christmas CD would make a  great stocking stuffer for a friend or family member.

Click on the CD cover picture to the right for more details.

Jenifer will provide a half hour of Christmas piano music on Saturday, December 14th at 8pm-8:30pm EST…Live on Facebook.  No facebook account needed to view the event.

Just use this link to view the event on December 14th

https://www.facebook.com/thechurchpianist/

Price List:

(from left to right)

1. Soloist Christmas (Low voice)  $10
2. Jeanine Yeager  $4
3. Piano Adventures Christmas Books Level 3A (same books)  $4 each (good condition with student & teacher markings)
4. Bach Around the Christmas Tree $5

Buyer pays shipping not included in price. Orders within US only please.  Paypal preferred payment.

Contact me at: jenifer@thechurchpianist.com… if interested.

Here’s Jenifer’s Facebook Live Video from November 25, 2019

I just wrote this arrangement of Silent Night for Ady, one of my late beginner students.

She needed something that wouldn’t take long to learn.

Ady  loves it!

I will offer this Christmas piano solo for FREE until December 5, 2019.

Just click on the link below this video to download your FREE copy.

Silent Night (late beginner piano arrangement)

I was up before the sun this morning trying to finish my Dad’s vocal number entitled “Sing to the Lord a New Song.”

This make a great Thanksgiving choir special and it’s not real hard to learn 🙂 Sorry for working on it so late but doing my best.

Dad (Reece Yandle), wrote this song years ago and we’ve been intending to publish it as a SATB choir arrangement.

The melody of this song is very catchy and stays with you throughout the day..reminding you to praise the Lord!

Working on getting a sample for you all to hear. In the meantime….see sample picture of music below.

One of my piano students recently requested improvising ideas for More About Jesus.

Specs I consider before improvising a hymn:

1. Key signature
2. Time signature
3. Chord structure
4. Tempo  (the faster the tempo = less notes, the slower the tempo= more notes

In this tutorial, I added improvised notes for a moderate tempo.

Click HERE for free printable version of “More About Jesus” (verse only)

“More About Jesus” is one of those challenging hymns to “dress-up”!

Wow! There are multiple pattern ideas for this song! I’m trying to settle on which ones to share with you all.

Did you know you can insert rests in place of the right hand melody during repetitive sections?  Doing this avoids overworking the hand and produces a smoother tone. More improvising tips and visuals soon!

Most of this hymn consists of the I and V chord with the exception of the  ii chord occurring once in the verse and one time in the chorus.

The upcoming video tutorial will cover the verse of “More About Jesus” in the key of G Major.

One of my piano students, Ady Lowder, surprised me by singing her first song which she recently composed.

We’re planning on putting it to paper for publication when able.

Watch this video clip to hear a portion of Ady’s new song.

Looking forward to sharing a video tomorrow that shares the big surprise I received this evening from one of my young piano students!

Stay tuned for tomorrow!  🙂