Piano Lesson on Practising Hands Separately, by Graham Fitch

[@rogercarroll2551]

Always the best advice from Graham Fitch. What a teacher he is!

[@soulmas520]

You know, I just realized something. You sir, are a legend.

[@DrQuizzler]

It's like being a kid in a piano store, watching you teach lessons amongst all those great instruments!!

[@MurciellagoSV]

I hope you sir know how grateful we are for the opportunity to benefit from your videos. You are an outstanding teacher!

[@robertofavilla3573]

I am learning so many wonderful ways to build in great details Music,thank you so much Maestro Fitch

[@rundalina]

I’ve always done hands separate practice but never heard of shadowing. I’ll give it a go - long trills are my Achilles heel. Thanks Graham.

[@MCYUTELAT]

Great teacher. Very well-planned instructions. Truly a master of the piano. Kudos.

[@MirabelsMusicRoom]

Thank you! Invaluable advice, as ever!

[@DivineSource444]

Love your videos Graham!

[@ribusgan]

I just love Graham Fitch's videos, although I can never, conceivably, benefit from them.

[@MurciellagoSV]

What do you mean by that?

[@ribusgan]

@@MurciellagoSV I'm old. And a very late learner. In a land, which has its own millennia old and fabulous classical music, but not too many musicians/ pianists who play or teach Western Classical or Jazz. So, these things are stuff of my dreams. Dreams only.

[@MurciellagoSV]

@@ribusgan I empathise with you and I feel sorry if you really can't have access to that. I started a bit late compared to most pianists, and I used to live in a place which gave me no subsidy at all. When I noticed that desire burnt inside of me, I used all my strength to give up everything I had and move to find a teacher in the capital city, all by myself. I faced psychological hell during the first year, but now I feel fulfilled and grateful for everything I've been going through. I don't know you at all, but if you ever have the slightest chance to pursue that dream, go for it, no matter if you're 99 years old!

[@RanBlakePiano]

@@ribusgan this may not fit your request but take a peak at my book Primacy of the ear

[@newgeorge]

Very interesting! Thank you!

[@mayiask654]

Is it only me or is it a common problem? I can practice hands separately and am doing fine and also memorizing works quite well. Then I put together both hands which also works fine but the longer I play both hands together I kind of seem to forget how the hands work separately. The piece then kind of becomes an inseparable unit of both hands. So as a result I get completely lost as soon as I want or have to play the hands separately. They just refuse to work anymore when the reference or "anchor point" of the other hand misses.

[@speedy7834]

I can relate to this 100 per cent

[@andrewbanas3036]

When I started learning a piece hands separately I noticed a significant decrease in the time to learn the piece. Subjectively speaking I feel my concentration is improved when I focus on a single hand at the beginning of the process. In any case, I wish I had started off hands separately years ago!

[@sygnus3377]

my second teacher❤️

[@biffii5568]

How is there a debate? Logically it increases your overall knowledge of a piece, if you can play separately.

[@nathanbrannan5228]

Song in intro?

[@PianistMagazine]

Waltz in A by Mischa Levitzki

[@DivineSource444]

What is the name of the piece in the opening credits?

[@PianistMagazine]

Waltz in A by Mischa Levitzki

[@DivineSource444]

Pianist Magazine ahhh...! Thank you so much!