Free Arrangement for Church Pianists! Amazing Grace
Introducing…a free piano arrangement of Amazing Grace for unison choir or congregation. It’s nice to be able to sing parts but most congregations of small churches seem to sing unison.
Church pianists can enliven hymns such as Amazing Grace by playing with mucho enthusiasm! I understand not every church pianist knows how to improvise from the hymnal. It took a lot of practice for me to feel comfortable adding unseen notes while playing from the hymnal.
Improvising tip: Grab an improvising idea from someone else’s arrangement and try applying to a similar congregational hymn with same time signature.
Stick with that one idea for a while until it becomes natural to use…then on to the next improvising idea!
Hope you enjoy this arrangement. Since most people are very familiar with this hymn, I took more liberty with the piano accompaniment.
Warning: This arrangement does not support the four-part style in the hymnal.
Question from a reader:
I love these ideas but at my church both piano and organ play. I find it hard to take any liberties since I am not playing alone. Any suggestions for those of us who would love to add flare to hymns but still have to keep the organist in mind?
Answer: (at least for this arrangement) I will soon provide a free organ arrangement of this particular version of Amazing Grace.
Free PDF for Piano: Amazing Grace
Free PDF for Organ: Amazing Grace
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Extra tip: This arrangement could also be used as an offertory using the following suggestion: Allow a flute or violin to play the vocal score since the piano accompaniment doesn’t contain enough melody.
I play the organ at the kent wood united Methodist church kentwood Louisiana and we have a pianist whom plays with me. She does wonderful improvisational while the organ carries the hymn melody and or parts. Comes together beautifully! Also wanto to thankyou for this wonderful website and your insight and lessons for us church musians. I have played at my church for 36years, since I was 14l. I appreciated the advanced piano arrangements as they give me some challenges to keep up my skills.
Thanks again and I look forward to your next post.
Jeff
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There is not a more meaningful hymn than Amazing Grace. It seems to be our theme
song at church. This arrangement is abolutely beautiful and tears seem to flow every time we sing it. Thank You for your hard work to bring such beautiful arrangments of our favorite Hymns. God has certainly blessed you with a wonderful talent. Thank You again,
Vicki
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Thank you for the free download!! This is a gorgeous arrangement!
I love this arrangement. It’s wonderfully written. Is there any way to purchase this in the key of “G” without a change of key at the end?
Hi Jeanne,
Sorry…this particular arrangement is only available as is but will need to see if I still have original file that could easily be transposed…I’ll check on it asap.