Many church pianists do an excellent job playing hymn arrangements. However, when accompanying congregational singing they are limited to the notes shown in the hymnal. The author teaches how to enrich those notes into a full, rich sound. These are learnable skills, whether one has a tutor or not. There are also sections on how to modulate from one key to another and how to transpose songs to fit the voice range of the singers.
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"A tremendous help to any pianist desiring to sharpen his or her skills at expanding hymns for congregational singing." -- Carol Ann Bell Assocciate Professor of Piano Coordinator of Class Piano Oklahoma Baptist University
"Full length examples take the reader through various improvisatory techniques to make a four-part harmony sound full on the piano." -- Malecki Music Co.
I strongly recommend this book for any church pianists who want to be more effective in accompanying congregational singing. -- Kenneth Soh, Head of Piano/Concert Pianist, Grace University, 1311 S. 9th St., Omaha, NE 68108
"Full length examples take the reader through various improvisatory techniques to make a four-part harmony sound full on the piano." -- Malecki Music Co.
I strongly recommend this book for any church pianists who want to be more effective in accompanying congregational singing. -- Kenneth Soh, Head of Piano/Concert Pianist, Grace University, 1311 S. 9th St., Omaha, NE 68108
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My desire is to honor the Lord with my playing. I wrote this book with the wish to pass on to others the gift He has given me, trusting that will use this gift to the glory of God.
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Nice arrangements, but little help... a revised review (9/8/08),
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This review is from: Right from the Hymnbook : How to Play Hymns & Gospel Songs (Spiral-bound)
While I can appreciate the author's good intentions, this book really didn't help me much. I found it way too fast-paced and difficult for the average player. I took nine years of lessons and currently play for congregational singing at my church. I was hoping this book could help me add nice touches to the standard hymn arrangements. Instead, however, it simply presents a few concepts, gives many examples, but doesn't actually teach the reader how to use these concepts in playing. The section on modulation is okay, but my piano teacher taught me a better way of memorizing modulation formulas than this book presented. If you are an advanced player who really knows his/her chords, then "Right from the Hymnbook" might make more sense to you.9/8/08 After looking over this book nearly four years later, I realize my initial criticism was a little premature. I would bump up my rating to at least a 3. As one reviewer said, the arrangements alone really are worth the price of the book. However, I still believe that without the guide of an instructor, the concepts it sets out to teach won't help a student who doesn't have a firm grasp on chord structures. As the book states "[i]t is assumed that the student has a working knowledge of note reading and is fairly well acquainted with the way hymns are written." For future editions, I would recommend the added clause "and is able to recognize and play chords on sight, without the aid of chord symbols."
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This review is from: Right from the Hymnbook : How to Play Hymns & Gospel Songs (Spiral-bound)
The many hymn and gospel song arrangements alone are worth the price of this book. Then the author shows the reader how to develop their own arrangements. The sections on modulation and transposition are also excellent. Teachers will find it a great tool to use in showing their students how to expand the SATB notes in the hymnbook to accompany the singing of individuals or groups. I think it is an excellent book.
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The objective of our study here is to learn how to use more than the SATB notes that are written for us in the hymnal. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
soprano note, targeted key, first inversion, dominant seventh chord, middle note, voice range, major chord Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fairest Lord Jesus, Worship the King, Ages Past, Amazing Grace, Crown Him, Our Help, Thou Almighty King, Very Thought of Thee New!
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The objective of our study here is to learn how to use more than the SATB notes that are written for us in the hymnal. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
soprano note, targeted key, first inversion, dominant seventh chord, middle note, voice range, major chord Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Fairest Lord Jesus, Worship the King, Ages Past, Amazing Grace, Crown Him, Our Help, Thou Almighty King, Very Thought of Thee New!
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