As a church pianist one thing that will help you to keep your calm and be at ease at the piano (because let’s face it playing before an audience each Sunday can cause a few jitters) is being well versed in your improvisational skills.
This means that instead of relying solely on the music in front of your face you have beneath your skilled fingers and in your head fill in notes, other chords, and different chord progressions to bring about the sound that will portray the message of the song you are playing.
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One of the most cherished parts of religious worship has always been the singing of Scripture. In fact, most of the first Christians sang only scriptural texts put to music, particularly the Psalms. In the words of John Calvin, “Singing [the Psalms] we may be sure that our words come from God, just as if he were to sing (through) us for his own exaltation.”
Since the time of Calvin, some churches have continued the practice of singing Scripture, with help from a variety of metrical Psalters. While some modern churches have almost given up the practice, often bypassing the updated Psalm sections in newer hymnals, other churches continue to sing scriptural texts almost exclusively,
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