Can you play a difficult jumping left hand blindfolded?

[dudejan]

I'm playing chopin etude on 25 no 9 now.. It goes really well, but there's something that has catched my attention during the playing.. It's that I always look at my left hand when I have to jump a big distance with my left hand.. Now I tried a few times to play it without looking, and I noticed it's a lot more difficult now, but it's getting better every day, but are there any 'hints' I can apply to learn it faster?

and I am scared that if I'm a little nervous on an exam or something, I'll play my left hand completely wrong, cause I think I need a certainty when performing & I can't play things freely like I do when practicing back home..

Maybe it's a good idea to play the piece blindfolded at home and then in front of a little audience before my exam or something?

[c18cont]

I did do so at one time.,

I practiced some jumps blinded from the keyboard with a blinder made from the bill of a cap...Don't really believe it helped much tho'...

John

[Dazzer]

Well... when the going gets very quick, and its hard to keep track, sometimes you have no choice to just trust your instincts (and train them anyway). Besides, turning your neck quickly too many times will give you whiplash. I usually look at the centre of the keyboard, or where the main action is.

[pianocrazy]

the last time i tried doing that, i totally  up the piece.

eventually, after lots more practice, i managed to play that particular piece without looking at the left hand.

[stormx]

Big jumps blindfolded are easy.
The problem is to land in the correct key 

PD: worst that landing on a single wrong key is to land in the middle of 2 wrong keys. The sound is horrible 

[ako]

I remember practicing it with my eyes closed. It works since it forces my brain to think about where the bass note is and tells my arm to go there instead of my eyes telling me where it is. I rememebr being more accurate with my eyes closed.

[ted]

I don't know about that particular piece but anybody who has played a lot of ragtime and stride usually does that movement without looking at it. 

[anda]

practicing with your eyes closed is a very good method not only for working on jumps. however, keep in mind that you won't have to perform blindfolded! (unless you're auditioning for the circus )

[Selim]

I will have to now....I got blind because of the blue of your message.