Skills · Hand independence
Parallel & contrary motion
Keep each hand's own path and meet exactly at the bar line.
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- Lesson 2
Contrary motion
Both hands start on C, then move apart.
In Course 01 · Stepping together
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Eight notes in contrary motion
R goes up while L goes down.
Open → - Lesson 91
C scale: hands moving apart
Play the scale hands together, each keeping its own fingering.
Open → - Lesson 92
G scale: hands in contrary motion
Play the scale hands together, each keeping its own fingering.
Open → - Lesson 142
Changing direction
Hands arpeggiate in opposite directions
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Two rivers
Parallel and contrary motion through a broken-chord motif
In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces
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