question

[aewanko]

on the left hand portion of "Von fremden landern und Menschen." I'm currently practicing it and is it OK to practice it slowly first (the left hand part)? Of course, it might include the right hand part to be played slowly. any tips?

[slobone]

It's always OK to practice slowly! In fact I think you should be doing that with all your pieces. Others may disagree.

Usually it's better to practice with both hands together, but if you're just not getting the left hand part, by all means practice it separately. Is your problem the stretches in the left hand?

[aewanko]

no im just confused with it because of the speed. In your opinion, which hand do i practice on first? left or right?

[slobone]

Doesn't really matter, I guess the left hand part is a little trickier. There's another thread here somewhere on the question of whether the top notes of the accompaniment (the ones that appear on the top staff) should be played with the left hand or the right hand. I voted for left hand, but I think I was outvoted...

https://www.pianostreet.com/smf/index.php/topic,27718.0.html