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I’m trying to find a clamp on piano lamp for our grand piano at church.
I’ve looked on Amazon’s site thus far. (I like having the option to plug it in.)
Any church pianist
have a suggestion for a good performing piano lamp of this nature?
The only downside to clamp on lamps…they block my view of the song leader and sometimes the special depending where they are on stage.
I’m always writing music for someone or an event. Here’s an arrangement I happened across today.
This particular hymn, Redeemed, is an old hymn that contains a fairly narrow note range…making it easier to sing.
I wrote this arrangement for another pianist to use when accompanying my youngest son with his wife and son.
The pianist said it worked well for her. She also mentioned that the original key of the song was a little too high for my grandson.
So….of course Grandma had to write it in a more comfortable key. I wrote it in the key of G Major… just a little lower than the original key.
I also tried to adhere to the original chording so my daughter-in-law could sing the written alto from the hymnal.
See video below of the free arrangement for “Redeemed”
Please feel free to join me live on facebook this evening at 8:30 pm EST until ?
I’ll be playing from a list of hymns in addition to requests on facebook.
You don’t have to have a facebook account to view my hymn playing session.
Just type in this link to google search bar: https://www.facebook.com/events/710200659522651/
See you soon!
Jenifer
Does your song leader ever request a modulation on the last verse leading into the chorus for congregational singing?
I’ve put together a short video and free PDF to share several whole step up modulation tips.
Click on following link to download your free PDF consisting of three whole step modulation examples: WHOLE STEP MODULATION
If you haven’t seen Part One the link is: MODULATION TIP PART ONE
Special Note!
I apologize for not posting anything lately. My dad was hospitalized last week unexpectedly and so I stayed through last week to help them out.
I returned just yesterday and now helping out with grand kids while my oldest son is getting a back issue treated. I should be able to start posting again by this Friday.
I do enjoy posting articles and writing music but my family comes first. Thanks for your understanding. By the way, LOVE the encouraging notes that many of you have written. Thank you SO much! That’s what keeps me writing! 🙂
Sincerely,
Jenifer
Meryt Wilson, one of my dear piano friends and myself, try to get together at least once a year to boost our music creativity. This year we decided to discuss the topic of “Accompanying Vocal Specials”.
We usually spend the day sight reading each other’s books that may be new to us. We also enjoy playing spontaneous numbers as you will see below.
Special note: I’m almost finished editing my Dad’s song “His Name is Wonderful to Me”. I hope to publish this song tomorrow! (Sunday August 18,2019)Currently working on short video tutorial which provides visual/audio examples of the recent video on “Six Beat Note Fill-Ins”
Hope to publish this video today!
Jenifer will be sharing Modulating Tips for Prelude tomorrow…
(Thursday) November 16th, 2017 at 8pm EST.
Click on following link to watch video live at 8pm EST tomorrow night. Can’t make it? No problem.
The video will still be available at the mentioned link. I will provide printable handouts by Thursday morning here on my website.
