Learning to play the chords

[alfaa]

Hi,

New member here. I am an adult student, and I would like to know a couple of things about hand-eye coordination, especially when we play two chords in succession, as in Silent night (which I am learning, btw).

So my question is: my hands are searching for the keys instead of smoothly moving from C major to G major, and so on. Is this common, and if so, what is to be done? Do we just practice slowly over and over, hoping it gets better with time? Or, are there any tricks here? I am specifically talking about chords, because pressing three keys at once seems tough.

Thanks,
Alfa

[themanwhowas]

Indeed. Practice slowly and it will get better with time. You'll get to a point where you have 'finger memory', where you don't really think about it, your fingers just create the right shape in the right place

[bleicher]

You can also try practising it in different ways, for example:

1. Playing just those two chords, without the music
2. Moving from one chord to the next with your eyes closed - hold down the notes and open your eyes to check the notes, then close your eyes before moving your hand to the next chord
3. Say the names of the notes of each chord, without looking at the music or the keyboard, or moving your fingers
4. The same but also say which fingers you'll be using on each note.