Shelly Hamilton & Ruth Coleman
"Use the talents that you possess. The woods would be very silent if the birds that sang were only the best."
The Hymnproviser series is acclaimed as one of the most comprehensive and effective hymnplaying tools for sacred pianists today. The Art of Hymnprovising Text/Workbook carries the prerequisite of the ability to play four parts out of a hymnbook. The first workbook in the series covers 20 lessons with such concepts as:

• Sacred song
• Half steps and Whole steps
• Intervals
• Circle of Fifths
• Congregational Style - Step 1
• Playing by Ear
• Major Triad Inversion Study
• The Diminished Chord
• Diatonic Triads
• Playing a Solo by Ear
• Playing Duets by Ear