coordinating LH and RH
Alma Mater Blues Rhythm
(Over time, different teachers have faced situations in which a student finds it challenging to process the Alma Mater Blues rhythm. Here are Neil’s thoughts on how to handle such situations, video posted September 28, 2022. Below his video tip are two representative posts/questions within…
Hands Separately with Audio
This past month, I started making a point of assigning students to both LISTEN to the audio tracks and practice playing along with audio tracks HANDS SEPARATELY. Specifically, I’ve started directing students to try playing one hand alone with the audio tracks on a routine…
Left Hand Issues
I’ve noticed a consistent problem with a number of students, beginning with Night Storm. Whenever there’s a song that requires either the thumb or pinky to move out and in, with the opposite finger to play a stationary note, students have trouble playing the stationary…