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How to Play “Living Hope” on Piano [Video Tutorial]

“Living Hope” by Phil Wickham is a great worship song to learn on piano because it gives you plenty of room to practice both simple chord accompaniment and more developed playing. The song has a strong sense of movement, making it especially useful for learning how to adjust your piano part as the intensity of a song changes.

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8 Worship Piano Patterns for Left Hand

When you’re learning to play worship piano, it’s easy to focus almost entirely on what your right hand is doing. Chords, melodies, fills, and improvisation tend to get most of the attention.

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What Is Your Offering?

In John 12, we read the story of Mary of Bethany bringing a costly offering to Jesus—her alabaster jar of expensive perfume. It wasn’t just valuable… it cost her everything.

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The Power of Simplicity in Worship Piano

When you sit down to play worship piano, it can be tempting to fill every space with notes, patterns, or runs. But worship piano often serves a different purpose. Instead of filling the space, we create it.

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Why I Could Play Beethoven but Couldn’t Play Worship Piano

I was a classically trained pianist. I studied Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, music theory, harmony, and all the things that come with earning a music degree. By the time I graduated, I had grown tremendously as a musician and had developed a strong technical foundation. But I couldn’t play for worship.

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