Date of this article:  April 27, 2020

Just an update on the upcoming chord substitution tutorial.  I’m hoping to finish the main tutorial by the end of next week.

Today I’ve been creating the visual aids to make the lesson as easy to learn as possible!

I don’t know about you…but I’m a visual learner and LOVE to overload on the visual side of things 😉

I’ll be sharing a FREE introductory video for the Chord Substitution tutorial asap! (right here on my website & facebook live)

I’ll know the cost of the tutorial once it’s complete….and will let everyone know.

The tutorial will be available in my online music store.   

I recently received an email from one of my readers, Frederick Ikpatt.

He shared a video link of himself playing my free arrangement of “Jesus Loves Me.”

Frederick is quite the accomplished pianist!  See and hear him play Jesus Loves Me below.

Check out Frederick’s  Youtube channel.

You have to watch his “Protrait/Piano Story” of himself…very inspiring!

He practices on his keyboard even during electricity outages!

Link to download my free arrangement of “Jesus Loves Me”

Thanks Frederick for sharing your Youtube channel with us!

Jenifer Cook

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yG-z3-zGO0

Over the past year, I’ve had a good many of you ask for “improvising hymns” lessons. I wish I had time to teach all of you!

But wait….there may be a solution!

How many of you would be interested in mini-course lessons?
My husband and I started talking it over today.

I could try doing my first mini-lesson on Zoom. The lesson would cover just one specific topic.

I’m thinking a half hour per session at a cost of $10 per session with a

minimumof 5 applicants.

What are your thoughts? What specific topic would you like to see covered?

The “most mentioned” topic will be our first mini-lesson! I’m rooting for “chord substitutions” to be the first one 

I’ve also posted this on facebook and have a lot of  feedback/topics. So far…chord substitutions is the “most mentioned” topic.

Due to cooler weather temps…I’m playing indoors at the same time & link listed below.

Feel free to join us live on facebook tomorrow evening from 6:30-7:30pm (Friday, April 10, 2020)

EVENT LINK: htpps://www.facebook.com/jeniferyandle.cook

You don’t have to have a facebook account to view this event. Just click on the following link which will take you to my personal facebook page. You may have to scroll down a little to locate the video.  If you show up early on my page….you’ll have to refresh the page when it gets closer time to start. I’ll try to remember to start up the video about five minutes early to give everyone time to find the video.

Requests are welcome! (you can only post comments/requests  under my live video IF you have a facebook account)

Request Categories:

Traditional Hymns

Classic Disney

Golden Oldies

Just pull up a chair and sing-a-long.

I grew up in the Greenville SC area and always enjoyed hearing Shelly Hamilton play the piano.  She had a positive impact on my hymn playing style.  I enjoy using her Hymnproviser Workbook series (three books total) as reference material for my hymn playing teaching.

Click on this link to view Hymnproviser Workbook One.

For the next four Mondays, beginning April 13th at 2pm EST…Shelly Hamilton will teach fill-in ideas for one hymn per live-stream session. (30 minutes per session) She’s also planning on a question/answer time as well!  You will enjoy her teaching style as she shares how to make a hymn sound more full.

The live-stream sessions are geared to the intermediate church pianist.  Shelly is offering a quarantine special on this four session event!  I’m looking forward to tuning in for Shelly’s Virtual Hymn Playing Class starting this Monday at 2pm EST!

For more information, click on the following link: 

Virtual Hymn Playing with Shelly Hamilton

Due to numerous requests…I penned “God Leads Us Along” to paper.

Publication of this arrangement will take place sometime this coming week.

Click on picture to go to her live facebook scheduled for 9pm EST

Just finished inputting the first page!

I’ve been sick since Sunday a week and a half ago so will try to finish asap.

I simply played this song from my heart not expecting others to want the arrangement.

Thanks for your kind words! Here’s a glimpse of the first page…

Due to a VERY busy week with Mission’s Revival and moving our son and family…

I will try to publish the “Modulation Up a Whole Step” video by this Saturday.

My script,visuals and your free handout are ready!   Now…to create the video!

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.

FREE MODULATION EXAMPLE SHEET

Part Two Modulation Up Whole Step