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Church Piano Club Brochure - This is a pdf file that you can print, fill
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The World Church Piano Club holds as its vision a day when the church is
blessed with plenty of musicians to play and sing for services and social
gatherings. They are of all ages and are willing and eager to serve; they are
musically competent and knowledgeable and technically skilled. Thus they are
able to help lead the people in worship of our God.
Our mission is to inspire and help train competent pianists so they can
serve as worship leaders at the piano. The club will provide
arrangements of hymns which are
playable by pianists of any age with limited piano skills.
To do these tasks we publish a four page newsletter, Piano Club Notes,
every other month. Each issue of Notes focuses on a hymn.
Arrangements of the hymn are provided for five different playing levels. Youth
and adult members choose which levels they want to receive.
Our playing levels are:
Level A - early elementary:
- Melodies divided between hands
- Melodies in the 5-finger positions
Level B - elementary:
- Melodies have planned moves away from 5-finger positions
- RH melody; easy LH accompaniment with single notes, blocked intervals, and
triads
Level C - early intermediate:
- 3-part harmonizations
- Hands move freely over keyboard
Level D - mid to late intermediate:
Level E - Advanced:
Organ:
- Arrangements for organ at about Level C
ACTIVITIES
Other activities of the club include Piano Club
recitals at World Conference. Jurisdictions are encouraged to hold their
own Piano Club recitals and plan other activities.
Membership is available to children and youth, adults who join as adult
associates, or families.
We invite you to join us if you are a pianist of any degree of
accomplishment, if you are a piano student, if you are a pastor or music
director who wishes to encourage potential musicians, if you are a parent,
other relative or friend of a young pianist, or if you are just interested in
our goals.
