Repertoire piece 2

Why this matters

Piece 2 layers in chordal left-hand work — your left hand holds chords while your right plays a melody.

What you should be able to do

Perform a 16-24 bar piece with clean chord changes and recoverable mistakes.

Estimated focus time: 3h

How to practice this on your piano today

1. 1. Pick a piece with right-hand melody + left-hand chord changes (e.g., 'Amazing Grace', 'Greensleeves' arrangement, or a simple jazz lead-sheet).
2. 2. Notice the chord changes. Map each chord to a left-hand block (root + 5th, or root-3-5).
3. 3. Practice the right-hand melody alone with steady tempo.
4. 4. Practice ONLY the chord changes in the left hand at the same tempo.
5. 5. Combine. Aim for clean chord-change landings on beat 1 and recoverable mistakes (don't stop).