Right from the Hymnbook : How to Play Hymns & Gospel Songs

She began playing the piano for church services while still in elementary school. She has been the pianist in several churches for over forty years, accompanying choirs, solists, and small groups as well as intrumentalists. The techniques shown in the book were self developed, and she has taught them to her own students. Phyllis Cunningham was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, where she received her early training largely in classical music.

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.. These are learnable skills, whether one has a tutor or not. The author teaches how to enrich those notes into a full, rich sound. 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

"Three Stars" according to Amazon Customer. On a scale from 1 to 5 with 5 the highest I give it a Three Stars On a scale from 1 to 5 with 5 the highest I give it a 3. . Quite good for the novice Church Pianist rtesky2012 If you are a novice church pianist, and have the basics of music theory down, it is very good at showing you how to take making a proper accompianment for congregational singing using a regular pew hymnal. It is written for someone with at least intermediate piano skills, and a working knowledge of keys, scales, and chords. I like it, and th. Learn to play great sounding hymns on the piano The music in hymnbooks is written for four part singing; not for the piano. This book teaches how to adapt the music in hymnbooks to the piano using different methods. Whether you play for yourself or for congregational singing, you will learn to play hymns that sound much better than the arrangements found in typical hymnbooks.

9th St., Omaha, NE 68108. "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