“Joy To The World” -Â In A Happy Piano Style The words to the great Christmas Carol “Joy To The World” express great joy at the coming of the Messiah, Jesus Christ, and celebrates the glory of when He will … Continue reading →
How To Play “Joy To The World” In An Easy & Playful Way Here is a transcription of the video if you would like to follow along: Let’s take a look at one of the Christmas carols today that we … Continue reading →
Here’s a fun way to play “Joy To The World” by Handel. He wrote it using only the 8 notes of the diatonic scale – nothing higher, nothing lower. It was written in the key of D, but let’s play … Continue reading →
Using rhythm and three chords to play “Joy To The World”
Continue reading →Using parallel major 7th chords is a good way to create a rich sounding chord progression. Watch as I play “O Little Town of Bethelehem”, “White Christmas”, and “Joy To The World:
Continue reading →When Isaac Watts wrote “Joy To The World” based on a score by George Frederick Handel’s “The Messiah” he was writing about the 2nd coming of Christ — not the first advent as we almost all assume. Notice the words – particularly of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th verses
Continue reading →George Frideric Handel was born February 23, 1685. While we all have heard the Hallelujah Chorus during Christmas season, many people don’t realize that George Frideric Handel is its world-renowned composer. And at Christmas time we all sing “Joy To The World”, another of his masterpieces.
Continue reading →EVERYBODY Ought to Learn to Play At Least a Little Chord Piano! There are roughly umpteen zillion reasons why you should learn enough chords to be able to “chord a song” at the piano. By “chord a song”, I mean … Continue reading →
