Description

This book is the The Flex Orchestra – Piano. This book contains the piano accompaniment for each of the 8 hymn arrangements. Individual parts are in separate books for each instrument.

The FLEX Orchestra Series is a collection of hymn arrangements for stringed instruments that flex for your context. The series was born out of a desire to have beginners participate in worship. So that they could play along side more experienced players. The melody part is the same for each instrument with some variations in register. Any instrument or any combination of instruments can play the melody part together. On the adjacent page is an ensemble part for that instrument. The ensemble part is unique to that instrument and provides a harmony part. Finally, the piano accompaniment is the “glue” that holds everything together. These arrangements can be played as solos with piano accompaniment or any combination of duet, trio, quartet or quintet with piano accompaniment.

The melody part is the easiest part (level 2 and 3), while the ensemble parts are more difficult as they include shifting and more complex bowing patterns and rhythms (level 4). This scoring flexibility allows any beginner on any instrument to play the melody and any more experienced players to play their instruments’ ensemble part.

Titles:

Come Thou Fount

Crown Him With Many Crowns

I Know Whom I Have Believed

Jesus Shall Reign

May the Mind of Christ My Savior

On Jordan’s Stormy Banks

The Church’s One Foundation

The arrangements in this collection are available for individual download on this website.