This video gives suggestions on how to ease through an abrupt chord change in a hymn. The hymn in this lesson is entitled “Where Jesus Is, ‘Tis Heaven”.
I had NEVER heard of this hymn until one of my readers recently shared it with me. Thanks Karen!
Download the two pages below before viewing the video. (For ease of reference)
Just this afternoon I had one of my intermediate students ask me, “What could I play during the echo section in the chorus of “It is Well?”
She enjoyed learning the left hand patterns I entered as a suggested route. I told her if she would learn to recognize her chords in the hymnal…it would open up a whole realm of improvising choices!
Click on the title below to download your copy of the chorus ideas for “It is Well.”
I know it’s not the Christmas season but had to share a video of my FREE piano arrangement…”In the Bleak Midwinter” played by Fred, better known as…The African Pianist. Thanks Fred for your dedication to the keyboard as well as your contagious inspiration!
I received the following email from one of my readers today concerning my free arrangement of “Whispering Hope”.
“I am also a church pianist and I am writing to thank you for making your beautiful arrangement of Whispering Hope available free of charge on your website. I played it for yesterday’s “Hymn of the Week” feature on our church YouTube channel. By request I’ve been featuring a different hymn every week since the pandemic lock down began, and providing some background into the writing of each hymn. “
I found the story behind this song very intriguing!
Can the church pianist modulate up a half step from verse to chorus during congregational singing? The answer is…yes! 🙂
(Of course….with the song leader’s permission) 😉
Jenifer gives several modulating tips in the following video tutorial.
Click below the video to download the FREE printable that provides several modulation examples for modulating a half step from the verse to the chorus during congregational singing.
