A well-crafted introduction serves multiple musical purposes…
- Establishing the key and tonality.
- Building excitement and a sense of anticipation.
- Set the proper tone before jumping into a tune.
Here’s an example use thee big three chords (I-IV-V) with lots of chord inversions… creating a melodic bass line that is so characteristic of gospel. The octaves in the left hand provide a solid, fat bottom while the the four-note voicings in the right hand give that full, churchy sound…
