Ahh! It's so annoying! I can play right hand seperatly, I can play left hand seperatly, but I can't play them together!

If anyone has a way to help, it would be greatly appreciated.

A lot of people have trouble with this...and all I can say is practise. Once you know both parts for each hand, just go through the hands together very very very slowly! If you go through it really slowly then your hands will learn kinesthetically to work together and if you practise enough, will probably eventually remember where they need to go.

Also, maybe whilst you're not playing the piano, practise doing things where your hands are working independantly. Like those games where you have to pat your head and rub your stomach. It probably sounds weird, but at least it gets your brain used to controlling each of your hands separately.

I'm afriad I don't really have any other tips...just practise slowly. And don't give up, because you will get there in the end! And I think once you get over playing a song or two (however simple) with your hands both playing different parts at the same time, it will become so much easier.

Good luck, I'm sure you'll get the hang of it soon!

Laura

I don't know if this would be of any help but when i play, i just visualize the notes that are on my sheet music and take those notes two at a time if you kind of follow what i'm trying to say. I didn't really word that well but, I would actually practice both hands at once without really caring about the rhythm or anything until i got the notes down and then worried about the counts and everything. I don't know if this will really help but the thing is that now i can play with both hands but i really have a problem with the counts and rhythms so I guess you just have to decide what is right for you. lol. Oh well, I thought i would try to help.

Believe it or not, hand coordination is one of the most challenging tasks for any player! Have you tried the hands coordination course? http://www.pianoimprov2.com

Yoke Wong
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hi. ive been playing piano for about 10 years, and i still have this problem... if you play through the song in small sections , and just to start slow and gradually build up your speed... these are things my piano teacher tells me 2 do, and ive found they really help.

Here's what I did: take a pencil and draw lines to between the two staffs, connecting the notes that you play at the same time... Other than that, just take it slowly...


Hope this helps!!

A keyboardist doubles as a percussionist in many ways. Try this little trick to really get you thinking about multiple rhythms:

Start on the left hand tapping 1-2-3 1-2-3 like a triplet.

Continue with that and then start tapping 1-2 1-2 on the right and reverse it.

If you can keep both hands going you will have learned a very hard trick. Duplets against triplets. This will teach you the rhythm part. The notes will then be the next trick. You will need the keyboard for that part, and practice arpeggios in unison, and then reverse the right hand keep the left the same, and do this over and over until it is automatic. Then do this and add the 1-2-3 and 1-2 in the hands. If you can pull this off, then you have really mastered both hands. It will take a long time, and you will not get it right away. It will seem impossible, but the day will come when you master it.

Like in the Karate Kid, "one who can catch a fly with chop sticks can do anything!"

Good Luck!

It also helps to start with a picee with and easy pattern. Try "Moonlight Sonata No. 1" by Beethoven. Just play the triplets with your left hand. It helped me a bit...

Good luck!!