Play with 2 Hands on Piano (Practice these 10 Easy Exercises)

How to play with 2 Hands on Piano - Practice these Coordination Exercises. A piano tutorial on piano hand independence, finger independence and hand coordination.

(Transcribed by one of our amazing subscribers, Jon B).

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🎥 This piano tutorial is for beginners out there! 😍😍

You are frustrated you can't coordinate playing both hands. You're dying to play amazing piano music but just can't seem to get your hands to do different things at the same time. You're not sure how to start or what to practice to get better at hand coordination.

In this video, I teach you how to get your hands to do different things plus 10 fun exercises for you to practice and improve your hand coordination.

🕘 Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:13 Fun Coordination Challenge (Stroke and Punch)
2:09 10 levels of piano coordination exercises
2:48 Level 1- Best friends (Play up and down together)
4:38 Level 2- The Mirror (Play Opposite Directions)
6:18 Level 3- 2 for 1 (RH play 2, LH play 1)
6:50 Level 4- 2 for 1 (LH play 2, RH play 1)
7:08 Level 5- 3 for 1 (RH play 3, LH play 1)
7:26 Level 6- 3 for 1 (LH play 3, RH play 1)
7:37 Level 7- 4 for 1 (RH play 4, LH play 1)
7:49 Level 8- 4 for 1 (LH play 4, RH play 1)
8:10 Level 9- Polyrhythm (RH play 3, LH play 2)
8:44 Level 10- Polyrhythm (LH play 3, RH play 2)

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[arthouston]

I realized that playing different rhythms in the left and right hands might be one of the greatest skill challenges.

[ChristofferKeizer]

Been playing guitar for over 20 years and I'm ashamed at how hard that first coordination exercise is. That's awesome.

[Linda-vxbl]

I’m 49 and started playing piano from scratch 17 months ago. I have amazed myself at what I can do already. Still got a very long way to go. Wish I’d started when I was a child 😂😂

[renalynredona]

im in awe of amount of ppl in the comment section who just started to learn to play a piano/ organ like me. I hope for all of us to become as expert (or at least advanced) like others in a few months/yrs now and share this awesome vid to others as well.

[londontheriault]

0:22 Alan Walker - Faded
0:30 Beethoven - Für Elise
0:40 Yiruma - River Flows In You

[skane]

As a raw beginner (2 weeks) it was significantly challenging at 7/8 and turned into complete mush at 9/10. Great lesson. Thanks!

[louismcmunn]

I couldn't even get past the leg hitting part 😂

[danihall]

This was a workout for my brain! Lol It seems so simple in theory, but I was laughing at myself so hard with that first exercise because of how uncoordinated I am! 😂
I just started playing in March and I have found these exercises so helpful. I start really slowly and stack the notes that I play hands together on and it helps me with the brain to hand connection. I'm only half way through the exercises, but have incorporated them into my sessions along with scales and Hanon. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! 😊

[paulbrannan]

I’ve just started playing piano 4 weeks ago. I’m having lessons one hour per week and searching YouTube for any tips. You are by far the best piano teacher I have come across on here. Thanks for all your help.

[morganwalsh]

When you begin piano, the right and left hand each learn a separate horizontal sequence of notes. When you begin hands together, view the score as vertical stacks of notes played at the same time. This step orients the brain to coordinate the hands. For each stack of more than two notes, slowly move through the score playing each stack and using the fingers you used in learning each hand separately. When you can repeat this effortlessly, stack by stack, slowly play with hands together, watching the stacks come by and go. No tears, no fears, no sweat.

[discografico]

i am 49. started learning piano at 47. before i die i will do a piano piece with my hands separated. yes, i will.

[mindymorgan]

I'm hooked already. Idk why but I did not expect a deep British voice coming from you! I love it! Can't wait to see.

[ms_c.a]

Songs played:

0:23 Alan Walker - Faded
0:31 Beethoven - Für Elise
0:40 Yiruma - River Flows In You

[KirkLHemmett]

Highly underrated
This tutorial needs much more likes

Exactly what a beginner needs
Also like that there is less of speaking and more of doing
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[stripedcollar]

My twin brother and I sing gospel in churches, and this year for Christmas I bought each of us a 61 key learning keyboard. If we stick with it, soon we won't need a backup track or a pianist.
Thank you for sharing your work. I hope soon I can send a short demonstration video of our progress.
Be blessed

[rustymatthew]

legends says someone is still in level 1 and I'm the someone💀

[auztein]

As a Amateur Pianist who's been playing for 7 years now, these excerpts es actually helped me improve toward more complex pieces, this is great for both beginners and experienced players

[stephenmiller]

The first exercise that I learned from you, I can now do without hardly any flaws or any at all. I've been a tickler of the Ivory for 45 years, but never learned the left hand very well. I'm very good with it with my left hand when I'm just playing on the Black Keys for the most part. So the challenge is becoming easier and I thank you.

[rileyxsko]

Buying my first keyboard piano this Friday and starting from absolute zero next week so I'ma sub for sure.

[MeADow]

Level 9 and 10 are hard but fun. Level 7 and 8 felt more natural to me than 5 and 6 and were easier for some reason. Great exercise for a newbie like me!