Chas Hathaway is a Solo Piano musician who publishes original music. This blog is community that explores of the art of playing piano by ear, and a place to hear and download free MP3s of some of Chas's music.
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Here’s an arrangement I wrote last year of Oh Come, Oh Come Immanuel. I’m introducing it again, but earlier this year. I could create the sheet music for it in a matter of a couple weeks if there is a demand for it. I’d even throw the simple...
Yay! I finally finished transcribing my original piano solo arrangement of Come Thou Fount into sheet music. It’s available for purchase on my official website, http://chashathaway.com
You can also see a sample page there.
I’m taking a different approach to releasing my music this time. Instead of writing a whole CD’s worth of music and then releasing it all at the same time, I’m going to release songs as they are written, and then when there is a CD’s worth, I’ll put...
Come Thou Fount
I love the old hymn, Come Thou Fount. I think it captures the spirit of Christianity everywhere and reminds us that without Jesus Christ, we are nothing, but that with Him, we can become all that He is. I’ve been intending to...
When I was nine, my sister Ria had piano lessons. Being the little brother, I thought I should be able to have piano lessons, too. To me it looked like fun, and I wanted a turn. So mom signed me up.
A lady in our neighborhood, who was also in our...