Give Equal Time to Both Hands When Starting Piano

Because both hands are needed to play the piano, the sooner you work on coordinating the left and right hand, the better.

When people begin piano, they generally find that they have better coordination with one hand – usually the right – than the other. Don’t fall into the trap of favoring your “good” hand and neglecting the weaker one.

It certainly can make sense to work on each hand separately to develop piano skills. However, in order to play the piano, you will need to use both hands together and coordinate their efforts. Because this coordination between the left and right hands is key to playing the piano, the sooner you get the hands working together, the better.

The hands can only work in three ways – the right hand hits first, the left hand hits first, and they both hit simultaneously. Start developing this synchronicity early between the hands. It’s not as impossible as it seems when you first begin!