I created these hymn arrangements for my students. They are able to play along with congregational singing with these straightforward arrangements or use the pieces for offertory or prelude.
Most of the songs are either C Major (where each hand is covering CDEFG) or Middle C Position (Thumbs share middle C)
There are ten arrangements (4 of the hymns are 2 pages long) but every hymn contains one verse and chorus.
Grace Greater
Jesus Loves the Little Children
Like a River
Nothing but the Blood
O Worship the King
Redeemed
Revive Us Again
Tell it to Jesus
Trust and Obey
Work for the Night
See the three samples below:
Simply Hymns Beginner Piano Solos Collection
Ten Hymns: Grace Greater, Jesus Loves the Little Children, Like a River, Nothing but the Blood, O Worship the King, Redeemed, Revive Us Again, Tell it to Jesus, Trust and Obey and Work for the Night is Coming
Early intermediate sacred piano solo. Four pages.
Contains: Introduction, 1st vs and chorus, 2nd verse and chorus with an energetic ending!
I wrote this for one of my daughter in laws to play at her brother's wedding. She needed an easy to learn arrangement of this hymn. I wound up writing this arrangement since we couldn't find an easy version.
Tomorrow is the second and last one hour class for hymn playing this summer. The first class dealt with five part congregational style playing, phrasing and learning the different types of hymns/songs from the hymnal.
I will continue to develop my curriculum during this school year as I share the lessons with my students.
Tomorrow’s session will cover fill-in notes for the dotted quarter note, half note and dotted half note.
I’m in the beginning stage for working up a tutorial book for hymn playing. Here’s one of the many examples I will be sharing tomorrow.
The class is made up of my early intermediate to intermediate students.
(Keep in mind this project is still under construction).
Recently, one of my daughter-in-laws was searching for a piano arrangement of “Praise to the Lord the Almighty.”
She needed an easy enough level to learn in time to play for her brother’s wedding during the candle-lighting.
I searched and didn’t find a version she could learn in time. My answer….I wrote a fairly easy arrangement….knowing she could easily embellish on her own. I plan to publish this easy-to-play arrangement ASAP!
Early advanced sacred piano solo arranged by Jenifer Cook
A very devotional setting for this well loved hymn. Christians can find a place of quiet rest ...only found in Jesus.
At least a month ago, one of my readers requested an arrangement of The Holy City. At first I didn’t want to tackle this beautiful piece. I’ve always played the piano accompaniment score for my Dad to sing. Staying true to the original form was on my mind as I began creating the arrangement for this classic hymn.
I’m doing something a little unusual this time. Since this arrangement is in the public domain…I’m simply adapting the piece from a vocal arrangement to a piano solo.
This means that it’s legally fine for me to borrow the intro and interludes and still add my own arrangement.
I am nearing the end of the entire piece! (handwritten format)
This coming week….I will input this piece into my notation software.
