Hands together
Step 2 of L2. Coordinate both hands in short pieces where each hand has its own part.
Skills: Hands independence, Hands together
You are ready to move on when
- Play a melody in the right hand over held left-hand notes for a whole piece without stoppingCheck yourself: Record yourself playing Ode to Joy hands together and compare it with the reference lesson.
- Left-hand notes held for their full length
- Melody keeps a steady beat
- No stopping
- Shoulders relaxed
- Play the first half of the Minuet in G major hands together at about ♩=80Check yourself: Record yourself playing the first half of the Minuet in G and compare it with the reference lesson.
- Steady beat, no speeding up
- Left hand keeps going when the right hand moves
- Relaxed wrists
- No stopping to fix mistakes
- Play a Kunz canon with the second hand entering exactly on time and both lines equally clearCheck yourself: Record the canon and listen back once for each hand, checking that the second entry is on time.
- Both hands equally loud
- Steady beat
- Second entry exactly on time