When you have 6 children and 15 grandchildren like my wife, Judy, and I have, you don’t have to look very hard to find someone, actually more than one, in fact, who loves karaoke and gets a big kick out of entertaining themselves, and all within their hearing, at any opportunity. Actually, I have to admit, as embarrassing as it is sometimes to watch, and sometimes even more painful to listen to, we have on numerous occasions been thoroughly amused by karaoke performers achieving a measure of the fame and stardom they envision themselves claiming.
Perhaps because of that interest, one of our many, I can assure you, I follow the previous week’s news on the topic from Google Alerts. This past week, I noted with satisfaction a brief report in the Feminine.co.uk feed that Charlotte Church is a very big fan of karaoke herself. In fact, she has apparently begun seriously considering pursuing a return to the spotlight as she has contemplated her growing obsession with singing karaoke.
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I’m not going to get into the technicalities of the piano. I think you should understand one thing when it’s comes to playing worship piano songs particularly when you’re starting out. Understand that it’s not about you! You have to get this truth engrained into your head. Nothing you do, when it comes to worship, is about you. As a worship piano player your job is to help the church body worship God. As a matter of fact I think if you are going to play worship piano, you should worship God with your piano. Does this sound far fetched to you? If it does, you need to rethink why you are playing worship piano. If this does make sense to you, make sure even when you are practicing worship music, you are giving glory to God.
If you get an opportunity to play piano for your church or any church, remember who is giving you the chance to play in the first place. It’s not by accident that you are in the position that you’re in. I’ve seen to many pianists who play for the church thinking they are the best piano players that ever graced the face of the earth. Eventually they are brought back down to earth, hard. They no longer play the piano for anyone and they wish they had their position back. Pride comes before the fall. It’s true. God can put anyone who is willing and has the right heart in place of you if you are not humble. I tell you this because I don’t want you mess things up for yourself. Even if you are brand new to the piano, keep what I have said in the back of your mind.
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People who can play piano gospel have a unique sense of fulfillment in them. They must feel that all their hard work in learning how to play the piano is being dedicated towards a higher purpose. Besides, great gospel piano make church activities more interesting, making it a good way to ensure that churchgoers will be motivated to attend the services. As a result, this can help grow or bring a congregation closer together. So, if you are active in your church and you want to contribute something that can be really important in your congregation, then you should consider learning piano gospel.
Most probably, you are thinking that learning the piano can be very difficult. After all, you must have heard that one should start young if he or she ever wanted to become good at playing this musical instrument. Well, even if you are already in your teens or adult years, you can still learn the piano. There are ways that can speed up your learning process to have you playing the instrument like a professional piano player. Below are some of the tried and tested formulas that will allow you to gain essential piano skills fast. Read on.
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