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
| Supremes: You Can’t Hurry Love | SSAA with piano | Supremes: You Can’t Hurry Love (SSAA with piano) |
| Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity | SSATB with solo | Jamiroquai: Virtual Insanity (SSATB with solo) |
| Jungle book: Bare Necessities, the | SSATB | Jungle book: Bare Necessities, the (SSATB) |
| Nina Simone: Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (gospel Version) | SSATB | Nina Simone: Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (gospel Version) (SSATB) |
| Relient K: Look on Up | SSAA with piano | Relient K: Look on Up (SSAA with piano) |
| Robbie Williams: Let Me Entertain You | SSAA with piano or band | Robbie Williams: Let Me Entertain You (SSAA with piano or band) |
| Billy Joel: Uptown Girl | SSATB with piano or band | Billy Joel: Uptown Girl (SSATB with piano or band) |
| Little Mix: Wings (funk Version) | SSATB with piano or band | Little Mix: Wings (funk Version) (SSATB with piano or band) |
| Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars: Die With a Smile | SSATB with piano or band | Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars: Die With a Smile (SSATB with piano or band) |
| Hair: Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (pop Version) | SSSAA | Hair: Ain’t Got No, I Got Life (pop Version) (SSSAA) |
| Cheers: Where Everybody Knows Your Name | SSATB with solo | Cheers: Where Everybody Knows Your Name (SSATB with solo) |
| Olivia Rodrigo: Jealousy, Jealousy | SSAA with solo and piano | Olivia Rodrigo: Jealousy, Jealousy (SSAA with solo and piano) |
| Imogen Heap: Hide and Seek | SSAAB | Imogen Heap: Hide and Seek (SSAAB) |
| Yebba: October Sky | SSAB (div.) with solo | Yebba: October Sky (SSAB (div.) with solo) |
| Sara Bareilles: Safe Place to Land, A | SSAA with piano | Sara Bareilles: Safe Place to Land, A (SSAA with piano) |
