Hello
A friend of mine was taught piano years ago and was always taught to learn one hand and then the other and put them together and she is convinced this is the best way.
From what I have gathered over the last couple of years the advice seems to be to learn both hands together. The only time one handed is needed is to conquer a hard section......
Do you think to learn two handed is the best because I am als finding lots of books with sheet music suggesting single handed learning.
What works for you....
BFN Mike

Single usually for me. I'm still relatively new to the piano, so I'm still experimenting really!!

Definitely one handed if I'm learning the piece properly, otherwise I tend to bluff my way through and ignore all the details. If it's something I'm doing for fun though then I learn it two handed because I get far too impatient!!

I find it depends on the piece. Sometimes one way is good and sometimes the other. Probably one handed for trickier stuff though.

Usually single for me, unless it's something fairly easy where I do both hands together.

I thought you were referring to single or double vodka...

When i'd just started piano it was always hands separately first but now i tend to just sight read what i can and then play it over and over agin with both hands until its right, but occasionally i use single hands to conquer hard sections or to get myself to slow down and play better.

And I thought it was cream he was referring to!!!!

Hello
You've talked me into it the virtual drinks are on me. Hurry up it the bar closes soon.
BFN Mike

Triple. All the way

Anything I'm learning properly I do hands separately then put them together. This way it's easier to concentrate on getting all of the little details correct right from the start; rather than bluffing through it hands together and getting bad habits and trying to fix those. Of course I usually can't resist the odd try at putting it hands together early on (good for the sightreading ) but I do my practice hands separately first before playing it hands together all the time. I find having learnt it hands separately makes for a much more security in the 'finished' piece.

Depends on the piece, but I do frequently revert to hands seperately with any bits that are giving me trouble or a whole piece if it needs it. Once hands are secure separately it's so much easier to put them together

Hands separately at first, especially if it something like Bach

If it's Bach you just don't even attempt it!

Separately, although it depends... if it's not a piece that I am going to learn properly, I usually do it with both hands so I can practice sight-reading.

I used to do hands seprately but now I just do single unless it's really hard. I don't like to do seprate, I prefer to slow down trying to get my fingers round the notes.

You what?!!!!

Even now I still practise a lot separate hands as I find it's better to focus the brain on each part separately as it then gets 100% concentration.

I meant that I sometimes slow down (sometimes to a halt) to try and play the correct notes.

No I mean, you said you used to do it hands separately and now you just do single...

that is the same thing

or am I just missing something here?

*Bangs head on wall*

I need to start getting some early nights or something.

Ah it is not me then woo!!!!

Clotted!

Hands Separately till I can play both at a reasonable speed with all phrasing and correct fingers. Then together Snail slow checking phrasing and fingers in both hands is still right, If its not, youre playing too fast!

I actually assumed it was reeds on woodwind instruments until I read who posted the topic and where it was. So many possibilities .

I assumed it to be reeds as well....