| Learning how to play piano requires that piano player | | | | they are on the piano, so you have all the layers in |
| to learn many skills and techniques. These skills and | | | | place, if you are 100% of what you are doing hands |
| techniques takes months of practise. Once such skill to | | | | separately then when you put your hands together it |
| know is having great hand coordination. | | | | will be a lot easier. |
| What exactly is hand coordination in the context of | | | | Another exercise to try is playing a very simple piece |
| playing the piano? It is how coordinated that hands are | | | | that requires two hands. Practise one bar at a time |
| when playing with both hands at the same time. Most | | | | and play as slow as you need. Don't rush into the next |
| people find it easy to play the scales with one hand at | | | | bar of the piece until you have mastered all the bars |
| a time. When it comes to playing with both hands, the | | | | before hand. Learning things in pieces helps you to |
| left hand and right hand just don't seem to get along. | | | | learn faster. |
| We can develop our hand coordination through a | | | | Everyone learns at different speeds, so don't get too |
| series of exercises. As we train more and more with | | | | hard on yourself if you don't succeed at first. Take |
| these exercises our hand coordination should improve | | | | everything one step at a time and it should just click |
| and we will be more confident in playing with both | | | | over time. It's a bit like rubbing your stomach and |
| hands at the same time. | | | | patting your head at the same time. It requires practise |
| The very first exercise that you should learn to do is | | | | for many and you need to practise to get used to the |
| playing the scales and practising every day till you are | | | | feeling of using both hands at the same time. |
| extremely confident with them. Use only one hand in | | | | The hardest thing that I find when playing with both |
| your practising and make sure you learn them all by | | | | hands is controlling the tempo of both hands. Both my |
| heart. Practise till your fingers just play naturally without | | | | hands try to play in sync which is a problem when |
| much thinking going on in your head. | | | | some pieces require you to play out of sync. It takes |
| After getting the scales all mastered with individual | | | | time to practise and with everything practise makes |
| hands. Try sticking them together and playing with both | | | | perfect. |
| hands simultaneously. It will take some time getting | | | | Stick to your game plan, and practise learning how to |
| used to but you should be able to slowly play the | | | | play the piano as much as you can. Learning how to |
| scales with both hands. Play slowly until you develop | | | | play the piano is a lot of fun and the improving hand |
| more confidence. As confidence increases you can | | | | coordination is quite possible. Believe me, it is possible. |
| increase your tempo. | | | | We weren't born knowing how to walk, it took us lots |
| Making use of a metronome in your exercises is a | | | | of practise and hard work. |
| very smart move. A metronome will help you keep | | | | In conclusion, you can improve your hand coordination |
| your tempo right as you are playing the piano. | | | | over time and learning how to play piano is a lot of fun. |
| First things first, you need to learn scales and practice | | | | Take your time with everything and believe in yourself. |
| these every day, so find some that you enjoy playing. | | | | Everyone can learn how to play the piano and you |
| Make sure you are confident of the notes, and where | | | | should believe that you can too. |
