A fun technique to get UN-stuck on your intro

During a private lesson today with Musiversity "Inner Circle" member, Claire Nabrotzky... ...we happened upon a nice technique for writing an introduction. It can work for any kind of piece (primary song, choir arrangement, instrumental piece, organ prelude, etc.). Claire is writing a lovely piece for women's choir based on Mary's words after the angel Gabriel visited her, telling her she would be the mother of the Messiah. Claire has written many phrase fragments to support this fairly long...