Saturday, April 4, 2009

The Church Pianist: Piano Introductions: Part One...6/8 Timing with Fermata Endings




I enjoyed writing these piano introductions for hymns

in 6/8 timing containing fermata endings.


Remember that a fermata is a bird's eye looking symbol
written over notes. They are usually found close to the end
of songs. You simply hold these notes a little longer than the
norm.


Special note:


The church pianist must ignore these holds when playing
introductions.


See previous article on introductions for more information:



http://thechurchpianist.blogspot.com/2008/09/church-pianist-introduction-tips-for.html



Here's an audio of Piano Introductions (Part One)



There's a slight pause between each example and
I play a little of the song after each introduction.


http://www.box.net/shared/volkaqz29y



2 comments:

Anna Joy said...

Thank you so much! That was a big help. :)

Jenifer Cook said...

Your welcome:)