Principles of ward choir piano accompaniments (part 1)

A student recently asked for some help as she prepares to turn her Primary Song into a Ward Choir piece. Mainly, she wanted help with how to change the piano part to make it less of a primary song and more of a ward choir piece. To illustrate, I'll use a new arrangement I recently completed for my stake choir of "Come Thou Fount." The principle I want to focus on today is... Support The organ is a more natural accompaniment instrument of a choir. It has a vocal quality to it. The piano is...