4 Ways to Work on Your Hand Independence

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🗓️ 17 April 2020

⏱️ 15 minutes

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You can't be a great pianist if you don't have independence of the hands, so today, Peter and Adam offer 4 methods you can use to build this essential skill. (And here's that YouTube video Peter and Adam mention at the end of this episode)Social distancing might mean going to concerts is out of the question, but Open Studio is still keeping the live music going! Peter is performing solo piano every Friday evening at 8:00 PM EDT on YouTube. To watch tonight's performance, use this link.In light of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, we understand that money is tight for a lot of people right now. That's why we've decided that for the duration of this crisis, we'll be running a Choose What You Pay campaign at Open Studio. Choose whichever course you want and then let us know how much you're willing to pay - that's it. For more info, click this link.Interested in more music advice? Go here to browse our catalog of jazz lessons and courses available for purchase. And be sure to check out our All Access Pass - every course from Open Studio on every instrument.Let us know what you think by leaving a ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ review, or head over to our YouTube channel.Follow us on Facebook | Twitter | Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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0:00.0	Hey, Peter.
0:01.5	Hey, Adam.
0:02.5	Is this Groundhog Day or Independence Day?
0:04.2	Because this is the third time we've done this one. Okay, well, we'll talk about that. But no, it's Independence Day. I can't wait for July 4th, which is Independence Day. Very big holiday here in the U.S. Did you know that? I did know that. Do you think we'll be able to be on a blanket watching fireworks on Forest Park with the symphony playing on july fourth
0:01.2	i think so it might be a very spread out symph Do you think we'll be able to be on a blanket watching fireworks on Forest Park with the symphony playing on July 4th?
0:22.8	I think so.
0:23.5	It might be a very spread out symphony and we might be spread out, but I'm very hopeful for that.
0:27.4	I'm looking forward to that.
0:28.6	But actually, we're going to talk about hand independence.
0:30.3	What?
0:31.2	Give him a hand.
0:32.2	Give him a hand.
0:34.1	I'm looking for a hand up, not a handout.
0:49.8	Okay. I'm looking for a hand up, not a handout. I'm Adam Manus.
0:51.6	And I'm Peter Martin.
0:52.7	And you're listening to the You'll Hear Podcast.
0:55.0	Daily music advise coming at you.
0:57.7	Coming at you today.
0:58.9	There's no Andrew to go, come on, Andrew.
1:01.6	When things like this happen, like we don't record the audio.
1:05.2	That's no one's fault but our own.
1:08.0	Well, do you think you can handle doing this episode again, Mr. Man?
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