Description
by Donna R. Wangsgard
You Can Play Hymns: A Basic Course in Piano Hymn-Playing has been written for anyone interested in learning beginning keyboard skills. Because of its careful and orderly presentation, it can be used effectively by young people as well as adults. This course uses hymns as the basic study material. Each of the fourteen lessons contains a review of the preceding lesson, new concepts, vocabulary, discussions and exercises, review questions, practice instructions, and study aids. The basic approach is to use simple triads in the left hand with the melody played by the right hand. (Performance level: similar to books 1 and 2 of the John Thompson series books 1-5; Bastien Piano Basics, books 2, 3 and 4; Alfred’s Basic Piano Library, books 3, 4, 5 & 6)
You Can Play Hymns includes the following simplified hymns:
- Lord, Dismiss Us
- The Lord, My Pasture Will Prepare
- How Gentle God’s Commands
- Count Your Blessings
- Glory to God on High
- The Lord Is My Shepherd
- I Need Thee Every Hour
- Abide With Me
- Onward, Christian Soldiers
- America, the Beautiful
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go
- Sweet Hour of Prayer
- Angels, We Have Head on High
- God Be With You
- Fairest Lord Jesus
- God So Loved the World
- Called to Serve
- Love at Home
- Praise God, From Whom All Blessing Flow
- There Is a Green Hill Far Away
- Love One Another
- How Firm a Foundation
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me
- God of Our Fathers