Many of you have purchased my advanced or real advanced arrangement of“Abide With Me”
Someone recently requested I share fingering suggestions for measure #30. Another tip about this measure…I take it slow enough to handle the excessive movement in the left hand.
*See video below to hear measures #22 through #30 (time marker 1:01-1:26) It will give you a better idea of how this transitional section flows into the new key.
How many of you church pianists besides myself grab the hymnal just before service to figure out a few prelude songs to play?
That works for me ONLY because I’ve been around awhile and and have memorized many hymns over time. Seriously, it’s best to prepare in advance…at least before heading to church.
I try to play within a certain theme such as: comfort, peace, joy, thankfulness, salvation, etc.
One of my readers recently emailed me asking if I would provide a categorized list of songs for prelude possibilities.
I also got to thinking….how nice it would be to write/arrange these preludes.
For starters, I’ll share the suggested prelude lists by topic. (Please note: Approx. 5 to 6 minute per prelude) if each song is played two times.
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’m selling a Christmas piano book entitled “Prepare Him Room” advanced arrangements by Dan Forrest.
It retails for $19.95 and I’m selling it for $15 (includes postage). The book is brand new.
Orders please within the continental US only. Contact me via email at: jenifer@thechurchpianist.com
Intermediate Christmas piano solo, 3 pgs.
This is a more simplified arrangement of Jenifer's advanced edition of "In the Bleak Midwinter"
Jenifer wrote this at the request of one of her intermediate level students.
I’ve been spending a little extra time organizing our choir music at church.
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.
