Weeks 9-10: two-hand coordination ยท coordination
Blocked-chord accompaniment
Hold simple left-hand chords under a right-hand melody.
Why this matters
Blocked chords are the most common piano accompaniment. Once you can hold a chord under a melody and change cleanly when the harmony shifts, you can play hundreds of folk tunes, hymns, and pop songs at a basic level.
What you should be able to do
Play 4 short pieces with left-hand chord changes landing on the correct beat.
Estimated focus time: 2h
How to practice this on your piano today
- 1. Right hand plays a melody phrase. Left hand holds a 3-note chord (e.g., C major: C-E-G) under it.
- 2. When the harmony changes (e.g., to F), shift the left-hand chord (F-A-C).
- 3. Hold each chord for the full duration of its harmonic span.
- 4. Try with a 4-chord progression: C-Am-F-G, each held for 2 bars.
- 5. Aim for clean chord changes that land on beat 1 of each bar.
Interactive coming soon
Two-hand input + chord detection needs Web MIDI.