The Church Pianist » free piano arrangement http://thechurchpianist.com A help ministry for church pianists all over the world! Fri, 23 Jul 2010 02:10:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 The Church Pianist: Free Patriotic Piano Arrangement http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-patriotice-piano-arrangement/ http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-patriotice-piano-arrangement/#comments Wed, 09 Jun 2010 00:54:43 +0000 Jenifer Cook http://thechurchpianist.com/?p=2255 Busy times…but still here :)    I’d like to share a free patriotic  piano arrangement with my church pianist readers.  My Country Tis of Thee is a very old hymn. The author of the melody is unknown but the words were written by Samuel Francis Smith.  

My Country Tis of Thee (Audio of free piano arrangement)

]]> http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-patriotice-piano-arrangement/feed/ 2 The Church Pianist: Free Hymn Piano Arrangement http://thechurchpianist.com/congregational-singing/the-church-pianist-free-hymn-piano-arrangement/ http://thechurchpianist.com/congregational-singing/the-church-pianist-free-hymn-piano-arrangement/#comments Fri, 30 Apr 2010 15:20:46 +0000 Jenifer Cook http://thechurchpianist.com/?p=2148 As promised, I’m offering a free hymn piano arrangement today for church pianists.  The title of the hymn is “Like a River Glorious”.

This free piano arrangement can be used for prelude, congregational singing or as an offertory.

As a church pianist, I would find this arrangement most suitable for congregational singing.

Like a River Glorious (free piano hymn arrangement)

]]> http://thechurchpianist.com/congregational-singing/the-church-pianist-free-hymn-piano-arrangement/feed/ 2 The Church Pianist: Free Piano Hymn Arrangement http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-piano-hymn-arrangement-3/ http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-piano-hymn-arrangement-3/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2010 21:50:03 +0000 Jenifer Cook http://thechurchpianist.com/?p=2075 This free piano hymn arrangement of “I Feel Like Travelling On” is geared for the beginning church pianist at an early elementary level.

My piano student featured in this video, is a church pianist who plays by ear but is learning to read music. She’s doing quite well! I’m writing arrangements with her level in mind.

Maybe some of you church pianists can share this with your students or use this free piano hymn arrangement for yourself. 

I Feel Like Travelling On

I haven’t forgotten  part three of Scales in Hymns :)    I will post it tomorrow.

]]> http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-piano-hymn-arrangement-3/feed/ 1 The Church Pianist: Free Piano Arrangement for Easter http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-piano-arrangement-for-easter/ http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-piano-arrangement-for-easter/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:16:26 +0000 Jenifer Cook http://thechurchpianist.com/?p=1885 Easter is just around the corner and church pianists are looking for Easter arrangements or already practicing one. I thought I’d post my free piano arrangement of “My Saviour’s Love”. 

“My Saviour’s Love”  Early advanced piano solo

]]> http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-piano-arrangement-for-easter/feed/ 0 The Church Pianist: Free Audio of Jesus Loves Me http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-audio-of-jesus-loves-me/ http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-audio-of-jesus-loves-me/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 18:10:28 +0000 Jenifer Cook http://thechurchpianist.com/?p=1805 I meant to include this audio for the free piano arrangement of Jesus Loves Me. 

Audio of Jesus Loves Me

Free Pdf piano arrangement of Jesus Loves Me

]]> http://thechurchpianist.com/uncategorized/the-church-pianist-free-audio-of-jesus-loves-me/feed/ 2 The Church Pianist: Free Piano Hymn Arrangement http://thechurchpianist.com/free-music/the-church-pianist-free-piano-hymn-arrangement/ http://thechurchpianist.com/free-music/the-church-pianist-free-piano-hymn-arrangement/#comments Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:32:00 +0000 Jenifer Cook http://thechurchpianist.com/?p=1782 Every church pianist can use a free piano hymn arrangement:)   “Jesus Loves Me”, although sung mostly by children, is still an excellent hymn to play for offertory sometime.

This arrangement is best suitable for the pianist attending a small church.

I hope you enjoy this simple, homespun offertory.

Click title below to get your free arrangement:

Piano  Hymn Arrangement of “Jesus Loves Me”

Post by Jenifer Cook

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A hymn which has truly stood the test of time…Jesus Loves Me.

This hymn was born from a story read by the co-author…William Bradbury.

The story goes…

A young boy was dying and a dear friend read the boy this beautiful poem for comfort…

“Jesus loves me!  this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong, they are weak but He is strong.

Jesus loves me! He who died Heaven’s gate to open wide; He will wash away my sin, let His little child come in.

Jesus loves me! He will stay close beside me all the way.; He’s prepared a home for me, and some day His face I’ll see.”

What comforting words!

William saw this poem as an excellent song for children. He wrote a melody for the poem and added the chorus as we all know…

“Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus loves me! Yes Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so.”

This hymn has reached the hearts of  young and old alike.

The next article will provide a free piano arrangement of this well-loved hymn.

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He has an excellent website that offers resources to church musicians. You’ll find several free sacred piano arrangements as well!  My favorite arrangement is  For the Beauty of the Earth.

His latest piano tip article entitled, Tips for Playing Piano Preludes, emphasizes how the songs used in the prelude should be familiar to the congregation…so important! 

 Visit Jame’s website at koertsmusic.com

]]> http://thechurchpianist.com/free-music/excellent-website-for-church-pianists/feed/ 1 The Church Pianist: Free Piano Arrangement (What Child is This?) http://thechurchpianist.com/christmas/the-church-pianist-free-piano-arrangement-what-child-is-this/ http://thechurchpianist.com/christmas/the-church-pianist-free-piano-arrangement-what-child-is-this/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:26:01 +0000 Jenifer Cook http://thechurchpianist.com/?p=1374 Our choir is singing “What Child is This?” in unison.  We’re singing it in a lower key.  Since the choir is unison….I like to insert chord substitutions to dress it up a bit.

I wrote a simple piano arrangement of “What Child” just so our other pianist could follow my chording to avoid chord clashes between us :)

Feel free to use this as accompaniment for unison choir or a vocal solo.

It wouldn’t be appropriate for a piano solo  because the melody is missing here and there.  Although, most of you could probably insert the melody in those places :)

Hope all is going well with your church’s Christmas program practices.

Click the title below for the free Christmas piano arrangment:

What Child is This?

]]> http://thechurchpianist.com/christmas/the-church-pianist-free-piano-arrangement-what-child-is-this/feed/ 0 The Church Pianist: Free Christmas Piano Arrangement http://thechurchpianist.com/christmas/the-church-pianist-free-christmas-piano-arrangement/ http://thechurchpianist.com/christmas/the-church-pianist-free-christmas-piano-arrangement/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 12:41:37 +0000 Jenifer Cook http://thechurchpianist.com/?p=1364 Yes, I have been rather busy but taking time to send you all another free  Christmas piano arrangement.

It’s an intermediate piano solo of “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear”.

I wrote this arrangement for a student of mine last year for the Christmas piano recital.

Hopefully you or one of your students can make use of it.

You will see fingering suggestions throughout the arrangement.

Piano solo: It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

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