Q: How do I play an introduction and an ending on the piano for a singer or a choir?
A: There are many ways to do this. The idea is to give the singer or singers the tempo and the rhythm of the song, and to set the mood for the audience. Anything you play that achieves this goal is fine. Let the person or group you are playing for guide you. If they come in confidently when they are supposed to, you know your introduction is good.
A common introduction would be the last phrase of the music, which would be 4 our 8 measures, as a lead-in. This works especially well with songs that are made up of verses, for instance, Christmas carols. If the song is very rhythmic, you could play a few measures of the chord progression to give the singers the beat.
For endings, the main idea is to end the piece in an aesthetically pleasing way. You might play the introduction again and end on the tonic chord. That is a common approach. You could repeat the last phrase the singer or singers sang. You could even end the song on the last note the singers sing, and simply hold the chord a few extra beats. I would say that you have more flexibility with the ending than with the introduction, since the singers are finished singing, and usually everyone knows that the song is about to end.
Q: How do you play three staves of music on the piano, if the top two are in treble clef and the bottom one is in bass clef?
A: I have never seen a piano staff like you describe, with three 5-line staves, the top two being in treble clef and the bottom in bass clef. If you are sure that this is really piano music and not music for three melody instruments, like two violins and cello, then I would try to play the two top lines with the right hand and the bottom line with the left.
If the music on the three staves is just a single line melody on each staff, I would say that this is not piano music, and that what you have is a score for a trio.
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