Essential tips for improving hand independence on the piano

Multi-talented jazz pianist Elijah Fox shares his tips for improving your ability to play the piano independently with the left and right hand. Preview Elijah's course for free: https://soundfly.com/courses/elijah-f... – About this video: When Elijah Fox was in school, he broke his arm attempting a skateboard trick. While this put his right hand on hiatus, it also created an opportunity for him to focus on playing piano with his left hand. He credits that time in his life for helping him make major leaps in his performance capabilities. If you’ve listened to a chunk of his musical catalog, you’ve likely noticed he’s particularly adept at playing things like bass lines and stride patterns. Of course, you don’t have to break bones to strengthen overall hand independence. You just have to be a little strategic about practice. From his course, here's Elijah Fox sharing his tips for practicing left and right hand independence on the piano more effectively. Enjoy! – About this course: Watching Elijah Fox's Instagram feed, you're likely to see something new everyday. From silky R&B tracks and spacey synth jams to old-timey stride piano covers and soulful improvisations, Elijah's talent spans genres and styles, yet all of his music is imbued with a single unifying element: impressionism. For Elijah, that means striving to make every moment evoke powerful emotional reactions in his listener, and yet also remain open to pensive wandering. In his exclusive new course for Soundfly, Elijah Fox explores his singular approach to writing, improvising, and producing the “impressionistic” music which has hypnotized fans around the world, been championed by artist collaborators like Yussef Dayes, Tom Misch, and Kiefer, and become the foundation for Drake & 21 Savage's hit "Major Distribution." Throughout the course, Elijah takes students through his process of composing, improvising, and producing this deeply touching music, as well his modular approach to practicing which ensures a constant flow of new ideas and patterns. Elijah also shares his philosophies and perspectives on modern harmony, orchestration, and beat making. Students will be challenged to up their skills on the piano and build new loops and tracks inspired by Elijah's guidance. To the future students of his course, Elijah declares: "I've gained so much joy from playing the piano — and I hope to inspire you to find some of that as well." If you aren't a Soundfly subscriber yet, you can preview Elijah Fox: Impressionist Piano & Production now for free and sign up today at: https://soundfly.com/courses/elijah-f... Subscribe now to access this course along with dozens of other in-depth, high-quality courses on topics ranging from songwriting to producing, mixing to beatmaking, and so much more, including access to our community Discord, partner perks, discounts on mentorship, contests, Study Groups, live artist Q&As, and workshops: https://soundfly.com/subscription – Keep the conversation going with Soundfly at: https://soundfly.com   / learntosoundfly     / learntosoundfly     / learntosoundfly   Follow Elijah Fox:   / elijahfox   https://www.elijahfox.org/