How to Improve Your Left Hand ACCURACY and SPEED [7 Tips!]

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In this video, I tackle a common issue among piano students: improving left hand accuracy and speed. Addressing a viewer's concern about struggling with the left hand during faster tempos, I share seven strategies and tips. By the end of this session, you'll have actionable insights to apply to your practice, helping you achieve greater left hand ease, accuracy and speed on the piano.
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Burgmüller "The Storm" Op. 109, No. 13
Chopin Etude in C Minor, Op. 10, No. 12 "Revolutionary"
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Time stamps:
0:00 Intro
0:53 The shape of your hand
2:49 Fingering
5:04 Hand position changes
7:49 Releasing
9:54 Slow practice
12:42 Choosing repertoire
15:52 Level
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5 июл 2024

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@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 3 дня назад

Watch this next: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-1TTAN95ASw4.html

@hippophile 2 дня назад

I will!

@said1949 День назад

@@ThePianoProfKateBoyd I will do

@said1949 3 дня назад

Sartario reference contains arrangements for the L.H, from Mozart ,Wagner ,… it is interesting

@TheTmackey 2 дня назад

As usual, several times I stopped the lesson and went directly to the piano!! Thanks Prof!

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd День назад

That's so great to hear - thanks!

@alanduncan4207 День назад

Dr. Boyd - your students are incredibly fortunate; you have a gift for organizing piano pedagogy and explaining it fluently and accessibly. Many thanks for these contributions! I've studied, played, performed, collaborated for over 50 years and yet, there's always something to learn in this "gradus ad Parnassum"...

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd День назад

Thank you so much for your comment! I feel fortunate to have the chance to work with my students!😊

@ros6160 3 дня назад

Fantastic lesson! And so timely for me as I broke my right wrist in a fall five days ago. So now I have no option but to focus on my left hand, and I'm motivated to really give thought to each of your teaching points. Another thing I have decided to practice is managing leaps in the left hand without looking - for example, Chopin waltzes. Its something I have always been a bit clumsy with. So now I can see my silly fall as an opportunity and not just a darned nuisance. Thanks Kate!

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 2 дня назад

Thanks! Sorry to hear about your accident! Good luck with your left hand!

@lawrencetaylor4101 3 дня назад

A left hand Masterclass. Merci

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 2 дня назад

You're very welcome!

@fwbp 2 дня назад

That was really helpful, thank you! Specially cause I’m struggling with the left hand of Burgmuller’s Arabesque! 😊

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd День назад

Great to hear! You got this!

@said1949 День назад

I recognize that using hand position minimize parsing fingers over the thumb or the thumb under the fingers, that is very comfortable and healthy ,thanks

@marshac1479 3 дня назад

I can see my left hand weakness when playing arpeggios too.

@RealStormySkull 3 дня назад

Oh my god. This is what I need! Thank you so much! You are such a good person ❤!

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 3 дня назад

Yay! You're so welcome! 🥰

@lizweekes8076 3 дня назад

Thanks Kate 🎉

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 2 дня назад

😊

@said1949 День назад

Practicing left hand Alon is good forincrease speed and hand independents also , during that the R.H is free and can shed cords for the other hand . That I used

@josenelocausing3297 23 часа назад

Thank you Ma'am

@Wootwootwooton 2 дня назад

Your videos are always so helpful. Thank you!

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd День назад

You're so welcome! Glad you're finding it helpful!

@josantonioalcantara 2 дня назад

Tip 8: Mirror your hands and/or mimic the notes in the left for right hand parts. This helps to correct position and motions in your hands. Tip 9: Always return to basics. If your hand is not improving, there’s something missing you are not taking into account. I recently started feeling improvement in my left hand. I basically did everything you proposed plus the things I m suggesting. In order to improve your hands you need to take a lot of time to understand deeply how the instrument, your hands and the combination of these work. Otherwise you will get stuck. So I had to go back to all the fundamentals and see what I have been missing or realize how to make it work better. Now I feel both of my hands way better. More articulated, precise and faster.

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd День назад

This is brilliant - thanks so much for sharing!!

@run1492 2 дня назад

I love the great way you explain things, thank you ! I am new to piano and music, but very stubborn for some things; this time I've decided to be able to play (slowly!) Sibelius opus 76 nr. 2 'Ètude' ... It's been 4 months since I've started (I do not practice for enough time) but I still love to try it; I combine it with other things like music theory, of course

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd День назад

Sound great - you can do it!! 💪🎹

@MrWhiteKeys1 18 часов назад

Play Brahms study number 5 based on a Chaconne by Bach, or Scriabin left hand solos.

@hippophile 3 дня назад

As an ex-'cellist I have a fairly good left hand. But there was still loads of good advice here which is not left hand specific! For speed I have heard also practising passages in staccato is helpful (presumably as it forces you to lift the fingers quickly after playing). Is this something you would use?

@ThePianoProfKateBoyd 2 дня назад

Yes, this kind of practice can be very helpful - but it's important to not use the entire arm on every note when you play staccato if you're working on speed.

@hippophile 2 дня назад

@@ThePianoProfKateBoyd Very useful. Thanks. To be honest, I am working on my first Chopin Etude (so exciting!) Op10#3, so starting by practising the scary bit at measure 46. Maybe this is not the appropriate video for that. But if not you could always make another!? (he said cheekily). Using your metronome technique starting at about half my target speed (target 120bpm; I am not over-ambitious!), which is comfortable after a couple of runs.