Performance Major Learning Piano

[shadogi]

I've always thought it would be interesting to learn piano, but I never really persued it.  But now that I am a music performance major, trombone, I have to learn.  I tried this piano thing once before, but I could never seem to get my two hands doing different things.

Any ideas/exercises on how to seperate the hands?

[m1469]

Hi, shadogi,

Here are a few links to discussions related to this topic which have been previously held on this forum :


https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,2106.msg17587.html#msg17587
(developing both hands equally – repertory - why the LH is generally weaker – website for left handed pianos)

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,7682.msg77041.html#msg77041
(hand independence: how to create a cue system and what is hand memory)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4144.msg40259.html#msg40259
(improving speed of LH – move the whole LH not only fingers)

https://pianoforum.net/smf/index.php/topic,4082.msg37362.html#msg37362
(one cannot learn technique in a vacuum. At the same time one cannot simply play pieces – comparison with tennis)


Hope those are helpful for you,


m1469

[jeremyjchilds]

My suggestion is to not be afraid of hard work.

[shadogi]

Thanks guys! 

I think you just gave me a ton of stuff to look through.