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Tip #5 - Concentrating on Playing 2 Hands at Once


Other Tips: Learn by Ear * Chords * Sheet Music * 2 Hands

 

Ideal Procedure

  1. Learn the Right Hand -

    This means master it. You should be able to play it without thinking about it, and hopefully have it memorized as well.

  2. Learn the Left Hand -

    Same procedure, but pretend that there is no right hand to the song. Just focus on learning the notes of the left hand.

  3. Putting them Together -

    Once you've mastered both hands, you can start playing them together.

 

Focusing on Playing 2 Hands at Once

  • When you first start playing the song with both hands, play it at 1/2 speed.

  • Usually the left hand of the song is pretty basic, so when you are putting the two hands together, don't spend a lot of your concentration twoards playing the left hand - it should be coming to you automatically.

  • If you've trained yourself to be do the tip above, you should be able to focus most of your attention on playing the right hand.

 

Things to Check Out

Playing Songs by Ear

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