I spent this evening writing an intermediate piano solo of “Nothing Between” for one of my piano students….Shelley Roberts.
Shelley is a junior this year and trying to teach her all I can before she reaches college age!
This particular arrangement, written for the piano student in mind, is more structured and straightforward. It’s nice to have pieces like this available for students who play offertories more often. Playing less involved offertories allows us time to focus on other repertoire during the lesson.
I do teach more involved arrangements but try to maintain a balance.
Hope this arrangement can be of use for piano students or church pianists needing an easy offertory!
Click on the following title for your free piano arrangement of “Nothing Between”.
More thots: I want to use this arrangement in an upcoming video dealing with interpretation…a VERY important factor…making for a more effective presentation.
Just to remind my readers about the recent publication of “He” (early advanced piano solo) and “Were You There” (advanced piano solo)…both have been entered in the Sacred Music Contest on Sheet Music Plus’ website. The song with the most profit through April 11th, 2017…wins the cash prize.
Thanks to those who have already purchased one or both of these arrangements!
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Special deal for those who purchase either or both contest songs from Sheet Music Plus during the Sacred Music Contest selling period…now through April 11, 2017.
You can choose one free arrangement from our music store for each contest song you purchase. (Maximum: two free arrangements) *Doesn’t include offsite arrangements.
Just email us your receipt from Sheet Music Plus and your choice(s) of arrangements from our music store.
The contest selling period ends April 11, 2017 and you have until April 20th to email your receipt for your free arrangement(s).
If I win either or both categories….I’ll be using the cash prize to help towards attending the annual Composer Symposium in Atlanta, Ga. this June.
Faye Lopez highly recommended this event to me several years ago and I’m finally going! 🙂 Very excited about learning more to enhance my music writing!
“He” early advanced piano arrangement can be reviewed or purchasedHERE
“Were You There” very advanced piano arrangement can be reviewed or purchased HERE
Special note: “He” is under copyright so unable to provide video of entire arrangement.
Video of the Very Advanced Version of Where You There…
Two Part Mixed Choir Arrangement (piano and vocal score included. Optional Violin
also included. Violin part is geared to the more Advanced Violinist. Listen to the
audio which includes piano vocal and violin score. *Special note: SAB on the last page.
Piano & vocal score arranged by Jenifer Cook
Price covers as many copies as needed for your ministry.
Violin accompaniment by Abby Phillips Lockaby
I have two vocal Easter arrangements to publish this week but delayed due to learning new apps along with a new computer.
In the meantime…thought I’d share a picture of my humble music library. (I do have a few more books not pictured below)
I’m reading “Playing Beyond the Notes” right now…a great find! I’ll takes notes and share some of the highlights once I finish the book.
For example: The chapter dealing with the treatment of a ritardando…”If the ritardando is begun too soon, one risks “putting the baby to sleep too early”.
I keep forgetting about sharing this advanced piano arrangement of My Savior’s Love. Thought I’d better do so in time for some of you to learn for Easter 🙂
I published this one in 2009…yeah…and forgot all about it until recently when one of my facebook friends mentioned liking the arrangement and someone today asked if it was available. That put me on a search!
It took a while for me to locate the original file but came across it tonight. So…hope it can be used by some of you church pianists out there! 🙂
Ever wondered what makes a grand piano sound better than most uprights? Robert Estrin with LivingPianoVideos does a wonderful job answering this question.
I’m in the market for a new piano and educating myself before making such a large investment. Here is what Robert has to say about the upright piano vs. a grand piano.
The contest I entered on SMP Press begins tomorrow…March 1, 2017! I entered “Were You There” very advanced arrangement and “He”early advanced arrangement.
Both songs are available on SMP Press right now but please wait if you can… to purchase starting tomorrow. The contest selling period ends on April 11, 2017.
IMPORTANT REMINDER:
Special deal for those who purchase either or both contest songs from Sheet Music Plus during the contest selling period…
You can choose one free arrangement from our music store for each contest song you purchase. (Maximum: two free arrangements) *Doesn’t include offsite arrangements.
Just email us your receipt from Sheet Music Plus and your choice(s) of arrangements from our music store.
The contest selling period ends April 11, 2017 and you have until April 20th to email your receipt for your free arrangement(s).
Click on the song titles in the first paragraph to view on Sheet Music Plus(the location of the contest).
Here’s a video of the very advanced version of Were You There.
Clarification: The early advanced version…the 2nd video below….is not part of the contest and it’s available in our music store now
Just happened across a nice CD for church pianists while trying to find sheet music for Kenon Renfrow’s piano arrangement of “Fairest Lord Jesus”. The CD is called “I Will Praise Him“.
I’m not sure at this point if Kenon has sheet music for Fairest Lord Jesus but will find out asap. I heard this arrangement on Abiding Radio this morning while getting ready for church and just LOVED it!! Ah…just found most of the arrangements to this CD on youtube! Listen to Fairest Lord Jesus HERE 🙂
I bought Kenon’s CD entitled: “I Will Praise Him” which by the way is a beautiful sounding CD. I listened to sound samples HEREand discovered that Kenon’s site: Piano Music Now had the CD’s for a very reasonable price.
A great piano CD for any church pianist looking for fresh stylings to hymns.
So…I admit…I’m a church pianist in a rut! What to do? Time to surround myself with different arrangers’ music….which means….sightread!
Do you have a collection of books that you use mainly for sightreading purposes? I do. Most of the arrangements in these books are too long for our offertory time. I could shorten some of them but that’s not always the best option since the arrangement usually builds in intensity and I don’t want to interfere with a well-rounded presentation of an arrangement.
It seems like the longer offertories are a lot of times the more challenging ones. I NEED that extra challenge to keep my fingers limber.
Occasionally, I’ll play a longer arrangement because I REALLY like the arrangement and want to share it.
Have you heard of Abiding Radio? I’m listening to it (online)… for musical inspiration 🙂
I’m curious….what do other church pianists or pianists in general do to get out of a rut? Would love to hear your ideas!
More thots: I want to use this arrangement in an upcoming video dealing with interpretation…a VERY important factor…making for a more effective presentation.
