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My dad was singing for a very special occasion here…50th year of SCACS (South Caroline Association of Christian Schools) teacher’s convention. He was the executive director of SCACS for at least 30 years.
I believe God gave Dad extraordinary strength to sing his heart out with this touching medley centered on the wonderful gift of salvation that only comes from the Lord. (He was 80 years old in this video)
I thoroughly enjoyed the Composer’s Symposium this past July in Atlanta. I made a connection with someone there (thanks Marty Parks!) who strongly suggested I try submitting “Abide With Me” via Lloyd Larson of Lillenas Publishing Co.
I finally emailed my arrangement to Lloyd just a couple months ago. He responded by asking me to do an early intermediate piano solo book instead. Wow!
We’re in the beginning stages of deciding on a book title and song list. I look forward to this new adventure! This will be my second book to be published by another company. My first solo piano book is entitled “Showers of Blessing” (early intermediate) published by Soundforth who is now under Lorenz Publishing Co.
My new book will be published (hopefully) by November of next year. At my age, a year’s time goes in a flash…especially with many other writing projects at hand!
Thanks for everyone encouraging me to write more! I plan to!! I’m living my dream…always wanted to write and share with others.
I love finding new songs (new to me). We’ve used this particular song over the last several years at our church for special music.
“Then Came Jesus” has a great message of salvation. I also like that there are only two verses which helps my voice not to be worn out! 🙂
We left out the repeated chorus at the end. Here’s a video of myself and another lady singing “Then Came Jesus” in our church.
The original arrangement is written for a ladies’ trio. I’ll include another video below ours… of the trio arrangement.
The music can be purchased at: Marshall Music
Special permission given to share this video by: Rex Nelon Music
Jenifer will be airing live on facebook… Thursday, November 16th at 8pm EST.
The topic will be: Modulation Tips for Prelude
Jenifer will be sharing a couple of ways she enjoys modulating from one song to the next during prelude.
Invite friends and family to tune in on November 16th at 8pm EST. You don’t have to have a facebook account to view the session. We will provide a link on this website for easier access on the day of the session.
While playing Leaning on the Everlasting Arms for congregational this morning…the thought occurred to me to share one of my fill-in ideas I usually use for the last chorus. This particular hymn needs lots of dress-up to bring it to life!
Some of you pianists may not like “going off the grid” so the first line is for you. The second line is for those who like to venture out in space 😉
Hope all of you are having a wonderful Sunday worshiping the Lord with your church family.
The following example is taken from the first line of the chorus.
Just to let my readers know….
I just submitted an advanced Christmas two piano arrangement of Gesu Bambino to SMPress Holiday Arranging Contest.
The contest selling period goes from October 18th through December 1st. The contestant who sells the most profit during this period wins $300 cash prize. So…if you’re wanting a copy….if you don’t mind waiting until the contest selling period. Thanks!
I would like to use the cash prize for the betterment of my website. Attending the Composer Symposium this past July was a result from winning the Spring competition of last year. Thanks to all of you who made that possible! I learned ALOT too!
This piano duo will be available on our site after the SMPress contest.
Enjoyed teaching you all last night! Sorry it lasted longer than expected.
I also appreciate the feedback to help improve my sessions. Thanks as well for your words of encouragement!
The following Answer Keys are in reference to our live facebook session from October 12, 2017
Click HERE to watch the archived video of this session on facebook.
Showers of Blessing Answer Key
