Manual-only Hymns for Organ: Simplified Transcriptions of Well-known LDS Hymns By

A strong hymn accompaniment played with confi dence and accuracy, led by an equally well prepareddirector, is essential for successful congregational singing. This book makes it possible for a person with modest keyboard skills to quickly become profi cient in hymn accompaniment, as well as opening the door to continuing improvement in organ playing. Although the fi ngering is for organ, the arrangement can also be played at a piano with minor changes for piano fingering. However, a player who learns the printed fi ngering and does not use the damper (right) pedal can more easily shift to the organ when it becomes available. These arrangements have been carefully prepared by the organ departments at Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University-Idaho, and the organists at Temple Square, with the support and approval of the Music and Cultural Arts Division at LDS Church headquarters.Manual-Only Hymns for Organ is designed to assist the LDS pianist in making the transition to the organ. With practice, the voice parts of these hymns can be played smoothly and with independence of line. This is enabled by eliminating the pedal parts, by reducing the voice parts from four to three, by arranging the hymns for ease of execution, and by providing organ fingering.