If you're thinking I would really love to be able to play piano but my hands just simply
won't do different things at the same time, this video is perfect for you. There are other videos,
too on hand coordination in this channel but this one's going to be a bit different
in that the exercises sound more like a song. So I think it's a little bit more interesting
to practice. This video is best suited for someone who hasn't played piano for more than
12 months. We're gonna work step by step from something very simple like this...
And by the end of the video, I want you to be able to play this...
Before we jump in into these hand coordination exercises, I would hate for you to miss any one
of these piano lessons and tutorials. So, make sure you subscribe to this channel so you can
stay in touch with more of these free piano lessons. I have 7 levels for you today. Let
me know in the comments at the end which ones you could do comfortably and which ones were a
bit more challenging. Let's start with Level 1 and we're gonna start by learning the separate
hand parts first. Right hand you're just gonna need to place your thumb on this C and on the G
and you just need to play them together like this.
Okay, so this C and G, it's not the middle C and G.
It's the one that's higher than that. Give it a try now, C and G together.
The right hand part stays pretty similar throughout the whole 7 levels of exercise.
Let's go now to the left hand where we're gonna also do the C and G. But this time,
of course, your pinky is on the C and your thumb is on the G. Give that a try now.
Once you've done a few times of that, with that exact same position okay you're going
to now move that down to the G part. So let's say we do 4 and we move down to this G part.
If you can see it's 5 notes apart so...
And with that same position you're going to go down to G and D. It's also 5 notes apart.
Once you understand the position, let's go now just 1 step up to A.
And we're going to now go 2 steps down to the F.
So, we're going to need these 4 positions. So, if we say to play them 3 times each,
it'll sound something like this 1 - 2 - 3 - 4, go down to the G.
And go up to the A.
And then to the F, and if you can repeat that again.
Now that you've learned the individual parts,
let's jump into playing them together Level 1 sounds like this...
And just keep repeating it, start again.
The easy thing about this is that both hands are playing exactly the same time. DUM - DUM
- DUM - DUM Just something simple to start. Let's move in now into Level 2 that sounds like this...
Now if you couldn't tell just by listening to it. What I was doing was, for every 2
right hand strikes, left hand is striking 1 time. So...
Give this Level 2 a try now. Once you've mastered that let's move on to Level 3 where we're gonna
flip things around. Now the left hand is doing 2 and right hand is doing 1. So...
Just a caution on this one, your brain might explode a little bit. 😆
If we go now to Level 4, I call this - the Right Hand Seesaw. So the right hand instead
of playing both notes at the same time, you're going to do a bit of a seesaw...
...and it sounds like this.
And you can repeat that as you wish. Just to break this down a little bit more for you.
The left hand is going to strike 8 times before you change to your other chord. So it goes 1 -
2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 and a next 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8, 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8,
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 8 and repeat that 1 - 2 so on and so forth. Moving on to
Level 5. Level 5 is the right hand seesaw but this time it's 2 to 1. It sounds like this...
So right hand's doing the seesaw, but left hand plays once per 2 notes again.
What I really love about these exercises are that they actually
sound like a song. So it doesn't feel monotonous to practice. Levels 6 and 7
are going to start to get a little bit more complicated. For the right hand,
so instead of doing our C and G together like this. We're gonna now do this.
Okay, so we have A - G - C - D - C - G - C - D - C or if you prefer
finger numbers it's 5 - 1- 2 - 1, - 5 - 1- 2 - 1.
Give that a bit of a practice. We'll now go into Level 6 where we're gonna put those left
hand chords with what you just learned in the right hand. Level 6 - I call this the
Right Hand Ocean Waters because i think this sounds very rich sounds like the ocean to me.
So left hand playing...
...at the exact same time as each right hand note.
I'm gonna go now into Level 7 which is the same as Level 6
but this time we're going to do a 2 to 1. Sounds like this...
For every 2 right hand note, left hand strikes 1 time.
Then we'll do this one very very slowly for you so you can see what's happening.
Just recapping all the levels before we finish, Level 1 sounded like this..
...all at the same time.
Level 2, was 2 to 1. Sounds like this.
Level 3 was flipped around.
And Level 4, Right Hand Seesaw.
Level 5.
Level 6 Right Hand.
Level 7.
How did you go with these 7 levels? Please let me know in the comments. I
love hearing about your progress. It's one of the main reasons I do these tutorials
on YouTube. Remember to check out our other hand coordination videos
if you want more exercises. Happy practicing and I'll catch you in the next video, guys.