heres a good exercise that I do when am not around my keyboard. place both your hands on a table or any surface you can find. relax your hands and let them take the playing stance. with either your right or left hand do a tapping movement as if your playing a chord. let your other hand lay flat on the surface and do a sweeping movement from left to right at the same time your other hand is tapping. start slow and you can speed or switch movements between hands to make it more challenging.
Playing an instrument is like using any other tool: it has to become so familiar for you that it becomes an extension of your own body. When I type on my computer, I don't think of placing my finger on this key or that key any more than I think of how to move my individual muscles to lift my arm. I've done it so much that I just think of what words to type and my fingers to the rest on their own. It has to be the same way with an instrument.
@semmamun i'm confused. is the sheet music consisting of 2 treble clefs? That just means your left hand plays the next octave up in the higher register. Treble clef doesn't mean "play with the right hand". treble clef tells you what octave to play in. Likewise, a piece of sheet music can also consist of 2 bass clefs played on piano - meaning both left and right hands are playing way down on the piano keys.
as you mentioned above clefs show the octaves to play now i got it thanks (:
and i want to know one thing please help me my bro
you know that there are lot of songs that only consist of treble clef or bass clef so how i will play this song on piano? how i will understand which hand to perform the song?
Hey, does anyone here know techniques to getting better with both hands.. you cant get better playing the piano with both hands if your only doing it with one (20 mins a day or not) ..
i never heard of a mountain 3 times higher than from the ground to the atmosphere :)
im glad practice is all it needs actually. but i sorta wonder if reading the music at the same time makes a difference cause i just know the song in my head.
Dude awesome video, I really like the way you explain things and you're quite encouraging. I just got that nasty part and like you said, practice practice practice is the key!
Thanks walt , you have a great positive attitude, I really want your method to work like others it is so frustrating that I cant play with both hands at the moment, but I have started to climb the mountain and Iam looking up towards the peak...any more advice, pal
Okay. I like the message and the symbols and everything, but just to throw it out there, this should be an obvious to people...and if it's not that's the first issue to get over.
Wow, this was actually one of the most inspiring videos I've watched, surprisingly. The reason why, this doesn't talk about some 'higher' reason for practicing, which can make you feel insignificant, you talk only about personal progress and the way you put the 'mountain' into perspective is great. We need more teachers like you to inspire students. (This actually inspired me to practice Spanish, as well as piano.) Thanks for the tough love.
I've been playing piano for over 5 years and cannot even make this work. Your strategy doesn't help me. I can accurately play a song with one hand each, but when it comes to both hands I can't even play a song at one note a minute speed and get it even partially right. My right hand wants to go at the speed of my left, but my left wants to do each bass note at the same time the melody notes go off, which throws off my right hand.
@IYFGames712 Try songs that require two hands but play one verse with one hand and then the left hand. It takes a lot of focus because I too was having the same problem. Remember the brain does a lot of work for you, and if you have been playing for five years, it will come to you. I had this problem for my first year and a half, but I played and played and played and played. I promise you it will work.
@IYFGames712 stop worrying about playing to a certain metronome or speed. Take as long as you want WITHOUT playing to a beat. when you feel capable, start slowly, then pick up the tempo
can u serously teach HOW TO READ PIANO SHEET MUSIC of any composer of your choosing and explain to all of us those "strange symbols" other than half notes qrtr notes whole notes etc.
2 things, 1, 5/5 because it was awesome and it helped me a lot, 2, just so you know, Mount Everest is 5 miles high, 20 miles would be impossible xD but still, it's a good analogy, keep up the great work :D
Practice the left hand first until you can hold a conversation while playing it. Then you can start adding the second melody with the right hand. It takes forever, I'm still trying to get it with two hand tapping on bass.
but i just need to practice practice practice like you said.i know i wont get it tomorrow and definitely not next week but i will get it...eventually :D
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! You are so encouraging!!! I'm having the same problem with playing piano with both hands. But your video totally gave me more courage to practice, practice, practice!!! Again, thank you!
This was great..I wish someoeone could be telling this to overly critical rude eavesdroppers on to a person's practice routine..I wish I had sound proof walls cause I really need to be able to work with dynamics in my singing,clarinet,guitar,piano and need to make mistakes w/o people screaming "get a job" or "You suck" or "your crazy" then again it doe make a certain spiritual muscle stronger in that it callouses your sensitivity to criticism. You explained music progress perfectly Thanks!!!
I'm doing singing lessons right now, I have to do exercises while at home but I don't like singing while my mum is home. Is there a good way of getting over that?
And another question, "Love like you've never been hurt" that can happen right?
defidently start with a 6 string acoustic. so you will build up cal and will show your fingers what to do. then when you got down that then move up to ur 12 string.
Which one are you more passionate about learning? Me personally I agree with Bosco.. Start with 6 strings for a few months, then grow your musical abilities from there
If I dont have any insense can I use a scented candle? BTW LUV YOU MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ur Cool, One day I'll be brave enough to post music up on my site. I'll keep practising. :-)
heres a good exercise that I do when am not around my keyboard. place both your hands on a table or any surface you can find. relax your hands and let them take the playing stance. with either your right or left hand do a tapping movement as if your playing a chord. let your other hand lay flat on the surface and do a sweeping movement from left to right at the same time your other hand is tapping. start slow and you can speed or switch movements between hands to make it more challenging.
XxXMew17XxX 1 month ago
Playing an instrument is like using any other tool: it has to become so familiar for you that it becomes an extension of your own body. When I type on my computer, I don't think of placing my finger on this key or that key any more than I think of how to move my individual muscles to lift my arm. I've done it so much that I just think of what words to type and my fingers to the rest on their own. It has to be the same way with an instrument.
imtheonlysane1here 7 months ago
need help !!! i have a question please someone answer this who knows a lot about piano my question is ;
there are lot of songs having notes that are shown only on treble clef but in these songs left hand is used too
but why left hand is used in a song that has notes on treble clef??
please explain this !!!
semmamun 8 months ago
@semmamun i'm confused. is the sheet music consisting of 2 treble clefs? That just means your left hand plays the next octave up in the higher register. Treble clef doesn't mean "play with the right hand". treble clef tells you what octave to play in. Likewise, a piece of sheet music can also consist of 2 bass clefs played on piano - meaning both left and right hands are playing way down on the piano keys.
waltribeiro 8 months ago
as you mentioned above clefs show the octaves to play now i got it thanks (:
and i want to know one thing please help me my bro
you know that there are lot of songs that only consist of treble clef or bass clef so how i will play this song on piano? how i will understand which hand to perform the song?
semmamun 8 months ago
@waltribeiro u r awesome... keep doin bro..... :) Loads of respect
Swabeerful 2 months ago
Hey, does anyone here know techniques to getting better with both hands.. you cant get better playing the piano with both hands if your only doing it with one (20 mins a day or not) ..
MsAuntMary 10 months ago
@MsAuntMary take it super slow. painfully slow. then slowly increase over weeks. you'll get it
waltribeiro 8 months ago
uh, i guess i would play it then. some people sight read others use there ears, either way both can bebetter with the other
SSvolksgrenadier 11 months ago
i never heard of a mountain 3 times higher than from the ground to the atmosphere :)
im glad practice is all it needs actually. but i sorta wonder if reading the music at the same time makes a difference cause i just know the song in my head.
SSvolksgrenadier 11 months ago
@SSvolksgrenadier thats fine, but what if you wanted to sell the composition? or archive it? or have someone else see what you hear?
waltribeiro 11 months ago
Oh god, I still can't play ANYTHING with both hands =/
totoroiscutie 1 year ago
@totoroiscutie keep at it!
waltribeiro 1 year ago
I cant do it im so frustrated ive been plaing for more than a year, more than two years... im about to give up please give something else.
barneybros 1 year ago
@barneybros don't give up! more tutorials at my website!
waltribeiro 1 year ago
I like this. I'm going to subscribe for more good videos. Thanks for the help!
MiscellCollections 1 year ago
@MiscellCollections thanks!
waltribeiro 1 year ago
Dude awesome video, I really like the way you explain things and you're quite encouraging. I just got that nasty part and like you said, practice practice practice is the key!
God bless ou my friend!
From Brussels,
William
canadiantree2000 1 year ago
@canadiantree2000 thanks william! more tutorials at my website
waltribeiro 1 year ago
Thanks walt , you have a great positive attitude, I really want your method to work like others it is so frustrating that I cant play with both hands at the moment, but I have started to climb the mountain and Iam looking up towards the peak...any more advice, pal
francisdify 1 year ago
@francisdify how's it coming along?
waltribeiro 1 year ago
Good video... i thought he said it's like a melon.
wonderboy2k3 1 year ago
@wonderboy2k3 melon? haha
waltribeiro 1 year ago
You are really helpful and I LOOOVE your videos!! ;)
winter0in0desert 1 year ago
@winter0in0desert i love you!
waltribeiro 1 year ago
Okay. I like the message and the symbols and everything, but just to throw it out there, this should be an obvious to people...and if it's not that's the first issue to get over.
wolfo714 2 years ago
@wolfo714 evrything is obvious after you learn it.
waltribeiro 1 year ago
your scarring me XD
rowtje12345 2 years ago
@rowtje12345 sorry
waltribeiro 1 year ago
Wow, this was actually one of the most inspiring videos I've watched, surprisingly. The reason why, this doesn't talk about some 'higher' reason for practicing, which can make you feel insignificant, you talk only about personal progress and the way you put the 'mountain' into perspective is great. We need more teachers like you to inspire students. (This actually inspired me to practice Spanish, as well as piano.) Thanks for the tough love.
slaughtz 2 years ago 10
@slaughtz really? cool! more at my website!
waltribeiro 1 year ago
you're funny. :D how am i suppose to take you seriously? xD
WhiteSayuri 2 years ago
@WhiteSayuri trust me
waltribeiro 1 year ago
UM ....YEH CALLED PRACTICE!
deltafour1212 2 years ago
@deltafour1212 exactly
waltribeiro 1 year ago
hm whats the best song to play w/ both hands.for beginners
genemargaux 2 years ago
I think it's Daylight by Matt and Kim, because you can learn both rhythms together.
LadyxLavender 2 years ago
@genemargaux any one you're passionate about
waltribeiro 1 year ago
I've been playing piano for over 5 years and cannot even make this work. Your strategy doesn't help me. I can accurately play a song with one hand each, but when it comes to both hands I can't even play a song at one note a minute speed and get it even partially right. My right hand wants to go at the speed of my left, but my left wants to do each bass note at the same time the melody notes go off, which throws off my right hand.
How do you fix that?
IYFGames712 2 years ago 9
@IYFGames712 Try songs that require two hands but play one verse with one hand and then the left hand. It takes a lot of focus because I too was having the same problem. Remember the brain does a lot of work for you, and if you have been playing for five years, it will come to you. I had this problem for my first year and a half, but I played and played and played and played. I promise you it will work.
PhotoCrawler03 1 year ago
@PhotoCrawler03 exactly
waltribeiro 1 year ago
@IYFGames712 That deals with seperation of the left and right part of your brain
UrSkulled 1 year ago
@IYFGames712 stop worrying about playing to a certain metronome or speed. Take as long as you want WITHOUT playing to a beat. when you feel capable, start slowly, then pick up the tempo
waltribeiro 1 year ago
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IYFGames712 2 years ago
can u serously teach HOW TO READ PIANO SHEET MUSIC of any composer of your choosing and explain to all of us those "strange symbols" other than half notes qrtr notes whole notes etc.
FreeeeS 3 years ago
@FreeeeS all available at my website!
waltribeiro 1 year ago
cheesy enough to work! haha
frozenstone128 3 years ago
@frozenstone128 hah yea
waltribeiro 1 year ago
Something I forgot in my last comment, YOU ARE AWESOME!!! :D
sparks754 3 years ago
2 things, 1, 5/5 because it was awesome and it helped me a lot, 2, just so you know, Mount Everest is 5 miles high, 20 miles would be impossible xD but still, it's a good analogy, keep up the great work :D
sparks754 3 years ago
nice!
waltribeiro 3 years ago
Yep :P lol
sparks754 3 years ago
Practice the left hand first until you can hold a conversation while playing it. Then you can start adding the second melody with the right hand. It takes forever, I'm still trying to get it with two hand tapping on bass.
fingerboy18 3 years ago
Man that's so true I did that and it really worked Now I can play some songs even with my eyes closed.
JELLJELL1111 3 years ago
haha yea Jell!
waltribeiro 3 years ago
Love you too!
waltribeiro 3 years ago
walt man you rock
this is just what i needed to hear
im having trouble playing with both hands
but i just need to practice practice practice like you said.i know i wont get it tomorrow and definitely not next week but i will get it...eventually :D
sandrabkl1 3 years ago
Now that's the right idea! Keep at it.. you'll get it - promise!
waltribeiro 3 years ago
well it didn't help but it made me laugh :D
yeyimnew 3 years ago
Laughing helps!
waltribeiro 3 years ago
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! You are so encouraging!!! I'm having the same problem with playing piano with both hands. But your video totally gave me more courage to practice, practice, practice!!! Again, thank you!
paradisoparadis 3 years ago
Glad I could help!
waltribeiro 3 years ago
This was great..I wish someoeone could be telling this to overly critical rude eavesdroppers on to a person's practice routine..I wish I had sound proof walls cause I really need to be able to work with dynamics in my singing,clarinet,guitar,piano and need to make mistakes w/o people screaming "get a job" or "You suck" or "your crazy" then again it doe make a certain spiritual muscle stronger in that it callouses your sensitivity to criticism. You explained music progress perfectly Thanks!!!
catgumart 3 years ago
Don't worry about other people.
Work like you don't need the money. Love like you've never been hurt. Dance like nobody is watching :)
waltribeiro 3 years ago
I'm doing singing lessons right now, I have to do exercises while at home but I don't like singing while my mum is home. Is there a good way of getting over that?
And another question, "Love like you've never been hurt" that can happen right?
metalridley388 3 years ago
Thankyou so much for this, it really helped me! As cheesey as it sounds, you're an inspiration.
I'm getting my incense out!
HollieHouseMouse 3 years ago
What's cheesy about being passionate. Stay awesome Hollie!
waltribeiro 3 years ago
Very nice tip! I learned to play piano on both hands with everyday practice :)
dearlykat 3 years ago
Awesome Kat! Glad it helped :)
waltribeiro 3 years ago
wow thnx guys i will try my best. you all are great!
camuswat 3 years ago
nice motivational speach and tips.
Bosco007 3 years ago
Yea - its important to keep students motivated. i truly feel that you get out what you put into it. Stay well Bosco!
waltribeiro 3 years ago
hey walt should i learn 12 string guitar first or normal????
camuswat 3 years ago
defidently start with a 6 string acoustic. so you will build up cal and will show your fingers what to do. then when you got down that then move up to ur 12 string.
Bosco007 3 years ago
Which one are you more passionate about learning? Me personally I agree with Bosco.. Start with 6 strings for a few months, then grow your musical abilities from there
waltribeiro 3 years ago
your so inspirational, i love all of your videos, they really help me
i think i'll go practice right now!
your awesome!
LaughinWarheads 3 years ago
lol i was on that lesson, but i came late!!!!! haha you can see me at 3:09 (maRiio) :P Saying that i missed the lesson haha
M4R10X15 3 years ago
yeah!!! another awesome tip!!!!
M4R10X15 3 years ago
Thx M4 ahah your awesome!
waltribeiro 3 years ago
awesome tip, and thing is, its not just for music!
alphalink 3 years ago
Your right! Yep - its for everything in life.
waltribeiro 3 years ago
If I dont have any insense can I use a scented candle? BTW LUV YOU MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ur Cool, One day I'll be brave enough to post music up on my site. I'll keep practising. :-)
M1sterSax0n 3 years ago
Scented candles work!
waltribeiro 3 years ago