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Open My Heart to Worship, arranged by Mark Hayes. Alfred Publishing Co., Inc (16320 Roscoe Blvd., P.O. Box 10003, Van Nuys, CA 91410), 2006. 60pp. $15.95. Advanced.
Open My Heart to Worship, arranged by Mark Hayes, is a most useful tool for the church pianist who accompanies a contemporary service. Nine of the 11 pieces are relatively new contemporary praise and worship songs that appeal to the youth of the church. For those of the older generation, Hayes has included "Sweet, Sweet Spirit" and "They'll Know We are Christians by our Love." The songs would be most appropriate for high school advanced pianists, due largely to the tricky rhythms. The notes themselves are not overly challenging, although, if one is unfamiliar with the pieces, this book would be somewhat difficult. However, one who is familiar with this type of music could use these pieces to accompany a singing congregation.
The keys are well in the vocal range and most of the pieces modulate at ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Open My Heart to Worship.(Brief article)(Book review)