Archive for the ‘Special Music’ Category
Christmas Piano Large Collection in the Works!
Wednesday, November 9th, 2022I’ve had customers requesting to purchase all of my Early advanced to advanced sacred Christmas piano solos that I have for sale in my online store.
This will be a printable book.
There are a total of fourteen early advanced to advanced pieces.
(with the exception of the Christmas Song (offsite product)
I’m attempting to create this Piano Christmas Collection right now.
Just wanted you all to know in case you were interested in doing the same type purchase.
Retail price for fourteen Christmas pieces is $50.85 minus a 20% discount…making it a total of $40.86
Here’s the Christmas-Piano-Price-List
Thanksgiving Vocal Solo!
Friday, November 4th, 2022Here’s a song that one of my piano students wrote two years ago that would make a great Thanksgiving special!
He’s a Wondrous Glorious God. The sheet music can be found at the following link
https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/he-s-a-wondrous-glorious-god-digital-sheet-music/21881166
Jenifer Cook Plays Comforting Hymns
Friday, September 9th, 2022I felt prone to sit down at the piano yesterday and play several hymns to encourage my Mom who recently had a challenging week.
We miss Dad but will see him again in heaven. I’m sharing the recording via youtube.
No One Understands Like Jesus: Published Today!
Thursday, July 7th, 2022Hope you all enjoy playing this arrangement of No One Understands Like Jesus. It’s the first arrangement I’ve written since my Dad passed away in June of 2022.
I thought my heart would ache too much to write after Dad’s passing but God has given me more compassion over the old hymns of the faith because they mean so much more now!
This particular advanced sacred piano solo is geared to the advanced church pianist. I’ve included four long runs for the right hand. Tip: Practice the runs S_L_O_W until they begin to flow and then slowly insert the run into its surrounding measures until you’ve mastered each run.
Update: No One Understands Like Jesus (advanced sacred piano solo)
Tuesday, July 5th, 2022Just wanted to let you all know that I’m just about finished entering No One Understands Like Jesus into my Finale sheet maker.
Now comes the fine tuning such as adding dynamic and articulation marks.
I plan to publish this advanced sacred piano solo this month (July 2022).
Here’s an excerpt from the first page a (rough draft mode)
The entire piece has two verses and two choruses…at least 2 & 1/2 pages
No One Understands Like Jesus ( advanced piano hymn solo)
Tuesday, June 28th, 2022Since my Dad’s passing…
I have had the song, “No One Understands Like Jesus” on my mind.
The words have brought great comfort to me.
John W Peterson, one of my favorite hymn writers, wrote this beautiful hymn.
I have secured permission from the John W Peterson Company, to write and publish this arrangement.
At the moment, I’m on the last page of the hand written form. Hope to publish the sheet music sometime in July.
Easter Vocal Solo: When I Looked Up to the Cross
Thursday, April 7th, 2022“When I Looked up to the Cross” is one of my most favorite songs written by my Dad, Reece Yandle.
This particular vocal solo is perfect for Easter. I love the phrase, “When I looked up to the cross and gaze on His face. That’s when I thank Him for His love and His grace.” It’s such a powerful song about the death and resurrection of Jesus. Click HERE to see Dad singing this piece.
Dad has another Easter type song entitled “Nevertheless Thy Will be Done” that’s also a great selection around Easter time. I arranged both of these songs of Dad’s. However, this second piece is only available through Lorenz who is now under GIA Publications. The lyrics to this reflective song… opens with a scene of Jesus kneeling in the garden of Gethsemane and his heart-rending prayer…”Let this cup pass from me…nevertheless Thy will be done.” The final phrase is “Thus cried the Savior God’s own Son, nevertheless Thy will be done.”
Also note, “Nevertheless Thy Will be Done”, is in a vocal book from various authors.
I do have another vocal arrangement in the same book written by one of my youth directors, Rusty Dillard, and it’s also a great song about the story of Joseph.
Click on the following song links for more information:
Nevertheless Thy Will be Done (offsite product) The name of this book is called “No Greater Love”.
Here’s the picture of the vocal song book for “No Greater Love”
Showers of Blessing by Jenifer Cook
Thursday, March 31st, 2022About a year ago…I happened across this video of my two piano arrangement for “Showers of Blessing” on youtube.
This peppy two piano hymn arrangement is great for prelude, offertory or postlude. I enjoy playing piano with others!
Thanks to Lisa and Andy for doing a good job on this two piano arrangement of “Showers of Blessing”. See link below for the sheet music.
More Right Hand Runs: Using Sixteenth Notes
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2022For those wanting more written examples… I’m sharing two more visuals of right hand runs using sixteenth notes.
Runs add a nice driving force to the music and creates energy if played correctly 🙂
Tip:
Emphasize the 1st note in each sixteenth note group for a more shapely sound. Emphasizing every note can sound mechanical.
In my earlier days of being church pianist, I would often rush a run. It’s so easy for our fingers to speed too much when viewing a sea of black notes that need to occur in a brief moment! I had to make myself slowly practice the run and count the main beats as I conquered the sea of notes in front of me. In time the run sounded like it fit! Just remember….not all runs mean “super fast!”
Click on the following title to download free pdf with two more examples of this right hand run:
MORE RIGHT HAND RUNS