This course explores many ways you can use improv to bring vitality to your worship services. You'll learn how to play beautiful piano textures from a chord sheet, improvise intros, endings, and Preludes, and play gospel and jazz arrangements of songs.

Improvising Preludes (Beg/Adv)

Using "Shaker Melody" as an example

Playing from a leadsheet (An overview) (Beg/Int/Adv)

A versatile left hand pattern (Beg)

Playing both chords and melody with your right hand (Int)

Learning to play chords under a song's melody (Beg/Int)

Various left hand options (Int)

Intros, Interludes, and Endings (Beg/Int/Adv)

Advanced version of "Peace" (Adv)

"This Little Light of Mine" with chords and melody (Beg)

"This Little Light Of Mine" Traditional arrangement

"This Little Light Of Mine" Gospel arrangement

"Amazing Grace" (Part 1)

Adapting the song from a 4-part hymn to the piano

"Amazing Grace" (Part 2)

Simplifying the chord progression

"Amazing Grace" (Part 3)

RH chords & melody over various LH accompaniments

"Amazing Grace" (Part 4)

Leading a congregation in song

"Amazing Grace" (Part 5)

Fingerstyle Guitar

"Amazing Grace" (Part 6)

Flowing Water Improv with rhythmic flexibility

"Silent Night" (Traditional version)

Transposition and various piano textures (Beg/Int)

"Silent Night" (Gospel version)

A full Gospel-style piano arrangement