The Church Pianist: Piano Hymn Fill-ins…Part Two
The group of church pianists visiting this site range from beginner to advanced level.
Part two of piano hymn fill-ins is designed for the church pianist who is looking for simple; practical fill-in ideas. If you have not seen part one for piano fill-ins…follow this link Piano Hymn Fill-ins…Part One .
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Editor Notes for: Piano Hymn Fill-ins…Part Two
A reader recently asked me to share some fill-in ideas for long-held words; such as the end of a verse leading into the next verse. I decided to start with the end of verses leading into the chorus.
The fill-ins on this sheet work well when the last word of the verse ends with a I chord and the chorus also begins on a I chord. I tried to maintain the same fill-in idea for all four examples.
Are you lost? Hmmm…learn your chords by number. (Another lesson…another day) 🙂
Back to the lesson…A IV chord acts as a nice bridge or (fill-in) between long-held words.
Try today’s fill-in on the following hymns:
Lord I’m Coming Home
Is My Name Written There?
Trusting Jesus
God Leads Us Along
I Am Resolved
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I am a pretty good sight reader, but sometimes my playing doesn’t sound soothe, it’s almost like I pause after each measure. Do you have any tips for me?
Hi Phyllis,
Hmmm…if it were me…it would be due to just needing more practice or…learning to feel the beat of the music and “move” through the piece in a conversational style.
Feel free to ask more questions because I don’t know if this was a sufficient answer.