On this site you may find information on the activities of Tijs Krammer and his vocal arrangements.
Playing piano chords
Two volumes of Chords on the Piano have just been released. This book teaches you how to accompany songs on the piano in a fun and accessible way. You don't need to be able to read sheet music for these lessons, and we don't focus on that in this book either. You'll learn the chords quickly using visual diagrams. You'll see that after just half an hour, you'll already be able to accompany your first song. The two volumes together contain eight units, each with nine lessons—so 72 lessons in total. In each unit, you'll learn new chords, new rhythmic techniques, and new songs to play.
You can find more information at playingpianochords.com , and you can order the book from Amazon (USA) or Amazon (UK).
App for conducting technique
In 2023 I made an app for iPhone to conducting technique. It is intended for anyone who leads a choir or an orchestra and is suitable for both beginners and advanced musicians. You will learn the beating patterns for the different time signatures and learn to use the left hand to indicate musical matters like cuing and cutting off. Moreover, you will learn to show the right kind of rebounce in your movements, because the patterns are shown as animation, rather than as pictures. More information on the app can be found here.
New book
Recently, my first English book was published. It’s called Harmonic Warm-Ups and it’s filled with choral exercises with multiple parts, which are very easy to learn, but at the same time are fairly interesting to perform. The book is published by Alfred Publishing and can be bought for example on their website and Singers.com.
Conducting
In 2022, my book Choral Conducting Technique was published at Alfred Publishing.
New arrangements
| Who needs words | Young Gun Silver Fox | SSAA with piano |
| Stronger | Kelly Clarkson | SSAA with piano |
| Stranger, the | Billy Joel | SSAA with piano |
| Everybody wants to rule the world | Tears for Fears | SSAB with piano |
| Dat dere | Jazz standard | SSATB |
| Bloodline | Orla Gartland | SSAA with piano |
| 9 to 5 | Dolly Parton | SATB with solo |
| God bless the child | Jazz standard / Blood, Sweat & Tears | SSAB with piano |
| Drie wijzen | Traditional | SATB (div.) |
| Kom o langverwachte Jezus | Traditional | SATB (div.) |
| Material girl | Madonna | SSATB with solo |
| You can't hurry love | The Supremes / Phil Collins | SSAA with piano |
| Virtual insanity | Jamiroquai | SSATB with solo |
| Bare necessities, the | Jungle Book | SSATB |
