10 Late intermediate to early advanced piano congregational arrangements. 37 pages
Songs include: And Can it Be, At the Cross, Come Thou Fount, Heaven Came Down, Higher Ground, I Shall Know Him (My Saviour First of All), It's Just Like His Great Love, My Faith Has Found a Resting Place, Near the Cross, What a Friend We Have in Jesus)
*Special note: The arrangements in this booklet do not support the four-part singing found in most hymnals. *Other suggested uses: vocal solos, violin specials, unison choir specials. **Another special note: These arrangements can not stand alone as piano solos since some of the melody is absent during the piano accompaniment.
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Great is Thy Faithfulness
Congregational piano accompaniment, late intermediate to early advanced, 4pgs Contains two verses and two choruses.
*Supports unison or soprano and tenor voice parts. Not intended for four part singing.
If you’re a beginning church pianist and learning to play from the hymnal…this lesson is for you 🙂
There are always exceptions to the rules as we’ll see in this lesson dealing with five part playing style from the church hymnal.
The thumb cannot always comfortably plug the tenor note into the right hand as we’ll see in the last video below.
Watch this video first if you need a more involved description of the five part playing style and then proceed to the latest video below which describes the exception to the five part playing style.
I’m preparing a video tutorial on pedal suggestions for the church pianist who would appreciate some helpful tips on how to sound smooth when playing hymns.
Get ready with these prep tips!
Sit elbow length from the keys (knees should be slightly under keyboard.)
How to play with a conversational style on wordy hymns…a topic that’s been on my mind lately.
A good example of a wordy hymn is “My Savior First of All”. I’ll share tips on how church pianists can play this particular hymn with a natural/conversational tone…making for a more meaningful delivery even when playing for congregational singing.
Coming soon….next week 🙂 Hmm…next week has come and gone due to unavoidable circumstances 🙁 I will do this asap!
Nothing but the Blood of Jesus uses only two chords through the entire song! (The I and V)
This hymn is crying out for “dress-ups” from the church pianist.
Here’s several ideas I use to dress up the verse of “Nothing but the Blood”.
Notice the melody of the verse contains a lot of repeated notes. A great time to add some spice! 🙂 You can even hold a right chord through repeated notes here and there. You’ll notice I kept the left hand moving during the right hand chords to maintain forward motion/rhythmic drive. The following example can be used for an entire verse if repeated.
For church pianists in the early intermediate level….here’s a piano congregational of “Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne” that I barely squeezed in for this Christmas.
Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne
Early intermediate Christmas piano congregational, 1 & 1/4 pgs. Key of C
One verse and chorus with 1st & 2nd ending.
*Compatible for mostly unison singing
NEW: Click on image to view samples:
Early intermediate Christmas piano congregational arrangements, 21 pgs.
Due to numerous requests, Jenifer has created these easy-to-play piano congregationals...requiring minimal practice from the church pianist.
Song list: Angels We Have Heard on High, Away in a Manger, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, Joy to the World, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Holy Night, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Silent Night, The First Noel, What Child is This.
*Special note: Angels We Have Heard on High contains a nice key change for last verse. *No introductions are provided but the pianist can easily create their own by playing last few measures of arrangement for the intro.
I LOVE how my dad leads the congregation! Guess I am partial.
He sings with gusto and conviction…adding enrichment to the meaning of the song.
This is Dad leading congregational singing at the recent 50th Anniversary SCACS Teacher’s Convention in Spartanburg, SC. (Hard to believe he is 80 years old!)
Yes, that’s me (off camera) in the background…just how I like it 😉
While playing Leaning on the Everlasting Arms for congregational this morning…the thought occurred to me to share one of my fill-in ideas I usually use for the last chorus. This particular hymn needs lots of dress-up to bring it to life!
Some of you pianists may not like “going off the grid” so the first line is for you. The second line is for those who like to venture out in space 😉
Hope all of you are having a wonderful Sunday worshiping the Lord with your church family.
The following example is taken from the first line of the chorus.
For church pianists in the early intermediate level….here’s a piano congregational of “Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne” that I barely squeezed in for this Christmas.
