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Just thought I’d share a video clip of the sacred piano duet “Come Thou Fount” performed by myself and my student, Hannah Myers.
We played it this past Wednesday for offertory before heading out to the MusiCollege 2015 event.
We thoroughly enjoyed playing this peppy arrangement on a cloudy day 🙂
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Are you a church pianist that doesn’t know how to transpose? Do you choose hymns for prelude that are in the same key for this very reason? I have good news for you!
It is not always necessary to transpose from one song to the next if you go up a perfect fourth between each hymn. I’m providing a free prelude below but read the important info below before you hurry to print the free prelude.
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Going Up a Perfect 4th Interval From One Hymn to the Next Hymn:
What You Need to Know:
1. An interval is the distance between two notes
Example:
C to D is a 2nd interval because you count from 1 t0 2 to go from C to D.
C to E would be a 3rd interval and C to F a fourth.
2. Within every key/scale… the fourth interval is called a perfect fourth which consists of five half steps. So… from C to F is a perfect fourth. Why is it called a perfect fourth? Just accept it and go on or if you’re curious…check out the following links 🙂
Quick quiz in Creating Perfect Fourths:
What is 5 half steps (a perfect 4th) above F? Answer is: B flat (see picture below)
(Are you noticing that we’re going in order of the flat keys as we go up a 4th?)
The key of F Major has one flat, the key of B Flat Major has two flats. Cool!
Ok….so what is 5 half steps (a perfect fourth)… above B flat? You got it! E flat and the key of E flat has three flats.
Now…let’s apply this “no transposing” concept using the following hymns which are a perfect fourth apart for a nice topical prelude!
Click on each song title to download for FREE!
Free Prelude for Church Pianists:
Since I Have Been Redeemed – F Major
Power in the Blood – B Flat Major
Saved by the Blood – E Flat Major
Another nice sacred piano book from Lorenz for the church pianist! This book is listed as an intermediate level but some of the pieces may lean more towards early advanced. A total of fourteen arrangements makes this a nice investment!
My ultimate favorites in this book?
God of the Ages (God of Our Fathers) nice patriotic one!
I Hear Thy Welcome Voice
He Never Said a Mumbalin’ Word
I’ve shared audio samples below of my preferred ten out of the fourteen.
Ah Holy Jesus Ah Holy Jesus
God of the Ages God of the Ages
He Leadeth Me He Leadeth Me
He Never Said a Mumbalin’ Word He Never Said a Mumbalin Word
I Hear Thy Welcome Voice I Hear Thy Welcome Voice
In the Cross of Christ In the Cross of Christ
More Love to Thee More Love to Thee
O the Deep Deep Love of Jesus O the Deep Deep Love of Jesus
Rejoice the Lord is King Rejoice the Lord is King
Trusting Jesus Trusting Jesus
As a church pianist, I always get excited when discovering a book that can be well utilized for offertories. He Leadeth Me is one such book!
What am I doing now? Inputting my congregational arrangements for the second booklet and creating sample audios for another great sacred piano solo book from Lorenz called He Leadeth Me.
He Leadeth Me is a nice collection of sacred piano solo arrangements by various arrangers, some I’m not as familiar with… but enjoy their style.
I hope to share a book review on He Leadeth Me this coming week.
Just published a very advanced piano solo of “Holy, Holy, Holy” today!
Thanks to several of my piano friends for test driving the piece before publication!
Just sharing youtube recording of the arrangement:
(Buy sheet music listed below the video)
Holy Holy Holy (real advanced piano solo) is almost complete! I hope to publish it very soon.
I’m REALLY enjoying the creation of the second collection of Congregational Piano Hymn Arrangements. What’s neat about these collections is they could be used for unison choir arrangements or accompaniment for flute or violin special. See Congregational Piano Hymn Arrangements Collection One by clicking HERE.
The words of the hymns mean even more to me… in the light of what’s going on around our nation. My heart is truly being poured out on the pages of this collection. I try to convey the text in the piano accompaniment. What a comfort the words of these hymns have been to me!
Here’s the list for the ten hymns in this collection:
1. And Can it Be
2. At the Cross
3. Come Thou Fount
4. Heaven Came Down
5. Higher Ground
6. I Shall Know Him
7. It’s Just Like His Great Love
8. My Faith Has Found a Resting Place
9. Near the Cross
10. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Just came across this piano book, “May Jesus Christ be Praised” with a nice patriotic medley by Marilynn Ham and thought I’d share it. You can only view the first two pages but it’s a nice looking piece for offertory! I also like the looks of “When Morning Gilds the Skies”. These are arrangements are for the advanced pianist.
Sheet Music Plus has it on sale right now for $13.59 plus shipping. I’m buying my copy right now 🙂
Not sure how new this book is but I haven’t seen it before.