PIANO LESSON No.

3B: PIANO
PLAYING: LEFT HAND
now that you've already practiced playing with your right
hand, let's now go sa left hand naman... based on
experience, it's really easier to train your right hand than
left hand. lalo na kung piano fingering... naku... tsk tsk
tsk kaya dito palang pagalawin mo ng hustong-husto ang
mga daliri mo sa kaliwang kamay nang sagayon eh
magkasundo sila ni right hand para sa next topic....
(siyakkkneesss

tagalog

lulz)

:p

LEFT HAND, YOUR TURN

usually
the

accompaniment { accompaniment is

the

part/s that plays along the with the main musical

part },

arpeggios { an arpeggio is

a succession of

chord tones or simply where the notes are played in

sequence },

improvisation { improvisation mea

ns a one-time creation, never to be repeated in exactly

the same form } are played with the left hand. it
provides harmony and rhythm for the right hand which is

to play the melody. minsan prominent ang music na

ginagawa ni left hand pero sa totoong buhay eh
supporting role lang talaga ito para sa melody na
ginagawa naman ng right hand... but that doesn't mean
na hindi na mahalaga ang papel nila sa mundo ng
accompaniment...

:)

so, to start... remember the piano fingering assignment...

this time for your left hand... starting from your pinkie
going to your thumb, it'll be numbered 5-4-3-2-1

Figure 3b.1

remember to play the notes with the correct fingering...

training ito for your fingers na somehow eh mapasunod
mo siya sa gustong mong mangyari hehehe in this case,
reading a piano score... :) be sure to check the notes that
you're playing... tandaan left hand na ito, bass staff na
yang nakikita mo so iba na ang position nito sa piano...

Lesson No. 1: Name that

Keys and Lesson No. 2: Reading
Notes if you're kinda confused about the Treble Clef
review

and Bass Clef, the position of the notes on piano and how
to

read

it...

eto payong tao lang: 'wag ka na mandaya

hindi

ko

naman

makikita

eh...

kung

hindi

mo

mapapasunod ang mga daliri mo habang nagbabasa ng

notes, sinasabi ko sa'yo ngayon palang, aabutin ka ng
year 5010 hehehe kaya just apply everything na nilalagay
ko dito... or better yet, hanap ka nalang ng ibang
piano tutorials online (karamihan may bayad o kaya
masyadong

deep

ang

pagkaka-explain

bleh~) :p be patient... "okay

lulz

joke...

lang magkamali

basta 'wag mandaya... 'di baleng

mabagal basta tama" uy rhyme.. pwede nang
gawing motto! lulz bastapractice! sabi nga sa tagline ng
milo "great things start from small beginnings..." kaya
start ka na ngayon... ang purpose mo is magkaroon ng
coordination between your hands and your eyesight..
concentrate ng bonggang-bongga! okie so gopractice your
fingers!!!!

EXERCISES

Figure 3b.2.a
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Figure 3b.2.b
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Figure 3b.2.c
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Note: again for this part Figure 3b.2.c, try to follow the
fingerings... using all your fingers playing the same note
ie. your pinkie first then ring finger then middle finger,
forefinger then thumb... counting the correct note value
as

you

go

throughout

this exercise...

finished?! whooaaahhhh just rememb

er that hindi mo kailangan magpakaloka ng husto,
na kelangan makuha mo kagad in an instant ang gustong
iparating ng isang piyesa as a whole (not unless na may
recital ka hehehe kelangan perpekto yun! bawal ang
mistakes) pero kung baguhan ka palang at self-taught
tulad

ng

marami

dyan,

all

you

need

to

do

PRACTICE ng
bonggang
bongga
at PATIENCE!!! learning how to play the piano
is

is not an overnight thing. for people like me who spent

years in studying/learning how to play the piano, still, we
don't stop ourselves from learning... kahit ako kelangan
kong tugtugin ng maraming beses ang isang piyesa kung
gusto ko matugtog ng tama. kaya kahit asar na asar ka na
dahil ayaw sumunod ng daliri mo eh just enjoy while
doing so... baka tumanda ka kagad dahil lang dito...
ehehehe it's not too late.. hanggang gusto mo matuto, eh
go! go!

di

Lesson No. 3c: Piano

Playing: Both Hands
next

up.....Piano

go! :)