The Contemporary Guitarist

The Contemporary Guitarist: Methods for the Worship Musician by Jimmy Cox is a complete guitar method series for those who wish to become quality worship musicians. This course is for anyone, even if you’ve never touched a guitar before. The audio links contain all songs and exercises, and the videos are like having your very own instructor for every lesson. All three levels are available for FREE!

Includes how to play all common open chords, complete with diagrams, photos, and exercises; songs by transMission, one of the Salvation Army’s premier praise bands, as well as other classic hymns; suggestions for other popular songs that can be played at different points in the book and QR code links to extra online content.

Level 1

Level 2

Includes how to play chord alterations, sharp and flat notes, barre chords, and how to use a capo; more songs by transMission; more suggestions for other popular songs, and QR code links to extra online content.

Level 3

Includes finger style playing, reading tablature, and more time signatures. You will also learn more ways to use a capo and playing in alternate tunings. This edition also has more songs by transMission, suggestions for other songs, and QR code links to extra online content.

Soldier's Hymn: transMission Accompaniments for Piano

Soldier’s Hymn: transMission Accompaniments for Piano was published as an answer to many requests for piano parts for popular transMission songs. All transMission albums include lead sheets, but many classically trained piano players may find these difficult to play from . Phil Laeger has arranged ten popular transMission songs for piano in this collection. It can be used as an accompaniment of a soloist or to lead worship.

A demo CD is included to help learn the songs. Songs included are:

  1. Jesus, O Jesus

  2. Love

  3. Your Holy Love

  4. I Surrender

  5. Send the Fire!

  6. Be like Jesus

  7. I know a Fount

  8. I’m in His Hands

  9. Soldier’s Hymn

  10. That You Love Me

Piano Offerings, Volumes 1 & 2

Piano Offerings, Volumes 1 & 2, are collections of piano literature for worship services and classroom instruction for the beginner to intermediate student. Both volumes were written by Kathy A. Sipe and Edited by James Curnow

These simple arrangements are excellent ways to get young pianists to play in a worship service.