Oh, How I Love Jesus elementary piano sheet music

This delicate and beautiful arrangement Oh, How I Love Jesus elementary piano sheet music keeps a simple left hand pattern with single-note right hand melody. Written in the key of A, it gives good practice in reading 3 sharps, but is easy enough to not be discouraging. 

Great for church services or recital for both piano students and piano teachers. This works well for the smaller church offertories that only need about 1 minute of piano playing.

This arrangement of Oh, How I Love Jesus elementary piano sheet music is equivalent to most Level 2 books and ABRSM Grade 2.

3 pages. Key of A.

Musical elements in Oh, How I Love Jesus elementary piano sheet music

• Quarter notes, half notes, dotted half notes,
• Note reading: Bass clef E3-E4, Treble clef A4-E5
• Key of A
• Ties
• Ledger lines
• Right hand in one position
• Finger numbers

Teaching tips for Oh, How I Love Jesus elementary piano sheet music

This is a great piece to assign students learning the key of A. The right hand is in a simple 5-finger position while the left hand reads an octave E3-E4. Help the student identify the similar left hand patterns. For instance, the dotted half note intervals in measures 5-18 are simply “broken” into quarter-half notes in measures 21-34. This can lead to a great discussion about harmonic and melodic intervals. If the student can fluently play the first section, then they are well on their way to easily mastering the second section.

Performance tips for Oh, How I Love Jesus elementary piano sheet music

If the arrangement is too short for an offertory or recital selection, at measure 36, repeat from the beginning and play either the right hand or both hands 8va.

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