Piano Help And/Or Advice?

Question

Okay, so I read some questions about people with the same problem as me but it doesn't help much. I am, of course, playing piano and the only problem is that I cant seem to play with both hands. People told me to go slow, then speed it up by playing with both hands, but it simply doesn't work. I finished a couple of songs but it would always sound, kind of choppy. I can read music perfectly, but I was wondering if any of you have any advice you can give me so I can improve this skill.

I am 13 years old and I'm wondering how long it would take to master it. I would gladly take any advice that would help me with my skills in piano.

Thank you very much.

Answer 1

use a metranome, go slow and work it up to the right tempo, and when you get it right, do it again perfectly ten times in a row.

Answer 2

You should actually start with both hands slowly and choppily FIRSST. as long as you get the notes right it doesnt matter.Even though you play horribly with two hands NOW, you will improve as you practice over time. That is the case for me, actually. The best way to do this is by actually going 3-notes by 3 notes, or whatever

I have some very important advice with relation to your last question. Do not EVER give up piano  even though you dont have time for it. It takes many years for good pianists to get to where they are now, and the entire 8-grade course by ABRSM  course takes around 9-12 years or even fewer depending on your learning speed. The best way to improve is to, really love what you are playing and doing everything slowly and getting both hands perfect before you start to play it with dynamics. then comes the "you" element in the delivery of the song, when you play the song feeling the emotions that the composer intended to convey.

piano-ing is very very, immensely fun, and you must NEVER EVER give up on it. Yanni, a leading greek pianist and composer learnt piano and musicality at the age of 18 on his own.

yea, scales and arpeggios do help, and Mozart's trill exercise is valuable in improving technical skill.

Answer 3

Practice makes perfect. You have to somehow figure out a technque that works for you.. I cant read notes to save my life, so i have to memerize everything... You have difficulty playing with both hands... Try playing simple songs to start from the beginining... and work your way up.

Answer 4

okay i had this problem years ago.

what i did to help myself was master the right hand first.... or the melody of the song first [which is usually the right hand] .. but whatever it is. that helped me a lot. it still does sometimes if i have a difficult piece. just practice a lot. us a metrenome. go slow and speed up with time. there is really nothing more to say but practice.

Answer 5

Playing the piano takes a lot of time and practice.  The older you are when you start, the harder it is.  

A metronome does help, but it also helps if you practice with one hand and then the other.  You should focus on one song until you become comfortable.  How long you need to practice depends on how quickly you adapt.  I was very slow, so I used to practice at least one hour every day doing scales and other hand exercises just to get comfortable.

Answer 6

when u play it slowly, make sure that your rhythm is perfect, or else there's no point in doing it.  always be sure to check that both of ur hands are in sync and on the beat.  then, when u speed things up (gradually, though, always gradually!), hopefully ur hands will stay in sync.  if this doesn't work for you, try the same thing, but with one hand at a time first.  

"mastering" the piano depends on how much you practice and how you define "mastering."  if you really enjoy it, then keep practicing and you'll get there eventually, although it'll definitely take some years :D don't give up, though!  

im not sure what kind of advice to give you, but if you want to improve your technical skill, there's always the standard etudes used by most piano teachers/students, composed by czerny (you can try hanon's etudes as well).  you can look them up on wikipedia, and it'll probably tell you more about them than i can XD  these etudes will help you develop typical technical skills.  

also, when you're practicing slowly, make sure to lift each finger up properly, particularly your fourth finger and pinky, and keep them curved, so that they are strong enough to play without any awkward positions of the hand and wrist.  scales and appreggios always help as well.  make sure that your wrist stays relatively level as you go up and down the keyboard and that each note is even.  remember that the fourth finger and the pinky are always the weakest fingers so be sure to focus on those (i know, it's torture, but it'll be better for your playing in the long run)

don't give up!  i'm sure you'll be fine :D