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Gospel Music Made Easy, arranged by Gail Smith. Mel Bay Publications, Inc. (#4 Industrial Dr., Pacific, MO 63069). 32 pp. $7.95.
This collection contains 26 well-known hymns and gospel songs. Gail Smith, who has been active in church music, has assembled a useful group of pieces suitable for church or Sunday school preludes, offertories or recessionals. However, they also are good arrangements for accompanying group singing. The melodies are clearly delineated over the moving accompaniments. Most are of intermediate level but a few are early-intermediate.
The arrangements, which are all in the keys of C, F or G, fit the hand comfortably, except some with octaves would be a challenge for a small hand. The left-hand ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Gospel Music Made Easy.(Brief Article)(Book Review)