That is a good lesson. I also like to turn a right hand chord, say a quarter note by playing the bottom note as an eighth rest-eight note. My church is contemporary and piano is now used for pads not accompaniment.
Yep! There are a million ways to embellish hymns on piano, and adding eighth note subdivisions in the RH is a great way to support the congregation! My church is also shifting towards contemporary... 😐
Raluca, I am almost convinced to sign up for your piano brains course!! I rely heavily on sheet music and my brother who plays beautifully by ear and couldn’t read a note if his life depended on it gives me such a hard time. He’s the main pianist in our church and wants me to be able to play along with the band using the Yamaha Clavinova using the strings sound because we have plenty of bass players. If I’ve heard it once, I heard it a thousand times…you have got to stop relying on that sheet music!! I think I will like your teaching style. I did stop playing for several years and I’m paying for it dearly. I could just kick myself. Thanks for all the beautiful inspiration you provide through your music.
Hi, Jennipher! Thank you for sharing your experience with me! I'd love to guide you through the process and I'll be there for you every step of the way (students have direct access to me). If you have any questions feel free to reach out raluca@ralucabojor.com
Great suggestion! I do have an online course about playing without sheet music. You can learn more here if you are interested: www.ralucabojor.com/pianobrains
Here is the new link for the FREE PDF! Thanks for letting me know it was not available! :) Happy playing! drive.google.com/file/d/1XmG1GEJq9UusaQQ3oLtW5gccDdTw0twP/view?usp=sharing
Check out more video tutorials on what it means to play piano by ear - ruclips.net/p/PL0KiGhENCBV8ycEXHoGLlbd7pU-R58dzu&si=eaDcAKBPJg0MakYS
The world entered the church via modern music. This is beautiful. Miss it dearly.
Thank you for watching!
Very helpfull. I am a beginner pianist in church
I'm so glad you found this helpful!
Learned even more to help me make my transcripted versions even better! So excited, thank you!
You're very welcome 🙏 🤗
That is a good lesson. I also like to turn a right hand chord, say a quarter note by playing the bottom note as an eighth rest-eight note.
My church is contemporary and piano is now used for pads not accompaniment.
Yep! There are a million ways to embellish hymns on piano, and adding eighth note subdivisions in the RH is a great way to support the congregation! My church is also shifting towards contemporary... 😐
Raluca, I am almost convinced to sign up for your piano brains course!! I rely heavily on sheet music and my brother who plays beautifully by ear and couldn’t read a note if his life depended on it gives me such a hard time. He’s the main pianist in our church and wants me to be able to play along with the band using the Yamaha Clavinova using the strings sound because we have plenty of bass players. If I’ve heard it once, I heard it a thousand times…you have got to stop relying on that sheet music!! I think I will like your teaching style. I did stop playing for several years and I’m paying for it dearly. I could just kick myself. Thanks for all the beautiful inspiration you provide through your music.
Hi, Jennipher! Thank you for sharing your experience with me! I'd love to guide you through the process and I'll be there for you every step of the way (students have direct access to me). If you have any questions feel free to reach out raluca@ralucabojor.com
These are useful tips, thanks!
You are very welcome! Thank you for watching :)
Is there a tradition hymn book available with embellishments for those who only want to play what is on the page?
Enjoyed this. Ty
I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😊
Great tips! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
I wish I had seen this when I was a church pianist!
So wonderful! Love your great ideas!
Love tip #7 and listening to the text. Such fun to stay engaged in the music!
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it 😊
Thank you for watching 🙏
Please make video lesson on how to sightread? ❤❤❤from India
Great suggestion! I do have an online course about playing without sheet music. You can learn more here if you are interested: www.ralucabojor.com/pianobrains
This was amazing! Thank you so much, Raluca, for helping me find some freedom while playing hymns.
My pleasure! Let me know if you have any questions 😀
Can you please repost the FREE PDF summary of this lesson? The link you provided is no longer available. Thanks.
Here is the new link for the FREE PDF! Thanks for letting me know it was not available! :) Happy playing! drive.google.com/file/d/1XmG1GEJq9UusaQQ3oLtW5gccDdTw0twP/view?usp=sharing