Taking turns & swapping roles

Learn first

• Hands entering together
• Rests in time

Next skills

• Two phrases entering apart
• Bass & answering chords

Practised in these lessons

1. Lesson 3

   One hand at a time

   One hand plays while the other truly rests.

   In Course 01 · Stepping together

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2. Lesson 5

   Swap the hand that holds

   First two bars L holds; last two bars R holds.

   In Course 01 · Stepping together

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3. Lesson 14

   Switch the sound layers

   First two bars R stands out; last two bars L stands out.

   In Course 03 · Colours of sound

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4. Lesson 181

   Complete piece: Lightly Row

   Play all 16 bars in C position: the right hand sings phrase A, the left hand sings phrase B in the bass clef.

   In Piano for adult beginners

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5. Lesson 64

   Frère Jacques: passing the phrase

   The right hand calls, the left hand answers; the resting hand doesn't play along.

   In Piano for adult beginners

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6. Lesson 125

   Prelude in C: the first four broken bars

   The left hand starts, then the right hand continues the broken line.

   In Piano for adults · Book 2

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7. Lesson 134

   Question and answer

   Alternate hands every half bar

   In 24 two-hand chord studies

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8. Lesson 147

   Footsteps and bells

   Bass on strong beats, chords on weak beats

   In 24 two-hand chord studies

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9. Lesson 157

   Birdsong by the window

   Passing the melody between the hands

   In Peaceful Days · 18 short pieces

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