I’ve been busy creating the video clips to support each page in the Left Hand Pattern Booklet One!

Here’s a sampling of the video clip for page one:

Jenifer shares some of her heart felt thoughts on the subject of special music in the church service.

Wednesday night services are a special treat at our church. Our Pastor studies hard to make Wednesday nights VERY practical.

We learn SO much and feel we can’t afford to miss a Wednesday night service!

But what about having special vocal music on a Wednesday night?

Beginning January 2019…I’m starting something new with my piano students who attend our church….three are beginners and one  late elementary student.

I will include them in playing for the congregational singing. (At least two at a time) One on digital…the other on portable keyboard. (Evening services only)  Why? Not as big of a crowd in the evening services 🙂

(I write the hymns at their level for this)  I already have ten hymn arrangements ready for the beginners (C position and Middle C position note range)  Preparing the late elementary level ones now.

Oh!  An added plus…the arrangements can stand alone as an offertory if needed or all of the students could play as a group offertory 🙂 My students LOVE to play group offertories!  (More info below this video)

So…I’m keeping written record of who knows what song and I plug them in when I know we’re singing a hymn they can play.

This gives my students more purpose in learning and they will progress very well with this opportunity in front of them 🙂

It’s amazing how well a student advances when given the opportunity!

Side note:

Each hymn arrangement will show a minus or plus number so the student can set the appropriate key on their keyboard.

Jenifer Cook is offering this great Christmas deal on her Simply Christmas piano/instrumental CD now through December 15th 2019…10pm EST!

This beautiful instrumental Christmas CD would make a  great stocking stuffer for a friend or family member.

Click on the CD cover picture to the right for more details.

Jenifer will provide a half hour of Christmas piano music on Saturday, December 14th at 8pm-8:30pm EST…Live on Facebook.  No facebook account needed to view the event.

Just use this link to view the event on December 14th

https://www.facebook.com/thechurchpianist/

Price List:

(from left to right)

1. Soloist Christmas (Low voice)  $10
2. Jeanine Yeager  $4
3. Piano Adventures Christmas Books Level 3A (same books)  $4 each (good condition with student & teacher markings)
4. Bach Around the Christmas Tree $5

Buyer pays shipping not included in price. Orders within US only please.  Paypal preferred payment.

Contact me at: jenifer@thechurchpianist.com… if interested.

Here’s Jenifer’s Facebook Live Video from November 25, 2019

I just wrote this arrangement of Silent Night for Ady, one of my late beginner students.

She needed something that wouldn’t take long to learn.

Ady  loves it!

I will offer this Christmas piano solo for FREE until December 5, 2019.

Just click on the link below this video to download your FREE copy.

Silent Night (late beginner piano arrangement)

I was up before the sun this morning trying to finish my Dad’s vocal number entitled “Sing to the Lord a New Song.”

This make a great Thanksgiving choir special and it’s not real hard to learn 🙂 Sorry for working on it so late but doing my best.

Dad (Reece Yandle), wrote this song years ago and we’ve been intending to publish it as a SATB choir arrangement.

The melody of this song is very catchy and stays with you throughout the day..reminding you to praise the Lord!

Working on getting a sample for you all to hear. In the meantime….see sample picture of music below.

One of my piano students recently requested improvising ideas for More About Jesus.

Specs I consider before improvising a hymn:

1. Key signature
2. Time signature
3. Chord structure
4. Tempo  (the faster the tempo = less notes, the slower the tempo= more notes

In this tutorial, I added improvised notes for a moderate tempo.

Click HERE for free printable version of “More About Jesus” (verse only)