by Mark J Martin | Nov 13, 2017 | Ministry, Music, Piano
I heard it said recently that a soloist is only as good as his or her pianist. While that may be a bit overstated, there’s much truth in it. Anyone who has sung much in public knows the difference it makes when you have a strong, confident pianist supporting...
by Mark J Martin | Oct 13, 2015 | Music, Piano
I’ll be releasing a piano sheet music collection and accompanying album in November. I want to keep you in the loop about it. I’ll be talking more about it as we go along, but to get the best info the soonest, I need you to do this for me. To get on the...
by Mark J Martin | Sep 30, 2015 | Piano
If you are playing the piano in a church, chances are you’ve had someone ask you to play a song for them from a lead sheet. If you’re not familiar with that term, a lead sheet is a piece of music that just has the melody line on the staff with the letter...
by Mark J Martin | Sep 7, 2015 | Piano
When I taught piano, I encouraged the parents to give the kids an opportunity, after they had practiced their lesson material, to just play around on the piano. Why? You learn by discovery. Playing by ear exercises the improvisation muscles. Discovering tunes on your...
by Mark J Martin | Aug 26, 2015 | Piano
Last week, I posted a new piano arrangement of “My Jesus, I Love Thee.” You can see the preview and listen to the demo of it at the link below, but first… Today and tomorrow (Thursday) only, I’m making it available for 30% off. At checkout, use...
by Mark J Martin | Aug 18, 2015 | Piano
(Can’t see audio player above? Click here to listen to demo.) Level: Intermediate Pages: 3 Performance time 2:10. Digital Download...
