Subject Guides: Music: LDS: Pianists

Music for pianists in the HBLL

Music suitable for preludes or to add variety when accompanying the congregation or choir.

M 38.58 = Hymn arrangements for solo piano by LDS composers

Example: Hymns for the Sabbath (several volumes) at M 38.58 .M33 H95 2008

M 38.8 = Music arranged for piano by LDS composers

Example: Hymn Preludes especially for Mormons (several volumes) at M 28.8 .E86 S66 1976

M 1378.8 = Hymn arrangements for beginning pianists

Example: Primary Passages (several volumes) at M 1378.8 .H35 P74 1980

M 2062.8 = choir with accompaniment of keyboard instrument

Example: Hymnplicity ward choir series (several volumes) at M 2062.8 .J67

Regardless of call number, compositions by LDS composers are designated by a .8 after the call number (so, for example: M 2061.8, or M 2101.58).

Online Helps for Pianists

Graded List of LDS Hymns for Piano Students by Nancy W. Jensen Sister Jensen provides this list of hymns that she uses with her own piano students. The Music Reading Levels are using a scale of 1-10, with 1 being a brand-new beginner student and 10 being a college piano major. So the Beginner Hymns would possibly suit a diligent 4th-year student.
Hymns Rated Easy to Hard by Maria Mace Heward Maria, a Utah valley piano teacher and BYU Piano Performance graduate rates LDS hymns according to ease of performance, key, and length.
Learning Aids for LDS "Hymns Made Easy" by Nancy W. Jensen The ten pieces that Sister Jensen thinks are the easiest ones in the Hymns Made Easy book and her suggestions for making them easy to learn. Especially useful in congregations where the only available pianists are beginners.
Hymns Made Easy PDF by LDS Church The Church has made the simplified hymns available as a PDF online.
I can play it! by LDS Church Music
This is a collection of simplified songs from the Children’s Songbook and Sharing Time Outlines.
Simplified Primary Music by Valerie Brown Here are simplified piano accompaniments for music from the LDS Children's songbook because "When you have people singing with you, it is better to play a simple arrangement well than to play a difficult arrangement haltingly." Also useful for children who are just learning to play Primary songs. Some songs in Spanish.
Smurthwaite Song Primary Arrangements by Michael Smurthwaite These simplified arrangements feature the melody with simple supporting notes or chords. Since they are in the original key, it makes it easier for emergent pianists to transition into the regular Primary songbook. Only the Primary songs which have a Spanish equivalent are included here. No prohibited copyrighted songs are included.
Smurthwaite Song Hymn Arrangements by Michael Smurthwaite These simplified arrangements are designed to be utilized by young and emergent pianists to accompany the hymns. They feature the melody with simple supporting notes or chords in the original key to assist the inexperienced player to transition into using the regular hymnbook. Only the hymns which have a Spanish equivalent are included here. No prohibited copyrighted hymns are included.
Free Piano Lessons from Hoffman Academy BYU Alum Joseph Hoffman offers free piano lessons. Hundreds of lessons taught in 6 units.
Preludes: From Free LDS Sheet Music Music on this site suitable for preludes.
Free piano and organ sheet music by Laurel Hunt Pedersen
Piano preludes and duets. Organ preludes.
Children's Songbook Organ & Piano Accompaniments by DeeAnn D. Stone
Alphabetical list of alternate arrangements of Primary songs.

D'Net Layton's Simplified Primary Songs
Piano teacher D'Net Layton's super easy arrangements for children.
D'Net Layton's Off-Staff Primary Songs
Sister Layton's very simple primary songs for young pianists.

Transpose the Hymns

Music Helps
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