Can't play with two hands at once!
i've been playing piano for three years on and off yet i still can't manage to play pieces with both hands! it is extremely aggravating and i don't know what to do. i can read sheet music fairly well but i can't seem to get my hands to register at the sam

How to play extended chords (11,13) with two hands?
Hi, everybody...This is my first post... I am trying to figure out how to play 11th and 13th chords ( +maj/min ). I know how to form them, but was wondering how to divide the chord between my hands. Like the root in the right ( and maybe another note

i need help in playing both hands..
hey guys im a complete beginner.. i cant play my both hands if it has different rhythm.. its hard for me.. what practices or drills should i do to improve it?? i need your tips guys..

Rachmaninov Had Big Hands
Sure he did !!! Watch !!! And this is EXCLUSIVE: Did you know that Mozart composed the 007 James Bond soundtrack ??? ... Well, I didn't ... http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=vvlCu1_noTc&feature=related Now you know...

Small Hands
I'm 15 yrs old and I have the hands of a 8 or 9 yr old... When I practice for long hours my fingers get really tight and painful espcially when I'm reaching for an octave or higher (these are so difficult for me) The more advaced music I get the more long

5 stretches to keep your hands pain free
I found this video on how to stretch your hands to reduce muscle and tendon stiffness. It's not necessarily piano specific, but I think it's relative.

Playing both hands at different tempos
Hello I have encountered a section of a piece I would like to learn that I find particularly difficult because both hands appear to be doing separate things and playing at different tempos. What advice can you give me on this particular topic? This

Playing piano with both hands?
Hi Andrew and community . I've just started playing piano and have seen most of your videos. However, I'm having trouble playing with both hands. I know it takes a lot of practice, but I was hoping you can do a detailed video of how to use both hands? Lik

I'm starting with playing piano, but my way is little strange :) What do you think?
Hey, I started a few days ago, but... I don't know anything about notes, reading music, it's also the first time I play with my left hand, too. I always could play some pieces by my ear - I mean, hear some song and play it with my right hand, but that wa

Small Hands =[ and Getting Nervous
Hello It is so sad! I have very small hands! I can do octaves but barely.. I have to like touch the edges to play octaves, or even jumping when the piece is fast... My teacher gave me exercises to open the hands but they won't work .. sad. Yeah and

Rachmaninov - Big Hands!
Haha I often heard people speaking of how Rachmaninovs pieces are really hard to play, somewhat impossible if you have small hands. While researching I found this funny vid on YouTube so I thought I'd share it with you guys!

Hands hurting- is this ok?!
Just wanted to know what everyones thoughts were on this. I practice 2-4 hours a day (been playing for about a week now) and my hands get sore (I'm 25 so no arthritis or anything like that). I practice proper posture (keeping dips in my wrist to a minimum

Strengthening hands & fingers.
Andrew may have mentioned this is his videos, but I'm only up to the 8th installment. My hands fingers are fairly strong, after playing the organ for months on end last year, I'm also quite capable of chords. But still, I would like to strengthen them

Why are two octave scales so tricky?
My piano teacher has taught me to play on the C, G, and F key already so I learned to play a one octave two handed scale with proper fingering. So I thought I'd try two octaves. Whats wierd is that when I play 2 ocatves one hand at a time it's easy but if

4 Four Chord Song
This is so true: I know this is a stupid question, but how do you play these chords with both hands? Lets say you have a song with C D and F, how do you make these into two hands? Do I play the same with both hands, octaving them. Or do you maybe