Master Class Piano Techniques: Tips To EZ Coordinate 2 Hands

 

Step by Step Method to coordinate both hands using 3 techniques to dress up a song. Use Open 10th, Fun Piano Run & Fills

In this Master Class Course, we are going to learn how to put in 3 different techniques into one song.

If you can dress up the song in Have Thine Own Way, you will be able to apply the same piano principles to your favorite songs.

Struggles with many pianists: They are stuck and do not know how to dress up a song. How can we make a ‘slow’ going song and turn it into something that is not boring and dynamic?

Here’s the Secret:

When the music is very plain, we can use a variety of piano techniques to dress up the song.
Look at the song and take note of the note values.
In this song, the melody tones are usually 1 beat or 3 beats.
Ask yourself: when the 3 beat melody tones are one after another, what we can do to break up the monotony? In such cases, an quiet Open 10th technique sounds really good.
Look for patterns in the song.
The pattern in this song is very repetitive. So we need to find places to create as much drama as possible.
Find as many places as possible to make artistic sounds.

You are gong to learn how to apply 3 different Techniques to this plain 9/4 Song:

Quiet Open 10###sup/sup###
Rolling Waves in 3 Beats
Raindrop Filler

Piano Tip: Use Contrary motion to get artistic sound

In this Master Class Course, you are going to how to coordinate both your Left Hand & Right Hand easily.

Play Open 10th Ballad in the flow
Learn how to Rock your LH fingers
Anchor you 3rd finger on the 5th tone
Stretch out your thumb to the 10th tone open sound
Coordinate both LH and RH when playing quarter notes
Coordinate both LH and RH when playing whole notes.
Play Beautiful Run in the flow in 3 beats
Learn how to let your fingers flow without counting mechanically
Put both of your hands in chord positions
Learn how to move your LH and RH smoothly
Alternate LH & RH when playing the chords
Coordinate both LH and RH smoothly in the long notes
Play Beautiful Raindrop fillers in the flow in 3 beats
Learn how to let your fingers flow without counting mechanically
Put both of your hands in chord positions
Learn how to move your RH fingers moving up and down
Know how to play the chord tones in LH
Coordinate both LH and RH smoothly as you create these dancing tones

Learn my Fun Practising Method:

1. Practice one hand at a time.
2. Practice with Score sheet so that you know how to fill in the runs.
3. Practice with using Chords + Rhythm notations.
4. Practice with only Chords.
5. Finally practice playing by Ear.