Q: Hello Bill, I know this is probably very frequently asked but I am a new piano player and know a bit of songs, but I can only play right hand. I have tried for months to get down left hand but just can't, I've tried scales and even a couple of exercises.Is there any kind of trick to completing this goal? Thank you very much for your time.
A: there are 3 worlds you may find yourself in when playing piano, with regard to which hand does what. world 1 is where your left hand plays the bass notes (one note at a time) your right hand plays the chords, and you are singing the melody (or someone else is singing/playing the melody. World 2 is where you already have a bass player playing the bass notes, and you have to take care of the chords and the melody. world 3 is where you are in a band where someone else is playing the bass, and someone else is playing the melody, and you are only playing the chords. so in other words, we have 3 different elements- bass, chords, and melody. and depending on the situation you are playing in, you may be taking care of a different number of those things. each situation requires totally different things