Basic Exercises to Develop Hand Independence

A few basic exercises to help develop your hand independence on the piano.

Developing hand independence is something that pretty much all beginners struggle with at some point on their piano journey, it can also be the most frustrating thing to practice as well.

In this video, I give you a few very basic exercises to get you started with developing that freedom in each hand.

Take it as slowly as you need, you can't learn hand independence by rushing through exercises! You need to master each one and practice them over and over until you truly feel the independence within each hand.

There are endless exercises and drills out there for improving hand independence on the piano so if you'd like to see some more, let me know in the comments and I'll make a part two!

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[TO]

This hurt my brain but was such a good exercise!!

[TheMinniemal]

We absolutely need part 2! You were right that this is one of the things that bugs people that learn piano the most. I can humbly say I have developed a very good technique in each hand, but still very bad with both together! Please 2nd part too!

[shreddaily]

I remember trying this when I had just began and struggling so much, now I have been playing for a while and this is a breeze! Thank you so much for the confidence booster PP.

[uraharakisuke]

It's so astonishing that something that feels impossible to do at first becomes a piece of cake later. Our brain sure takes us places.

[deiji_hime]

love that it's not just a practice but it sounds so nice thank lord for C minor

[timothygoodbarz]

Idk why this even has any thumbs down the best lesson love playing this. thank you

[briancherry]

when I started playing Bass guitar I needed some serious independence training. So I found some great piano hand exercises, and it sure helped. Now that i am playing a little piano for songwriting I can suddenly play a lot better than when I was young. I'm going to keep it up too!

[admwlodarek]

I'm rookie, I try a little classic 2 learn And I found U, with the best and smart playing. With Enjoy I do it:) thank YoU Mr&c.o.

[ben]

This channel is extremely helpful, I can't believe I never discovered it!

[kenbristolmedia]

This exercise made me discover im actually not hopeless in learning the piano.

What I mean is that theres this one exercise similar to this but we have both hands on C through G notes and practice different tempos on both hands. That is good practice but for your right hand cause when doing it with right side faster it sounds good but on the left hand it doesnt and it makes me think im doing it wrong.

Finding this helped me see it wasnt me basically and im so happy.

[stephencindrich]

These hand independence are just what the doctor ordered. After I do them, I feel like I need to reboot my brain! Thanks so much!

[official_emayel]

this is really difficult. had to play it so slowly to get the order correct. very interesting exercise, thank you =)

[mubafaw]

Absolute 😊🔥A good teacher breaks thiings down so they look easy, a GREAT teacher does the former whilst making you the student feel like a Thanks pal!🙏

[pennyredproductions]

Thank you so much for these. Only started playing a few weeks ago, was trying to learn a basic boogie woogie piece & really struggling to get my hands to do different things. I’m still struggling but can see these really helping.

I find I can just about do the second one if I close my left eye 😂

[francinasapp]

This is helping me, I am teaching myself through your lesson. We need part two

[DaminiBhatla]

first exercise, easy. 2nd one, you'll get it eventually. 3rd - this is the hard one, don't give up now because you won't get the 4th one at all.

[bretteh]

Your lessons are genuinely informative, and your personality is always relaxing and motivating. This is another gem, with payouts that improve everything I do on the piano (and guitar). Thanks!
I would like to join the request for a part 2 at some point. One thing that I've been doing is trying to switch between legato left hand and staccato right (and vice versa) within these exercises. I am hoping that drilling with these added dynamic elements will help with richer musicality in my improvisations, but I imagine that there are other inventive variations with benefits that I am unlikely to predict, whereas you likely will. I'd love a level 4 and 5 vid. Perhaps also one that connects this sort of exercise to a jazz or blues vamp as well?

[crypticlf]

This is literally the best lesson out here much love my man

[MrweebOT]

OMFG WITHIN 2 MINUTES LITERALLY 2 MINUTES IT STARTED TO GET BETTER AND BETTER THANK YOU SIRE~

[lawrencetaylor]

Merci beaucoup for this. I'm a 2 month Noob, and it was only this week that these exercises have started to click.
My goal is to play the piano in the right hand and the trombone in the left hand. True hand independence.