How to Shift Hand Positions on the Piano With Ease

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Do you have trouble with looking back and forth at your hands too much when you play from music on the piano? Is sightreading a struggle for you? In this tutorial, you will learn about an essential concept in playing the piano: Hand position.
This lesson covers: blocking triads up and down the keyboard, identifying hand positions in music, how preparing early can help you improve (and how to practice that skill), as well as how to combine these ideas as you practice.

I demonstrate using four pieces:
Schubert - Impromptu, Op 90, No. 4
Paradisi - Toccata
Rachmaninoff - G Minor Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5
Grieg - Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
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TIME STAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:32 How I’m using the term “Hand Position” today
1:32 How understanding hand position can improve your piano skills
2:34 Blocking triads up and down the keyboard. Demo: Schubert Op 90, No. 4
4:02 Finding hand positions. Demo: Paradisi Toccata
6:07 Preparing early. Demo: Rachmaninoff G Minor Prelude, Op. 23, No. 5
8:30 Combining concepts. Demo: Grieg Wedding Day at Troldhaugen
10:51 Today’s takeaways
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