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Piano Introductions: Part One

How long should a piano introduction be?  What part of the song do I play for the introduction?  

I hope the following video and free pdf sheet of piano introduction examples will benefit church pianists needing guidance in this area.

Free PDF Sheet: Piano-Introductions-Part-One 

 

 

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6 Responses to “Piano Introductions: Part One”

  1. Stephanie says:
    February 28, 2011 at 4:19 pm

    Thanks so much for this! Intros and fills for hymns have always been the hardest thing for me (even though my music theory is really solid) because I wasn’t sure what style to play. The church I grew up in used contemporary songs for worship, and the church I play for now is strictly hymns. I love the old hymns now, but I wasn’t super familiar with the style. So the written examples really help, and so do the videos!

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  2. Tanya says:
    July 23, 2011 at 6:24 am

    This is a great help…wondering when part two will come out.
    (:

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    • Jenifer Cook says:
      July 23, 2011 at 1:55 pm

      Hi Tanya,

      Thanks. Honestly, I’m not sure. We have been very busy setting up a new online music store and about to go live. Some of these continue-to-be lessons will be offered in the music store at a later date. Since you expressed interest in this area, I will develop another freebie article providing several samples of piano introductions. Thanks for your interest!

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  3. The Church Pianist » Blog Archive » Piano Introductions: Part Two says:
    July 31, 2011 at 3:41 am

    […] Click here for: Piano Introductions (part one) […]

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  4. Shannon says:
    August 1, 2011 at 4:58 pm

    Thanks so much for this! I have a song leader who is still a little unsure of himself so sometimes I have a really hard time and do tend to slow down a bit waiting on him. I am sure to keep your tips in mind on Wednesday though!!

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