Several tips for congregational style:
1. Full chords to support many singers
2. Play loud to encourage people to sing out
3. Remember: don't slow down at the end
of the introduction.
Measure descriptions for "When We All..."
Measure #1: Left hand uses stepwise movement
to dress up mundane bass line.
Measure #2: Right hand plays 'empty' octaves
on fast notes to maintain peppy tempo.
Measure #8: I rested on the first two words of
the chorus to give me more comfortable entrance
into chorus with the full chord style.
Notice throughout that it's not necessary to play for
every word.
Playing for congregational singing takes alot of energy!
Learn to play fuller chords to support the singers.
Hopefully, this arrangement will be a springb0ard to your
own creativity!
Try some of the ideas from this song on : "Stepping in the Light."
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