Hymns With Style

To intermediate: If you have a plan to buy this and go through the book it by yourself. You may not achieve the best of the composer's ideas. Nice arrangements and some people my find it difficult to bring the interpretations required by the author. I personally did not like two pieces there but that is taste. Apart from that I would classify as a good book.

I had this book in childhood, and I love that my new copy is the exact same. The arrangement author stays true to classic key, tempo, and length; the embellished chords, and deliberate pauses create the drama needed for beautiful music. This would be a great songbook for special events at church or even to play at home. I hope more people find this book in their repertoire like I did. It always makes me sound more talented and capable of improv, and it is lovely to see the reactions of the audience.

I’ve been teaching myself to sight read the past month and a half and I have to say this is perfect for my reading level. Challenging enough to engage my brain and hone my skills, but approachable enough to make me feel like I’m doing something right. This is great for people who need to work on chord recognition and patterns and things of that nature. Love this book, gorgeous arrangements.

Good arrangements; harder than they seem but an excellent way to challenge yourself.

I am enjoying playing these arrangements. They are very approachable and easy to prepare on short notice. So nice to have new things to play.