Not really but I'm doing one of your tips: that your left hand is doing the melody from your right hand, but the melody for the piece that I'm learning is written for the left and right hand. I'm learning coro di zingari from Verdi at the moment and 50% to 2/3 my left hand have to do the same thing als my right hand and the most difficult part is the trilling in my left hand. I will try the other tips also out
I have practiced your left hand tricks. Already I am in level 6. It was really nice. Again I shall try to practice this. My teacher is very pleased to see my improvement all because of you. A huge thanks and love from me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Gosh, one of the most helpful channels to learn piano in the whole Internet. ps I’m self taught and i used CZcams to learn piano . And jazer lee u a legend .
As an ambidextrous person I would recommend using your non dominant hand to brush your teeth at night . It will help building the fingers to have better control. Thank you for your amazing videos ! I am starting my piano beginner lessons soon.
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE It pays off in the end, my piano teacher was so surprised about how fast i was moving through the lessons that in less than a month of my first piano lessons I was already doing somewhat difficult songs with scales, and both hands playing two entirely different parts, so keep PRACTICING!
It's not only practising your left hand to work more (if you are a right handed person), it’s more about coordination of both hands to play differently while playing. And this can be achieved only with practice, practice and more practice.
this is interesting coming from a left handed person.. over the years.. a left handed person in a right handed world.. we're forced to do many things with our right hand.. ie. using the mouse.. granted thats not necessarily moving the right and pinky as much..
PS. Bach Prelude in C Minor isn't an exercise per say, but I found it helpful to develop left hand technique. How? The right and left hand are playing the exact same semiquaver rhythms, so you can easily check if your left hand playing is accurate and in time with the right hand. I suggest practicing slowly and aiming to strike every left and right hand note 100% at the same time.
@@angelinasimte I say that I practice 15minutes every exercise of both hand piano playing which told by Jazer Lee. So I ask only 15enough or I need to more practice them.
I've been wanting to learn that piece but felt it was a but out of reach since I started last Xmas. But, I can study it.😄 Thanks for fixing the MIC issue, sounds way better. 👍👍
1st piece. Turkish March 2nd piece. Minuet in G Major 3rd piece. Nocturne op 9 no 2 4th piece. Left hand part of Jingle Bells ( idea 3) 5th piece. Preludio II ( idea 4 ) I write eat with my right hand but I do everything else with my left hand
There’s a lot you can do to improve muscle memory - I’m self taught, and always just played octaves with my left hand, but I’ve been trying to play chords, and stride piano over the years, and bit by bit my left hand is improving. This video was very instructive - I learned a lot from it!
As an ambidextrous person I have a correction - ambidextrous are equally unskilled at using both hands and also it came with the problem of discerning right and left side up to a point of unintentionally switching LH and RH parts in a music piece or writing some letters mirrored. But those ideas from this video are good for both hands as well. As for LH I think Chopin's Op.10 No.12 in C Minor is a real thing to make left hand to be sore the next day after the first try :)
I agree! I think I might be ambidextrous. It takes a conscious decision for me to figure out which hand to hold my fork and I have often played the right hand notes with my left. I also experience having to take a split second to figure out which hand to use sometimes.
I really struggle with the flying fingers while playing scales in my left hand, I'm sure your tips will help me a lot (together with a lot of practice with my left hand 🤣) 👍🎹
Yup, that was a Eureka moment for me too, it's my biggest issue lately XD Guess we'll conquer our stupid brains alongside each other, buddy! Happy practice.
Funnily enough, in English etiquette, we ALWAYS use the fork in our left hand! Nevertheless, this has been a most wonderful video to watch. I haven't played for a few years and I really want to get back into this lovely hobby... your tutorial here, has been a great help and source of inspiration (and, believe it or not, Encouragement). Thanks.
my mum’s right handed and my dad’s left handed. And i’m skilled. So it works :D (jk, I’m not skilled but I practice.) And i’m a righty like my mum. So I hope some of my dad’s mysterious left hand genes manifest soon lmao
I’ve switched to chopping up the veges for dinner with the knife in my left hand and it has really helped my stupid block of wood left wrist get some coordination. As long as I don’t chop off any of my RH fingers it will be a benefit overall. 😀
The Philip Glass Etudes are excellent for developing balance between the hands. Both hands play very similar roles throughout. They use very precise repetitive patterns and big reaches, often covering the entire compass of the keyboard. The first ten are a sort of compendium of technique, very well worth studying and perfecting. As for Hanon, I think it's essential to practice the left and right hands separately. They're written for both hands together but the right hand will cover a lot of defects in the left. Hanon and Glass are my daily routine at the moment.
Thank you, Jeezer. Your lessons and tips are very detailed and straight to the point. I discovered yr channel only a week ago and it's extremely good find. I started with piano lessons a couple of months ago, after 40 years break. I still have Hanon and other stuff on my shelves (not perfectly clean..) . Being 67 my fingers look like dead wood on keys but I wish to give it a try... I'm aware succeding it depends 99% on me, but please keep on publishing your videos which are truly inspirational and down to earth. You're a great teacher, Jeezer! All the best from Italy 😉
Whaat this is crazy.. When i put on this video, and saw the title I was about to do my makeup, and I felt like it would be a good Idea to try to use my left hand while I was watching. Then you go ahead and say to try to use your non dominant hand in simple actions hahaha. Just seeing the title of your video already taught me something. Thank you for your great insightful videos as always. Your channel gave me the guts to try learning the piano again at 25 years old.
I have slight neuropathy in my right hand from a mild stroke, so my left hand has become much stronger. Yes, I as well discovered the technique of playing melody with the left hand... another tip is put your right hand on top of the left while doing exercises... I loved playing as a child, but gave it up for a long time... now as a grandmother I'm rediscovering the joy of music making! Glad to find your channel!
I really like tip #2. Once in my jazz workshop, my teacher sat at the piano with me, playing the bass line. So I was at his right, trying to improvise with my right hand, all crooked because I was sitting further right than I normally would be. So I switched to using my left hand. 😳 Yeah, that was some kind of bad. 😄 And I’m left handed! After that I’d practice improvising and playing melodies with my left hand, which has helped.
I see now that I definitely need more control over my thumb and pinkie. By having control of the left hand you would not be so prone to make mistakes. I do like playing the Hanon exercises as I feel they really help with hand coordination I really love your videos as they are the most helpful I have seen on the internet.
My teacher was outstanding in making the left hand equal with the right hand. He had me practice the majority of my technical doubling my left hand. Example Scales. Starting with the left hand four octaves twice then both hands , four octaves twice. after months and years you become equally confident with both.
I really appreciate these videos. I took piano lessons for 10 years. At some point I made the mistake of attempting to play pieces that were too difficult, when I should have been playing simpler pieces while focusing on the fundamentals like the ones you discuss in your videos. I am trying now to focus more on fundamentals in my piano playing. I am learning a lot of things in your videos that I either missed or forgot. You a very helpful teacher. You explain things clearly. If I lived next door I would take lessons from you.
@@chetbakerfan8559 It was a long time ago so I can't remember too much. I am sure my teachers tried to, but I don't know how receptive I was to focusing on the stuff that was more "boring." Many teachers will let a student attempt harder pieces hoping they will learn from them.
One thing I really like to do is creating exercises of perfect symmetry for both hands. The piano have two points of symmetry, the D and the G sharp, meaning that if you start playing a chromatic scale, up or down, starting on one of these notes, the configuration of white and black keys is the same. I'm trying to develop a series of exercises on this idea, if anyone is interested I can share the first exercise. It's quite fun.
@@Dieza4 Hey! Thank you for your interest! I don't know what happened to the other variations I wrote, this is the general idea. Nothing traditional, but I think is fun to play. If you like it I can write the other variations again. :) drive.google.com/file/d/123JXLz8T91pQC72kTLfHSGt1HJ_9C0E4/view?usp=sharing
Excellent suggestions! In my opinion, the finger control exercises for both left and right hands, and the correct placement of hands and fingers, are the most important things to master before trying to play any music.
Im a beginner on piano, Ive only played for a month and im convinced that you have extra invisible fingers because you play so well! I wish i could play as good as you!
The Bach LH as an exercise is great. I teach more of a level of piano that I call "retired adult returnee" to the keyboard. One of the thing I tell my right-handed students is, if you practice an exercise with both hands once, then do it again with just your left alone. This makes you do everything twice with the left hand and if you do it in a relaxed fashion, should help develop more dexterity in it. Of course, if the student's left-handed, then I make them do the opposite in order to develop the right hand. I'm what you might call a commercial player---I was a pianist and keyboardist in USAF bands for 27 years. Mainly a jazz player, but had to play all sorts of stuff because of constant shifting performance requirements. So I had to learn to get techniques down fast due to short rehearsal schedules. It was a lot of work, but it taught me how to maximize practice time. Another thing that Oscar Peterson said was to learn to play whatever you are working on and be able to do it equally well with both hands. (For those who don't know him, he was one of the greatest jazz pianists in history. And he did study classically also.) It's about taking enough time to get rid of all the little tensions and hangups that get in the way of good playing. As a lefty who was switched (made to write right-handed) I can tell you that it is possible to learn to do things with your non-dominant hand. It just takes time and effort. Thanks for reading my long post. Respectfully, PMH.
Peter, it's good to know I am not alone. I graduated from conservatory in piano! Then left the piano for 40 years, and have just now bought a piano with the goal of returning to the skills I once had. Don't know if I'll make it but I desperately want to! Good luck to you!!
@@gothamelliott ---Think positive thoughts. In some ways, the music's there--it's already in your head. Go slow, enjoy everything you do, and if it's a day where you're just learning a little tiny technique, just take it slowly and be very aware and "in the moment." I've met a lot of adult returnees who had great results doing this. All the best!
@@peterharrison5833 You are so kind, Peter. I know the routine(s) I need to follow in order to recover the skills I once had. It's only a matter of patience and time, and I believe that I have both! I have friends and family behind me (and youtube posters like you who are cheering me on). I don't believe it will take forever for me once again to play beautifully! If I did it at age three, I can do it at age (fill in the blank)! HA!! Be well, Peter!
When i learnt classical piano i used to play exercises just to strengthen the left hand and this was my weaker hand and the Hanon also helped. I intend to play piano up to a ripe old age so i will keep practising. The exercises were called Training for the left hand. Thanks for all your tips. ust for the left hand as my right hand wss
Thanks a lot! Actual I am practicing the moonlight sonata 3rd movement, from Beethoven. In this piece, the melody line changes a few times from right to left hand. So this composition includes one of your exercises. I have also experienced that, because of the fast tempo, my left hand got tired. So I keep your advices in mind!
As someone who works with the nervous system, great idea to use the less dominant hand for everyday tasks, I would simply add do the movement unusually. So in picking up a cup the thumb is usually top, turn your hand so pinky is on top, pick up and drink. Do any action unusually.
I'm in my mid-thirties, but already I find that it's a good idea to do things with my non-dominant hand as much as possible just for health reasons. It's easy for me to get repetitive stress injuries from work and stuff like that, but I find that if I use my left hand for more things I don't get much pain in my right hand. As for piano, I think I'm lucky that I have a guitar background since it did give me a lot of extra motor skills in my left hand.
Thank you very much. Your videos are very helpful. 😘 I’m glad I’ve found your channel. So many interesting tips for all levels of piano players. Would you mind maybe making a video on how to learn to play one hand louder than the other and on how to accent one note in a chord? These are skills I’m personally struggling with a little at the moment. Thank you again for your time and effort.
Excellent stuff Doc :) Thanks for giving back. I'm sure most including myself, not only appreciate all your genius, skill n dedication to your art. But, also your gentle n happy teaching...
The piano is actually a left-handed instrument! Notice that playing melody with the left hand puts the top notes on the strong fingers (1 and 2) while with the right hand the top notes are played with the weaker 4 and 5.
If this were true, it would be the worst set up for a left handed instrument pretty much ever. As the most melodic area is on your right side (since the bass are a gets muddy quick if you put too much into it) Plus... that's cherry picking a very specific point (high points in melodies using the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, rather than the pinky and ring of the right) I could say the piano is definitely right handed because we tend to start and end on lower notes, so we can have a strong finish with the thumb and first finger of the right hand, rather than a weak finish with the pinky or ring of the left. The piano is not a * insert handedness of choice here * instrument. Its a two handed instrument, in which the melodic area is mostly played with the right hand and the bass mostly played with the left.
What you're describing is more-so a property of music than it is of the piano. We're accustomed to listening to melodies above the bass and use the bass as support. I'd say the fact that you could just reverse the order of the keys and then see the piano become a "right-handed instrument" immediately is evidence against your argument.
I have always shared the joke with my students that when pianists get to heaven with glorified bodies, our hands will be reversed! Then the inner voices will be played by our weaker fingers too
Thank you Jazer, this is really helpful because I broke my left arm this year and am rehabbing it and I'm right hand dominant so I'm trying to do all these mundane tasks with my left hand to keep it moving. And learning piano is great for pronation exercise which my doctor recommends.
One curious thing that happened to me years ago is that I was unable to use my right hand to use the PC mouse and I decided to use my left hand. SInce then, I can use the mouse with both hands. In fact now I have a mouse for the left hand and a trackball for the right. It is a very powerful setup!. I guess that has helped my piano playing
Love the tips, thank you. I’m having a terrible time playing anything except for hitting Octaves. I’ll try playing melodies with the left to give it more independence.
I'm one of the 1%. From childhood, my brain automatically determined which hand, or leg, was most efficient for the task. For instance, if I'm at a desk, with my body turned slightly to the right and I need to jot down a note, my hand automatically grabs the pen with my left hand to write. If I'm turned the other way, my hand automatically grabs the pen with my right hand to write. In piano, when I practice a full scale separately with each hand, I can play the scale equally good with both hands individually, but when I play the scales with both hands simultaneously, my left hand is more adept at making the finger crossovers in sequence, while I have to think about making the crossover at the correct time with my right hand (my right hand wants to copy what my left hand is doing, if that makes sense). These tips/exercises you gave are excellent!
Thanks man, I'm Brushing my teeth with my left hand to improve them. Also as a beginner, I find your channel very useful. Can you please make a video on how to read notes?
I’m left handed. I do most things with my left hand. I still have issues with the left hand. This may be the fact that it’s easier to start a tune using your thumb than the little finger. When you start learning you use the left hand thumb to start descending. Just a silly thought but most easier music starts on middle c in the right hand and works it’s way upwards.
Generally, especially in the beginning, you also get far less technical practice with the left hand, because you're often just holding out chords, or playing very simple, slow movements. So, overall, unless you do it on purpose, your left hand gets less practice in general
@@madmary I half agree. I've taught a lot of students, and while nearly everyone struggles with the left hand, lefties tend to struggle less. Basically, handedness isn't a particularly large boon, but it can help a bit. I have had one student who was great with the left hand but really struggled with the right. Kinda blew my mind. I've never seen it before 😆
@@IvyWillowMusic well I don’t know if I struggle less but I don’t struggle much with my right hand even though i don’t use it as much. The thing is we mostly don’t use our fourth and fifth fingers in every day life of either hand. Playing the piano gets us doing things with fingers that we don’t normally do.
@@madmary YYEEESSS! Pinky and ring finger are the bane of piano existence lol Being able to type well, and upping typing speed is a non piano thing that can help with that.
I'm in Uganda, East Africa. Mr. Lee your videos have greatly improved my playing. I started with your beginner tutorial. Now folks think Im a pro. I have began playing in a band. Thax so so much for your lessons I will always follow u.
For me, (i’m a lefty) my left hand is just as good, if not better in some ways, than my right at piano. My real struggle is playing 8ths with my right hand really fast…
I've spun double staff for over 10 years and, while you can make it comparable, the left will never be as good as the right. It's not just muscle memory, the left side of the body is inverted relative to the right so all your spatial reference points are flipped when you try to use your left. Maybe you could invert your mouse directions and video game controls as training to think more 'left-handedly'. Also, practice writing from right-to-left. I wonder if you could transpose a keyboard to make the notes ascend in the opposite direction and practice your scales both ways. No idea if any of that would help though as I can't play any musical instrument even a little.
When i was a kid I briefly took piano but quit due to ADHD and shyness/anxiety. Now I'm seeking to learn again but want to pay attention to technique before I really try. What's funny is that I have been trying to get ambidextrous with the whisk when I cook just... Because. 😂 I just hate that my left hand is weaker overall in anything. I guess I was already on the right track? I'll have to be mindful of hand position once I get my digital piano, this helps a lot! Thank you!
I love your videos, you pretty much say the same things as my teacher !! I'm a mature lady I came to music late, my weakest area is timing and rhythm, do you have any tips to improve in this area ?
Ms. Wadsley, click on Jazer's name and it will pull up all his videos. You can browse through them and you will probably find what you are looking for. He has given us a vast array of fabulous material to learn from! Good luck to you! Best wishes. Elliott in Manhattan.
Similar to your last tip, I recommend any Bach 2 part invention. They’re quite easy to play hands separate and the LH is completely independent of the right.
I really struggling in Prelude in C Minor because of my left hand especially the 1 and 2 finger. When I use 2 at the right, the left hand tends to use also 2 instead of 1. So thanks for the idea. Gonna try
Learn to play the guitar ! That really can help you use the fingers, not just the hand or arm. Also it also gave you a different perspective of how to make music. I play both, it is worth a try. Some chords on the guitar can give your fingers a good stretching exercise. But even some simple chords would give your fingers a good workout.
I learned to play the guitar and found that it helped with left hand coordination. It also helped me recognize the sound of chords and intervals. Plus it helped me learn chord groupings-or what chords commonly go together.
I had already intended to use it as an opportunity for some left hand focus ... An area my teacher dings me on. I laughed when base this video title come up.
im glad i found your channel im not really beginner but not intermediate as well i am learning better now cz i know small itty bits that you give us and they are raelly usefull thank you sir love your work
I'm learning piano at the moment by myself and I'm havin' trouble with rythyms. I can't play the right rythym from any song bc I just can't do it yet. So, maybe you could make a video on that prehaps?
Do LOTS AND LOTS of practice with a metronome - SLOWLY! The idea is to "GROOVE" the RHYTHMIC PROPORTION of the song - that is, to learn exactly: - when each note plays on each beat or subdivision of a beat in each measure, - how long to hold it - when to release it, and - when to play the next note (this is a way of life for percussionists) DO THE FOLLOWING *WITH* *THE* *METRONOME* - SET AT A VERY SLOW MANAGEABLE ( *FAIL- PROOF*) SPEED - sub-divide the beats with the metronome - that is set it to count eighth notes, or sixteenth notes - COUNT THE BEATS AND CLAP the rhythm of the song - COUNT THE BEATS AND TAP the rhythm of the song with your RIGHT hand using a spoon on a pot or plate - COUNT THE BEATS AND TAP the rhythm of the song with your LEFT hand using a spoon on a pot or plate - tap your hand with the metronome to mark time and "tah" the rhythm of the song with your voice - COUNT THE BEATS AND PLAY the rhythm of the song with your RIGHT hand on only ONE NOTE on the keyboard - COUNT THE BEATS AND PLAY the rhythm of the song with your LEFT hand on only ONE NOTE on the keyboard - COUNT THE BEATS AND PLAY the rhythm of the song on the keyboard playing the notes as written - still VERY SLOWLY AND PRECISELY on exactly each beat or subdivision of a beat Move the metronome to only the next tempo and repeat Here's a good online metronome: www.musicca.com/metronome For more practice: Listen to a recording of the piece(s) you're learning- - count along with music as you listen and tap your hand to the rhythm of the melody. In music - as in life - it's the little things that count, so .. COUNT! the little things! ;-)
I draw picture using my left and right hand together. It is fun. The drawing line can be same way or opposite way. This is the way I practice my left ✋ hand. Thanks for the video. ✍️
My left hand has never been as smooth as my right hand. So I decided to try this and it actually really helped me and my left hand is so much smoother ! Thank you
I think one of the things that makes playing with both hands difficult is that, like juggling, it's one of the few activities where both hands are moving at the same time. Most tasks we perform involve holding an object in our weaker hand and performing the task with our dominant hand or performing a task with our dominant hand while supporting ourselves with the other, (one hand on a ladder while painting with the other, for example). Then add to it that with piano your hands aren't always working in unison. They're usually playing different notes, sometimes they're moving in opposite directions. Sometimes your playing different note durations, (playing eighth notes with one hand while playing half notes with the other.) Our minds and bodies aren't accustomed to that.
I'm really pleased I'm left-handed as it is more challenging to play base, and easier to pick out the melody with the right hand...for once it's an advantage to be a leftie! Thanks Jazee, love all your tips!
idea #3 - close touch! - YAY! :-) For Hanon - try moving each finger to rest on its *next* key the *instant* that it releases the note it's playing - i.e. releasing a key is near-simultaneous to touching the next key. Your fingers will each move so that whenever you play the top or bottom note of each pattern the other fingers are already over (and touching) their respective notes; must practice slowly to learn ...
Great ideas! One idea is to put your mouse on the left side of your computer and train your left hand to manipulate the mouse and do all the correct clicking.
Great work Jazer! Awesome video. I think one thing holding me, and others back with their left hand, is the attitude that it is secondary to the right hand. I know that this is real because I went to school with a pretty decent pianist who was left handed and also played the cello, in other words he was using his more dextrous hand to play a clef that he was more familiar with... Get this: Even HE had a better right hand on the piano. He and I eventually attributed it to the fact that students learn to play with the their right hand and just sort of "drop in" the left hand later... and that works fine until you get to like Beethoven's Appassionata, or basically anything by Chopin. An idea to combat this would be to learn the entire left hand of a piece first? Or to spend 6 months just playing things which had complex left hand parts?
- that actually sounds like a good idea - to learn the left hand part of the piece first. ! Practicing each hand alone has always been a good way to practice. I've found it helpful every once in a while to dedicate an hour or so to just playing scales, arpeggios, etc. with just the left hand (or whichever non-dominant hand you have) alone - incorporating accents, rhythms, dynamic shading and expression, etc. It definitely helps bring the facility up. One thing to note about playing the strings instruments is that both hands are dedicated to the task of playing the same note, whereas on the piano the two hands may be playing significantly divergent things; thus there's not quite an apples-to-apples comparison of the dexterity even though the left hand is being fully utilized on the fretboard.
Morning Jazee...I'm one of those people who can use both hands and for some of the piano exercises the left is stronger than right like going up the scale right hand is best , going down it 's the left hand ....just weird but they are getting better at working together❗
Mastering blind 10 finger typing on computer helps a lot. Recently I started learning piano with zero previous experience and I noticed how much easier it feels to coordinate the fingers compared to my typing training course (~15 years ago).
being left handed myself i think that was one of the main reasons i havent really picked it up until now, when i first started learning when i was younger i would play the melody with my left hand because it was just so much easier, and in that sense i also wasn't really learning the music properly. about 2 weeks ago though i just decided to pick it up again and the lack of ambidexterity is practically nonexistent idk what changed might have to do with my guitar playing advancing. love the tips though i can definitely use them even if they're a bit flipped on my end lol
Hi Jazer Love your lessons n hints One thing ive been missing of late -reminding us of your tips at the end so i can screen shot them n prompt myself to practice them. . . Thank you so much 🎶
Brilliant lessons.I had a mild stroke a few years ago and my left hand is slower but with this kind of exercise I can see and feel improvements.Thanks. My left hand boogie woogie is played at half speed but I'm hopeful.
Do you have any tips/ideas/exercises for improving left hand? Share with us 😀
Not better than u🤩
Your Tricks and tips always helpfull
Not really but I'm doing one of your tips: that your left hand is doing the melody from your right hand, but the melody for the piece that I'm learning is written for the left and right hand. I'm learning coro di zingari from Verdi at the moment and 50% to 2/3 my left hand have to do the same thing als my right hand and the most difficult part is the trilling in my left hand. I will try the other tips also out
I am left handed so my tip would be to be born left hand and you will have a much better left hand than many other people hahaha
I have practiced your left hand tricks. Already I am in level 6. It was really nice.
Again I shall try to practice this.
My teacher is very pleased to see my improvement all because of you. A huge thanks and love from me. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
I was having breakfast and immediately started grabbing my spoon with my left hand haha
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I did the same thing!
Same here🤣
Same xD
i switched my utensils
Gosh, one of the most helpful channels to learn piano in the whole Internet. ps I’m self taught and i used CZcams to learn piano . And jazer lee u a legend .
I just started watching yr video this week when it prompted. Enjoying very much of yr teaching. Very clear explanations. Thanks a lot
Hope the channel can help you!
I'm happy I can be of some help to you. Good luck with practice :)
Learning by myself few years as well, wish I could get a good grasp on learning the theory tho :p
You are so right, Cabbage!! Jazer is marvelous!!
As an ambidextrous person I would recommend using your non dominant hand to brush your teeth at night . It will help building the fingers to have better control. Thank you for your amazing videos ! I am starting my piano beginner lessons soon.
Its night time now So thank you :)
PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE It pays off in the end, my piano teacher was so surprised about how fast i was moving through the lessons that in less than a month of my first piano lessons I was already doing somewhat difficult songs with scales, and both hands playing two entirely different parts, so keep PRACTICING!
How much time u practice per day brother.
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You will not receive a reply, because using "u" instead of "you" is extremely offensive.
It's not only practising your left hand to work more (if you are a right handed person), it’s more about coordination of both hands to play differently while playing. And this can be achieved only with practice, practice and more practice.
But good practice
this is interesting coming from a left handed person.. over the years.. a left handed person in a right handed world.. we're forced to do many things with our right hand.. ie. using the mouse.. granted thats not necessarily moving the right and pinky as much..
PS. Bach Prelude in C Minor isn't an exercise per say, but I found it helpful to develop left hand technique. How? The right and left hand are playing the exact same semiquaver rhythms, so you can easily check if your left hand playing is accurate and in time with the right hand. I suggest practicing slowly and aiming to strike every left and right hand note 100% at the same time.
Brother, in previous videos 10-10exercises you told in two parts I practice 15min every exercise is it enough for me??
Reply surely😇
@@MohitKumar-qf9cn I didn't understand what you're tryna say..
@@angelinasimte I say that I practice 15minutes every exercise of both hand piano playing which told by Jazer Lee.
So I ask only 15enough or I need to more practice them.
Sir I need this excercise sheet of C minor.... plz reply how can I get this....
I've been wanting to learn that piece but felt it was a but out of reach since I started last Xmas. But, I can study it.😄 Thanks for fixing the MIC issue, sounds way better. 👍👍
Watching the first 30 seconds as a left-handed asking myself: “why can I still play better with my right hand than with my left hand?”
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YES YOUR COMMENT IS INSANELY ACCURATE
I’m ambidextrous
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Same!!!
1st piece. Turkish March
2nd piece. Minuet in G Major
3rd piece. Nocturne op 9 no 2
4th piece. Left hand part of Jingle Bells ( idea 3)
5th piece. Preludio II ( idea 4 )
I write eat with my right hand but I do everything else with my left hand
What about...🌚🌚
it already showed up by me cuse i had subtitles on bruh
There’s a lot you can do to improve muscle memory - I’m self taught, and always just played octaves with my left hand, but I’ve been trying to play chords, and stride piano over the years, and bit by bit my left hand is improving. This video was very instructive - I learned a lot from it!
As an ambidextrous person I have a correction - ambidextrous are equally unskilled at using both hands and also it came with the problem of discerning right and left side up to a point of unintentionally switching LH and RH parts in a music piece or writing some letters mirrored. But those ideas from this video are good for both hands as well. As for LH I think Chopin's Op.10 No.12 in C Minor is a real thing to make left hand to be sore the next day after the first try :)
I agree! I think I might be ambidextrous. It takes a conscious decision for me to figure out which hand to hold my fork and I have often played the right hand notes with my left. I also experience having to take a split second to figure out which hand to use sometimes.
I really struggle with the flying fingers while playing scales in my left hand, I'm sure your tips will help me a lot (together with a lot of practice with my left hand 🤣) 👍🎹
Yup, that was a Eureka moment for me too, it's my biggest issue lately XD Guess we'll conquer our stupid brains alongside each other, buddy! Happy practice.
Funnily enough, in English etiquette, we ALWAYS use the fork in our left hand! Nevertheless, this has been a most wonderful video to watch. I haven't played for a few years and I really want to get back into this lovely hobby... your tutorial here, has been a great help and source of inspiration (and, believe it or not, Encouragement). Thanks.
If you are right handed, marry a left handed person to get the most skilled child 😉
Love this Raian!! 😂
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my mum’s right handed and my dad’s left handed. And i’m skilled. So it works :D
(jk, I’m not skilled but I practice.) And i’m a righty like my mum. So I hope some of my dad’s mysterious left hand genes manifest soon lmao
I’ve switched to chopping up the veges for dinner with the knife in my left hand and it has really helped my stupid block of wood left wrist get some coordination. As long as I don’t chop off any of my RH fingers it will be a benefit overall. 😀
I only just stumbled upon this channel and I think I founds an educational gold mine
The Philip Glass Etudes are excellent for developing balance between the hands. Both hands play very similar roles throughout. They use very precise repetitive patterns and big reaches, often covering the entire compass of the keyboard. The first ten are a sort of compendium of technique, very well worth studying and perfecting.
As for Hanon, I think it's essential to practice the left and right hands separately. They're written for both hands together but the right hand will cover a lot of defects in the left.
Hanon and Glass are my daily routine at the moment.
Philip Glass is also best stuff to practice polyrythmic beats for the same reasons.
Thanks for the share Rob
@@DebbieGermany 4
Good tip with the Hamon, just the left hand or HS
Thanks for sharing.
Thank you, Jeezer. Your lessons and tips are very detailed and straight to the point. I discovered yr channel only a week ago and it's extremely good find. I started with piano lessons a couple of months ago, after 40 years break. I still have Hanon and other stuff on my shelves (not perfectly clean..) . Being 67 my fingers look like dead wood on keys but I wish to give it a try... I'm aware succeding it depends 99% on me, but please keep on publishing your videos which are truly inspirational and down to earth. You're a great teacher, Jeezer! All the best from Italy 😉
So glad I found you! You truly are the best channel I've found. You make it easy to understand and you're thorough. Thank you so much
Pleasure Dracula, hope the channel helps you
Thank you, these videos are very helpful and educational as always!
Hope they can help you Flower317
Whaat this is crazy.. When i put on this video, and saw the title I was about to do my makeup, and I felt like it would be a good Idea to try to use my left hand while I was watching. Then you go ahead and say to try to use your non dominant hand in simple actions hahaha. Just seeing the title of your video already taught me something.
Thank you for your great insightful videos as always. Your channel gave me the guts to try learning the piano again at 25 years old.
I have slight neuropathy in my right hand from a mild stroke, so my left hand has become much stronger. Yes, I as well discovered the technique of playing melody with the left hand... another tip is put your right hand on top of the left while doing exercises... I loved playing as a child, but gave it up for a long time... now as a grandmother I'm rediscovering the joy of music making! Glad to find your channel!
Bravo, Anne!
I really like tip #2. Once in my jazz workshop, my teacher sat at the piano with me, playing the bass line. So I was at his right, trying to improvise with my right hand, all crooked because I was sitting further right than I normally would be. So I switched to using my left hand. 😳 Yeah, that was some kind of bad. 😄 And I’m left handed! After that I’d practice improvising and playing melodies with my left hand, which has helped.
I see now that I definitely need more control over my thumb and pinkie. By having control of the left hand you would not be so prone to make mistakes. I do like playing the Hanon exercises as I feel they really help with hand coordination I really love your videos as they are the most helpful I have seen on the internet.
My teacher was outstanding in making the left hand equal with the right hand. He had me practice the majority of my technical doubling my left hand. Example Scales. Starting with the left hand four octaves twice then both hands , four octaves twice. after months and years you become equally confident with both.
I really appreciate these videos. I took piano lessons for 10 years. At some point I made the mistake of attempting to play pieces that were too difficult, when I should have been playing simpler pieces while focusing on the fundamentals like the ones you discuss in your videos.
I am trying now to focus more on fundamentals in my piano playing. I am learning a lot of things in your videos that I either missed or forgot.
You a very helpful teacher. You explain things clearly. If I lived next door I would take lessons from you.
If I may ask, didn’t your teacher teach you the fundamentals? I’m sure you can attempt some harder pieces after 10 years
@@chetbakerfan8559 It was a long time ago so I can't remember too much. I am sure my teachers tried to, but I don't know how receptive I was to focusing on the stuff that was more "boring." Many teachers will let a student attempt harder pieces hoping they will learn from them.
3:44 - Turkish March
4:04 - Bach minuet in G major
4:19 - Dunno, is it some sort of Chopin?
4:19 - yes, it is by Chopin - Nocturne op. 9 no. 2
Nice one
@@jazerleepiano so simple because so famous
😤😭ohh my god I'm not famous 😤 my music is more famous than my.
@@fredericfrancoischopin6280 what?
One thing I really like to do is creating exercises of perfect symmetry for both hands. The piano have two points of symmetry, the D and the G sharp, meaning that if you start playing a chromatic scale, up or down, starting on one of these notes, the configuration of white and black keys is the same. I'm trying to develop a series of exercises on this idea, if anyone is interested I can share the first exercise. It's quite fun.
Nice idea, thanks for sharing
@@jazerleepiano No problem! :)
Could you share that first exercise? I'm curious
@@Dieza4 Hey! Thank you for your interest! I don't know what happened to the other variations I wrote, this is the general idea. Nothing traditional, but I think is fun to play. If you like it I can write the other variations again. :) drive.google.com/file/d/123JXLz8T91pQC72kTLfHSGt1HJ_9C0E4/view?usp=sharing
@@joaocarvalho8840 Obrigado! Vou ver se o experimento nos próximos dias
Thank you!!! You stopped me from giving up my dream to play piano!!! You tips have helped so very much, I actually have hope I can do this!!
I stand corrected. He covered the HANON exercises. The great pianists I've met all grew up using it or CZERNY. 😃👍
Excellent suggestions! In my opinion, the finger control exercises for both left and right hands, and the correct placement of hands and fingers, are the most important things to master before trying to play any music.
Im a beginner on piano, Ive only played for a month and im convinced that you have extra invisible fingers because you play so well! I wish i could play as good as you!
The Bach LH as an exercise is great. I teach more of a level of piano that I call "retired adult returnee" to the keyboard. One of the thing I tell my right-handed students is, if you practice an exercise with both hands once, then do it again with just your left alone. This makes you do everything twice with the left hand and if you do it in a relaxed fashion, should help develop more dexterity in it. Of course, if the student's left-handed, then I make them do the opposite in order to develop the right hand. I'm what you might call a commercial player---I was a pianist and keyboardist in USAF bands for 27 years. Mainly a jazz player, but had to play all sorts of stuff because of constant shifting performance requirements. So I had to learn to get techniques down fast due to short rehearsal schedules. It was a lot of work, but it taught me how to maximize practice time. Another thing that Oscar Peterson said was to learn to play whatever you are working on and be able to do it equally well with both hands. (For those who don't know him, he was one of the greatest jazz pianists in history. And he did study classically also.) It's about taking enough time to get rid of all the little tensions and hangups that get in the way of good playing. As a lefty who was switched (made to write right-handed) I can tell you that it is possible to learn to do things with your non-dominant hand. It just takes time and effort. Thanks for reading my long post. Respectfully, PMH.
Peter, it's good to know I am not alone. I graduated from conservatory in piano! Then left the piano for 40 years, and have just now bought a piano with the goal of returning to the skills I once had. Don't know if I'll make it but I desperately want to! Good luck to you!!
@@gothamelliott ---Think positive thoughts. In some ways, the music's there--it's already in your head. Go slow, enjoy everything you do, and if it's a day where you're just learning a little tiny technique, just take it slowly and be very aware and "in the moment." I've met a lot of adult returnees who had great results doing this. All the best!
@@peterharrison5833 You are so kind, Peter. I know the routine(s) I need to follow in order to recover the skills I once had. It's only a matter of patience and time, and I believe that I have both! I have friends and family behind me (and youtube posters like you who are cheering me on). I don't believe it will take forever for me once again to play beautifully! If I did it at age three, I can do it at age (fill in the blank)! HA!! Be well, Peter!
@@gothamelliott You too!
Good to hear advice from a fellow lefty.
When i learnt classical piano i used to play exercises just to strengthen the left hand and this was my weaker hand and the Hanon also helped. I intend to play piano up to a ripe old age so i will keep practising. The exercises were called Training for the left hand. Thanks for all your tips.
ust for the left hand as my right hand wss
Thanks a lot! Actual I am practicing the moonlight sonata 3rd movement, from Beethoven. In this piece, the melody line changes a few times from right to left hand. So this composition includes one of your exercises. I have also experienced that, because of the fast tempo, my left hand got tired. So I keep your advices in mind!
As someone who works with the nervous system, great idea to use the less dominant hand for everyday tasks, I would simply add do the movement unusually.
So in picking up a cup the thumb is usually top, turn your hand so pinky is on top, pick up and drink. Do any action unusually.
Exercise tonight --use my left hand to hold my wine glass🍷
Holding wine? Why not slap people to exercise?. Play piano with your left hand not to hold a glass of wine
I'm in my mid-thirties, but already I find that it's a good idea to do things with my non-dominant hand as much as possible just for health reasons. It's easy for me to get repetitive stress injuries from work and stuff like that, but I find that if I use my left hand for more things I don't get much pain in my right hand.
As for piano, I think I'm lucky that I have a guitar background since it did give me a lot of extra motor skills in my left hand.
Thank you very much. Your videos are very helpful. 😘 I’m glad I’ve found your channel. So many interesting tips for all levels of piano players. Would you mind maybe making a video on how to learn to play one hand louder than the other and on how to accent one note in a chord? These are skills I’m personally struggling with a little at the moment. Thank you again for your time and effort.
Great idea Serena, thank you.
@@jazerleepiano yeah an exercise that practices this would be sweet!
The first movement of the Moonlight Sonata, has lots of opportunities to bring out the melody while playing accompaniment with both hands.
Excellent stuff Doc :) Thanks for giving back. I'm sure most including myself, not only appreciate all your genius, skill n dedication to your art. But, also your gentle n happy teaching...
The piano is actually a left-handed instrument! Notice that playing melody with the left hand puts the top notes on the strong fingers (1 and 2) while with the right hand the top notes are played with the weaker 4 and 5.
If this were true, it would be the worst set up for a left handed instrument pretty much ever. As the most melodic area is on your right side (since the bass are a gets muddy quick if you put too much into it) Plus... that's cherry picking a very specific point (high points in melodies using the thumb and forefinger of the left hand, rather than the pinky and ring of the right)
I could say the piano is definitely right handed because we tend to start and end on lower notes, so we can have a strong finish with the thumb and first finger of the right hand, rather than a weak finish with the pinky or ring of the left.
The piano is not a * insert handedness of choice here * instrument. Its a two handed instrument, in which the melodic area is mostly played with the right hand and the bass mostly played with the left.
Great thoughts here, can't say whether piano is a left or right handed instrument is something I've thought of before. Thanks for sharing
What you're describing is more-so a property of music than it is of the piano. We're accustomed to listening to melodies above the bass and use the bass as support. I'd say the fact that you could just reverse the order of the keys and then see the piano become a "right-handed instrument" immediately is evidence against your argument.
I have always shared the joke with my students that when pianists get to heaven with glorified bodies, our hands will be reversed! Then the inner voices will be played by our weaker fingers too
Thank you Jazer, this is really helpful because I broke my left arm this year and am rehabbing it and I'm right hand dominant so I'm trying to do all these mundane tasks with my left hand to keep it moving. And learning piano is great for pronation exercise which my doctor recommends.
Great channel! Could you make a video on some common pitfalls self-taught players might face? I think it would be helpful for a lot of us.
Great suggestion!
didnt he already do that?
@@heisenberg64_ check the date of the comment XD
Finally a pianist that is is actually a human being and makes mistakes
Wonderful...I've started brushing my teeth and writing with my left hand
Imparting knowledge is very important and giving whole hearted importance in teaching is really embedded in you. Really amazing Mr.Jazer .👍🌹❤️
One curious thing that happened to me years ago is that I was unable to use my right hand to use the PC mouse and I decided to use my left hand. SInce then, I can use the mouse with both hands. In fact now I have a mouse for the left hand and a trackball for the right. It is a very powerful setup!. I guess that has helped my piano playing
Thanks Jose for the share, great idea with the mouse
Love the tips, thank you. I’m having a terrible time playing anything except for hitting Octaves. I’ll try playing melodies with the left to give it more independence.
That was a great lesson. I look forward to trying your tips.
I had thought about using my left hand to play right hand notes, but I said nah.
I will try it now since you suggested it. Thanks. Awesome video.
I'm one of the 1%. From childhood, my brain automatically determined which hand, or leg, was most efficient for the task. For instance, if I'm at a desk, with my body turned slightly to the right and I need to jot down a note, my hand automatically grabs the pen with my left hand to write. If I'm turned the other way, my hand automatically grabs the pen with my right hand to write. In piano, when I practice a full scale separately with each hand, I can play the scale equally good with both hands individually, but when I play the scales with both hands simultaneously, my left hand is more adept at making the finger crossovers in sequence, while I have to think about making the crossover at the correct time with my right hand (my right hand wants to copy what my left hand is doing, if that makes sense). These tips/exercises you gave are excellent!
Thanks man, I'm Brushing my teeth with my left hand to improve them. Also as a beginner, I find your channel very useful. Can you please make a video on how to read notes?
Hello Jazer, I'm 13 and your videos are helping me a lot. Thank you so much
I’m left handed. I do most things with my left hand. I still have issues with the left hand. This may be the fact that it’s easier to start a tune using your thumb than the little finger. When you start learning you use the left hand thumb to start descending. Just a silly thought but most easier music starts on middle c in the right hand and works it’s way upwards.
Generally, especially in the beginning, you also get far less technical practice with the left hand, because you're often just holding out chords, or playing very simple, slow movements.
So, overall, unless you do it on purpose, your left hand gets less practice in general
@@IvyWillowMusic you put it better than me. I just don’t think being right handed is the reason that the left hand is harder to work than the right.
@@madmary I half agree. I've taught a lot of students, and while nearly everyone struggles with the left hand, lefties tend to struggle less. Basically, handedness isn't a particularly large boon, but it can help a bit.
I have had one student who was great with the left hand but really struggled with the right. Kinda blew my mind. I've never seen it before 😆
@@IvyWillowMusic well I don’t know if I struggle less but I don’t struggle much with my right hand even though i don’t use it as much. The thing is we mostly don’t use our fourth and fifth fingers in every day life of either hand. Playing the piano gets us doing things with fingers that we don’t normally do.
@@madmary YYEEESSS! Pinky and ring finger are the bane of piano existence lol
Being able to type well, and upping typing speed is a non piano thing that can help with that.
I'm in Uganda, East Africa. Mr. Lee your videos have greatly improved my playing. I started with your beginner tutorial. Now folks think Im a pro. I have began playing in a band. Thax so so much for your lessons I will always follow u.
Glad to be of help, David! 🤓
For me, (i’m a lefty) my left hand is just as good, if not better in some ways, than my right at piano. My real struggle is playing 8ths with my right hand really fast…
Yes you are right about using the left hand. My teacher was then using his left hand to everything 🙏
I've spun double staff for over 10 years and, while you can make it comparable, the left will never be as good as the right. It's not just muscle memory, the left side of the body is inverted relative to the right so all your spatial reference points are flipped when you try to use your left.
Maybe you could invert your mouse directions and video game controls as training to think more 'left-handedly'. Also, practice writing from right-to-left. I wonder if you could transpose a keyboard to make the notes ascend in the opposite direction and practice your scales both ways.
No idea if any of that would help though as I can't play any musical instrument even a little.
When i was a kid I briefly took piano but quit due to ADHD and shyness/anxiety. Now I'm seeking to learn again but want to pay attention to technique before I really try. What's funny is that I have been trying to get ambidextrous with the whisk when I cook just... Because. 😂 I just hate that my left hand is weaker overall in anything. I guess I was already on the right track? I'll have to be mindful of hand position once I get my digital piano, this helps a lot! Thank you!
When you're a lefty, and your left hand still sucks on the piano.
LOL👍🇳🇿
Same
What is it sucking?
@@user-gq1sh4kf4w idk, weird fetish, but the black ones for sure
This is the best piano class tips I´ve ever watched!Congratulations!HEY you ´re really great on juggling too.
I love your videos, you pretty much say the same things as my teacher !!
I'm a mature lady I came to music late, my weakest area is timing and rhythm, do you have any tips to improve in this area ?
Ms. Wadsley, click on Jazer's name and it will pull up all his videos. You can browse through them and you will probably find what you are looking for. He has given us a vast array of fabulous material to learn from! Good luck to you! Best wishes. Elliott in Manhattan.
You have an excellent teaching technique. I enjoy watching, listening and learning from you. Thank you.
100k!! I remember finding your channel when you were at 20k!
Giving your left hand more melody lines was a great idea!!
What an excellent idea to use your left hand for medial tasks..it's so simple yet you just don't consider it!
Similar to your last tip, I recommend any Bach 2 part invention. They’re quite easy to play hands separate and the LH is completely independent of the right.
Fun fact: he says to use my left hand more in my daily routine so I can improve it in piano
Me as a left-handed:🙌👀
I really struggling in Prelude in C Minor because of my left hand especially the 1 and 2 finger. When I use 2 at the right, the left hand tends to use also 2 instead of 1. So thanks for the idea. Gonna try
Learn to play the guitar ! That really can help you use the fingers, not just the hand or arm. Also it also gave you a different perspective of how to make music. I play both, it is worth a try. Some chords on the guitar can give your fingers a good stretching exercise. But even some simple chords would give your fingers a good workout.
This is true, guitar playing is good for developing left hand control. Thanks kykwan49
I learned to play the guitar and found that it helped with left hand coordination. It also helped me recognize the sound of chords and intervals. Plus it helped me learn chord groupings-or what chords commonly go together.
This video has good points Ill try to implement the ideas in my life and practices.
Going in for surgery on my right shoulder in a couple.of weeks ... That should help me develop my left hand. 😂
All the best with the surgery Dave
Good luck with your surgery. I had surgery on my left shoulder last August. When you get to it, take your rehab serious.
I had already intended to use it as an opportunity for some left hand focus ... An area my teacher dings me on. I laughed when base this video title come up.
im glad i found your channel
im not really beginner but not intermediate as well
i am learning better now cz i know small itty bits that you give us and they are raelly usefull thank you sir
love your work
I'm learning piano at the moment by myself and I'm havin' trouble with rythyms. I can't play the right rythym from any song bc I just can't do it yet. So, maybe you could make a video on that prehaps?
Yes we need this, Ear training.
Do LOTS AND LOTS of practice with a metronome - SLOWLY!
The idea is to "GROOVE" the RHYTHMIC PROPORTION of the song - that is, to learn exactly:
- when each note plays on each beat or subdivision of a beat in each measure,
- how long to hold it
- when to release it, and
- when to play the next note
(this is a way of life for percussionists)
DO THE FOLLOWING *WITH* *THE* *METRONOME*
- SET AT A VERY SLOW MANAGEABLE ( *FAIL- PROOF*) SPEED
- sub-divide the beats with the metronome - that is set it to count eighth notes, or sixteenth notes
- COUNT THE BEATS AND CLAP the rhythm of the song
- COUNT THE BEATS AND TAP the rhythm of the song with your RIGHT hand using a spoon on a pot or plate
- COUNT THE BEATS AND TAP the rhythm of the song with your LEFT hand using a spoon on a pot or plate
- tap your hand with the metronome to mark time and "tah" the rhythm of the song with your voice
- COUNT THE BEATS AND PLAY the rhythm of the song with your RIGHT hand on only ONE NOTE on the keyboard
- COUNT THE BEATS AND PLAY the rhythm of the song with your LEFT hand on only ONE NOTE on the keyboard
- COUNT THE BEATS AND PLAY the rhythm of the song on the keyboard playing the notes as written - still VERY SLOWLY AND PRECISELY on exactly each beat or subdivision of a beat
Move the metronome to only the next tempo and repeat
Here's a good online metronome:
www.musicca.com/metronome
For more practice:
Listen to a recording of the piece(s) you're learning-
- count along with music as you listen and tap your hand to the rhythm of the melody.
In music - as in life - it's the little things that count, so ..
COUNT! the little things!
;-)
@@aBachwardsfellow Cheers mate!! Thanks for the suggestion/ Explanation
I just love your channel. Very informative. What a great person you are!
I draw picture using my left and right hand together. It is fun. The drawing line can be same way or opposite way. This is the way I practice my left ✋ hand. Thanks for the video. ✍️
My left hand has never been as smooth as my right hand. So I decided to try this and it actually really helped me and my left hand is so much smoother ! Thank you
I am using my computer mouse by my left hand now... it's really challenging, but I like it :) Thank you for your quality channel.
Best teacher I have ever met so far.
I think one of the things that makes playing with both hands difficult is that, like juggling, it's one of the few activities where both hands are moving at the same time. Most tasks we perform involve holding an object in our weaker hand and performing the task with our dominant hand or performing a task with our dominant hand while supporting ourselves with the other, (one hand on a ladder while painting with the other, for example). Then add to it that with piano your hands aren't always working in unison. They're usually playing different notes, sometimes they're moving in opposite directions. Sometimes your playing different note durations, (playing eighth notes with one hand while playing half notes with the other.) Our minds and bodies aren't accustomed to that.
LOL, I can barely play the Rondo alla Turca with my right hand! But, I think I'm going to try it with my left to see what happens! Fun tips.
Been struggling with Chopin’s 10, 4. The left hand parts are playable, but they don’t sound as good as I’d like them to be. Helped a lot.
I'm really pleased I'm left-handed as it is more challenging to play base, and easier to pick out the melody with the right hand...for once it's an advantage to be a leftie! Thanks Jazee, love all your tips!
Your videos are pure gold. Actually all I've seen on this channel help me pretty much. THANKS!!!!
KEEP GOING. ❤🥰
I agree Royalmx!! I find Jazer's videos to be of tremendous help, physically and spiritually!!
I get everything. Nice tutorial ☺️🤗. I like it. Im already trying the 4steps. Thank
idea #3 - close touch! - YAY! :-)
For Hanon - try moving each finger to rest on its *next* key the *instant* that it releases the note it's playing - i.e. releasing a key is near-simultaneous to touching the next key. Your fingers will each move so that whenever you play the top or bottom note of each pattern the other fingers are already over (and touching) their respective notes; must practice slowly to learn ...
Great ideas! One idea is to put your mouse on the left side of your computer and train your left hand to manipulate the mouse and do all the correct clicking.
This helped a lot ❤️
Love from india😊
Great work Jazer! Awesome video.
I think one thing holding me, and others back with their left hand, is the attitude that it is secondary to the right hand. I know that this is real because I went to school with a pretty decent pianist who was left handed and also played the cello, in other words he was using his more dextrous hand to play a clef that he was more familiar with... Get this: Even HE had a better right hand on the piano. He and I eventually attributed it to the fact that students learn to play with the their right hand and just sort of "drop in" the left hand later... and that works fine until you get to like Beethoven's Appassionata, or basically anything by Chopin.
An idea to combat this would be to learn the entire left hand of a piece first? Or to spend 6 months just playing things which had complex left hand parts?
- that actually sounds like a good idea - to learn the left hand part of the piece first. ! Practicing each hand alone has always been a good way to practice. I've found it helpful every once in a while to dedicate an hour or so to just playing scales, arpeggios, etc. with just the left hand (or whichever non-dominant hand you have) alone - incorporating accents, rhythms, dynamic shading and expression, etc. It definitely helps bring the facility up. One thing to note about playing the strings instruments is that both hands are dedicated to the task of playing the same note, whereas on the piano the two hands may be playing significantly divergent things; thus there's not quite an apples-to-apples comparison of the dexterity even though the left hand is being fully utilized on the fretboard.
You are such a Great teacher man!!! I’ve learned a lot from you sir❤️ much love from SA
Morning Jazee...I'm one of those people who can use both hands and for some of the piano exercises the left is stronger than right like going up the scale right hand is best , going down it 's the left hand ....just weird but they are getting better at working together❗
relaxed key contact and exercises related , thanks Jazer. Cheers from Vancouver.
I was a professional juggler with no musical ability, and now I have the ability of a one week piano student. I liked this lots. Merci.
Mastering blind 10 finger typing on computer helps a lot. Recently I started learning piano with zero previous experience and I noticed how much easier it feels to coordinate the fingers compared to my typing training course (~15 years ago).
Amazing advice on using the left hand
Now i have new thinks to do in my life thanks
To Sir with love ,Jazer. You are a wonderful teacher.
being left handed myself i think that was one of the main reasons i havent really picked it up until now, when i first started learning when i was younger i would play the melody with my left hand because it was just so much easier, and in that sense i also wasn't really learning the music properly. about 2 weeks ago though i just decided to pick it up again and the lack of ambidexterity is practically nonexistent idk what changed might have to do with my guitar playing advancing. love the tips though i can definitely use them even if they're a bit flipped on my end lol
I love all your tuts. This is the best tut that I have ever seen in your channel
Hi Jazer
Love your lessons n hints
One thing ive been missing of late -reminding us of your tips at the end so i can screen shot them n prompt myself to practice them. . .
Thank you so much
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Brilliant lessons.I had a mild stroke a few years ago and my left hand is slower but with this kind of exercise I can see and feel improvements.Thanks. My left hand boogie woogie is played at half speed but I'm hopeful.