Am baffled as to why i can't play it despite practicing and memorizing.Help...
The other is linking very short cycles. Play, at tempo with both hands, just notes 1 &2, or beats 1 &2, lots of times. Then 2&3, then 3&4, etc. Then start again and do 1, 2, and 3; 2, 3, and 4; etc. Keep adding one note or one beat at a time and playing all the way through. Takes forever, but it's pretty much foolproof.
I've been studying the first movement for 2 months now.
I can play separate hands with no problem at speed, but
with both hands i simply can't do it even at half speed.
It is such an easy piece.
I'm a beginner myself so I'm posting out of curiosity, but, isn't allegro in this piece a very fast speed for a beginner? That's at least 240 quarter notes, not exactly a slow speed for somebody of our level - if my assumption about your piano experience is correct, otherwise correct me please.
well, well: two mistakes, i must say. first: if you can play, after those two months, HS perfectly at speed, you prolonged too much this practice. when did you play HS flawlessly for the first time? that was the day you should start practicing HT.second: why did you concern yourself about playing HS at speed, before attempting HT?
only when you're able to coordinate, you can even think about speed, expression, pedalling, and the like. of course that, as you get experience, you can read at sight with all those elements, but i'm talking about a piece that one can't handle.
there are no such a thing, like a standard easyness grade. in spite of the fact you think that are thousands of "gradus ad parnassum", or if you simplify repertory as "easy or impossible", it's a very personal matter. to some people, this movement is very hard; to other, it's very easy; to even other, it's ok. just don't bother yourself with such a thing: love what you play and enjoy it. there is nothing particularly wonderful in playing complex/difficult pieces. it's just a sort of benchmark if you're going to pursue a career, nothing else.
Coordination of the hands is for everyone difficult in the beginning, but extremely important to learn.
Don't skip the easy pieces and go on to the Conservatory level pieces. The reason why Clementi is one of the first sonatinas to play is because the coordination is relatively easy. If you want to study at the Conservatory one day and play more complicated pieces, especially the coordination will get more and more difficult - what to think of the three-voice/four-voice Bachs you'll have to play at the Conservatory?I think it might be a good idea to perhaps put Clementi away for a while and start with a new piece, but not a more difficult piece, the same level just different. Start all over. And start playing hands together as soon as possible so you give your hands and muscles the most time to get used to it.