Church Pianist in a Rut!
Tuesday, February 21st, 2017
So…I admit…I’m a church pianist in a rut! What to do? Time to surround myself with different arrangers’ music….which means….sightread!
Do you have a collection of books that you use mainly for sightreading purposes? I do. Most of the arrangements in these books are too long for our offertory time. I could shorten some of them but that’s not always the best option since the arrangement usually builds in intensity and I don’t want to interfere with a well-rounded presentation of an arrangement.
It seems like the longer offertories are a lot of times the more challenging ones. I NEED that extra challenge to keep my fingers limber.
Occasionally, I’ll play a longer arrangement because I REALLY like the arrangement and want to share it.
Have you heard of Abiding Radio? I’m listening to it (online)… for musical inspiration 🙂
I’m curious….what do other church pianists or pianists in general do to get out of a rut? Would love to hear your ideas!