Sacred Music: Piano Study Series
Volume 1
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This is the first piano book for beginners in a series of piano study books to follow for children and adults to learn hymns and some African-American spirituals for sight-reading to start and later to incorporate this musical knowledge for playing chordally by ear. This book is not just for Christians, but also for non-Christians so that children and their parents who use this piano series may hopefully be led to the knowledge or further knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Brenda A. McGee has over 45 years of teaching piano and of music composition experience having graduated from Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and the Performing Arts in New York City, New York, Mercy College/Westchester Conservatory of Music in Dobbs Ferry, New York, and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California. While a graduate student at CalArts, Ms. McGee created the piano program at the Watts Towers Arts Center which piano program is still functioning today with one of her former students as one of the present piano instructors.
Ms. McGee states that “I pray that this book, and all the other piano books in this series be a launching pad for those piano students whom God may purpose for future church musicians and worship leaders in the Christian Church worldwide, part of the body of Christ. This first book is a small beginning, but an extremely important beginning for a young child.
O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: Psalm 63:1a KJV
For the adults that are starting with this first book, you may not have started early in childhood, but it is never too late to start learning hymns for piano as it is never too late to come to Christ.”
Brenda A. McGee began to study piano at age 8 with Mr. Hayer in New Jersey, and later at age 11 with Maximillian Mendel in New York City. Mr. Mendel enabled Brenda to begin teaching piano and to pursue a career in Music Composition starting at age 14. Brenda A. McGee is an accomplished and experienced pianist, piano instructor, composer, arranger, vocalist, and music copyist.
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This piano book, for beginners from children to adults, is the first in a series of piano study books. This series is to teach the student hymns and African-American spirituals. It will cover sight-reading and later will help to incorporate the musical knowledge for playing chordally, or by ear. This book is for Christians and non-Christians alike. Those who are not yet Christians may hopefully be led to the knowledge or further knowledge of Jesus Christ through the teachings of Sacred Music.
Brenda A. McGee has over forty-five years of teaching piano as well as music composition experience. She graduated from Fiorello LaGuardia High School of Music and Art and the school of Performing Arts in New York City; Mercy College/Westchester Conservatory of Music in Dobbs Ferry, New York; and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Valencia, California. While a graduate student at CalArts, Ms. McGee created the piano program at the Watts Towers Arts Center, which is still functioning today with one of her former students as one of the piano instructors.
Ms. McGee states, “I pray that this book, and all the other piano books in this series be a launching pad for those piano students whom God may purpose for future church musicians and worship leaders in the Christian Church worldwide, part of the body of Christ. This first book is a small beginning, but an extremely important beginning for a young child.
“For the adults that are starting with this first book, you may not have started early in childhood, but it is never too late to start learning hymns for piano, as it is never too late to come to Christ.”
“O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee.” Psalm 63:1a KJV
About the Author
Brenda McGee is an accomplished piano instructor/composer.