Learn More About Playing Gospel Piano
Roger Bennett, now deceased, was the pianist for The Cathedrals Quartet. Roger gives a piano lesson on rhythm. The Cathedrals used four singers, a piano player, and a bass player.
Tags: left hand chords, octave chord, piano lesson on rhythm, piano licks, Roger Bennett, The CathedralsThere are several common chord progressions that you can practice that include the I IV and V chord. Since many hymns begin with the I chord and then go to the IV chord and then back to the I chord you could practice playing the I IV I chord progression.
Tags: gospel-piano.com, I IV V chords, Piano Practice, primary chord progressions, primary chordsChurch pianist often wonder what they should play for the introduction to a hymn. The introduction is the “front door” to a song and it should be both beautiful and useful.
There are three primary chords in any major key. They are build off of the first, fourth, and fifth notes of the major scale. We will number the notes of the scale using 1, through 8. For the C major scale the notes are C(1), D(2), E(3), F(4), G(5), A(6), B(7), and [...]
I received an email from Jermaine Griggs where he discussed time devoted to practicing the piano. Jermaine developed the Hear and Play gospel piano courses where people learn to play gospel piano by ear.
Welcome to the gospel piano blog! If you can play hymns as they are written and you would like to add some additional chords, runs, and fills to your piano playing, then you have come to the right place!
