Just Hymns (Volume 1): A Collection of Ten Easy Hymns for the Early/Late Beginner Piano Student, Paperback

Just Hymns (Volume 1) is a collection of easy, two-hand piano arrangements of ten popular hymns. Volume One includes these hymns arranged for the early/late beginner:

• "What Can Wash Away My Sin"
• "Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee"
• "When I Survey The Wondrous Cross"
• "Come, Thou Almighty King"
• "Jesus, What A Friend for Sinners"
• "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing"
• "O Worship the King"
• "Be Thou My Vision"
• "A Mighty Fortress is Our God"
• "Amazing Grace"

"As a teacher, hymn writer, and one who has played the hymns for my church for nearly 30 years, I have learned what works - what kind of arrangements beginner students can read, understand and actually learn to play. I have tested these hymns with my own students and they love them "

Each Just Hymns book includes:

Piano Arrangements

• Enlarged music score-two pages per hymn
• Verse one of hymn, additional marks including introduction, refrain, playing both hands up one octave and final "Amen" ending
• Measure numbers (circled) at the beginning of each music scoreline
• Finger number recommendations above or below notes for both hands. Arrows above or below finger numbers alert students of changing finger positions

• Piano arrangement marks reference sheet - an example of how to use piano arrangement marks
• Rhythm worksheet reference sheet - rhythm examples of how to count and write rhythms
• Glossary - over 40 hymn, music terms and symbols including the following:
  • Time Signatures
  • Hymn Terms
  • Music Terms and Symbols
  • Rhythm and Note Values
  • Measures
  • Key Signatures and Scales



Also available at Amazon: Just Hymns (Volume 2), Just Hymns for Christmas (Volume 1 and 2), and Just Hymns for Easter.

If you are looking for additional help to learn how to play hymns, consider our series, Favorite Hymns for Kids which also includes hymn worksheets, rhythm worksheets, and hymn and rhythm worksheet answer keys.

For more information about how to read and understand hymns, including their history and purpose, refer to our book Hymns for Kids: Learn How to Read and Enjoy Christian Hymns (Psalms and Praise Choruses, Too ).

Each hymn arrangement in this series is available as an individual download at www.PraiseNotes.com. Also available at PraiseNotes.com are additional early and late beginner, intermediate and advanced hymn arrangements.

An MP3 audio file for each hymn arrangement in this collection is available on our website at PraiseNotes.com. The audio files, as well as page samples of the Just Hymn books, are found under the menu "Store/Books/Just Hymns."

About the Author

Kim Snow has been teaching piano students for over 20 years. As a piano teacher, she discovered that music curriculum using hymns was limited and difficult for beginner music students to play. To address this need she began studying hymnology, music theory and composition, and began writing her own arrangements of hundreds of the most popular hymns of the Christian faith. She integrates many concepts-including the Circle of Fifths, improvisation and chord stylization-to help the student understand music and how to play the hymns. Her arrangements and other products are available on her website at PraiseNotes.com. Kim has also been a church musician for over 25 years. She loves teaching online piano lessons across the country via Skype. With her husband, Kurt Snow, they have composed praise songs, pieces for children's choirs and original hymns. Her advanced hymn arrangements have been published in the national publication "The Church Pianist" and Lorenz's piano solos for Holy Week, "With Jesus Through the Shadows."