Some songs in Hymnal: A Worship Book do not have accompaniment--this handbook contains keyboard accompaniments for those songs. Includes suggestions on how to lead many of the hymns. Round notes.

Accompanist's Handbook to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal is designed to be a resource for musicians of various levels of ability. The key signatures, titles, and numbers of each of The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal's (SDAH, pub. 1985) 695 hymns are grouped in order to assist both experienced and novice keyboard accompanists. Three organization schemes make it possible to efficiently answer questions that musicians commonly have. In what key is "Jesus Paid It All" written? If "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" was played in the key of G, would it be too high for the congregation? Could one make a smooth transition from "My Maker and My King" to "Lead On, O King Eternal"? Are hymns #520 and #529 written in the same key so that one can follow the other seamlessly? What can the congregation sing if the pianist can only play in keys that don't have any sharps or flats? These questions, which require numerous page-turning comparisons with the present SDAH indexes, are answered in a single page of this Handbook. This will enable congregations to spend more time singing songs instead of searching for songs.

A listing of organ settings, descants, and alternative harmonizations for the tunes of The Hymnal 1982 along with their publishers, volume location in a multi-volume work, or selection location in a collection, and level of difficulty. This book does not contain the music itself. The listings in this volume are of those titles published since the compilation of Volume I.

A handbook for the church pianist. Effective improvisational techniques for presenting hymns, gospel songs, and sacred music. 1st edition.

This popular collection of 280 musical pieces from both the African American and Gospel traditions has been compiled under the supervision of the Office of Black Ministries of the Episcopal Church. It includes service music and several psalm settings in addition to the Negro spirituals, Gospel songs, and hymns.