I've been playing the piano for a while now, but i still have problems playing one rythm on one hand, and an other rythm on the other hand.

if you guys have any tips, tricks, or ways that i can practice it... it is all welcome

Thanks in advance..


Cyrion

Don't try and think of your hands as hands, it helps me to think right hand and left hand.

I'm sure it's just that your left hand hasn't had as much practice at playing melodies.

well, i spend alot of time practicing both left and right hand. but even tho i can play both hands perfect apart from each other, i cant combine them because of the different rythms (i only have this problem in fast songs)

What you are saying is probably the hardest thing about playing piano. It is difficult and I have trouble with hand independence also. What I have read though, which would probably work well, is to practice each hand's part individually until you get each hand's part up to a good tempo. Then, you combine both hands' parts VERY SLOWLY at first and build your tempo up. That seems to make sense.
Also when you're away from your piano you can "work" on it, try tapping out a rhythm on your LH and a different one on your right, etc....like three taps with your LH and 2 with your in an "imaginary" measure...

ok, i will try these things.. Thanks alot for the tips

if anyone else has other tips, they're welcome too

I know this goes in to all the stuff about practicing both hands seperately I've read, but I actually find it easier to do the two hands at the same time. If you do them seperately, it's much harder to put them together later on. I just play both hands and see how they work together. For example, if the right hand is playing 8th notes all the time, it's easy to play 4ths with the left hand, just by knowing when the left hand should "join in".
If that makes sense...

Another thing to try is (while going slowly, again) playing one hand and adding the other hand a note at a time. Cycle over just maybe a measure at a time and learn how the hands "fit" at that section, and adding the offhand notes one at a time gives you less to learn all at once while getting used to the pattern.

Thanks

thx alot for all the tips guys, its is getting a bit better already

you all have been a great help to me..

Learn both parts separately. Then, practice only one hand then only the other hand until you have it all down. At this point, start to combine them slowly, then gradually increase in speed.

Oh, I'm too late and I've basically summarized everyone else. . .sorry!

When you're playing a new song I find it really helps to write the timing in...
one and two and three and....
or
one a and a two a and a three a and a.. (if it's a faster song)
Then play slowly as others have mentioned.
When you write your timing in make sure your numbers correspond with the notes, then as you count you'll know "this" note is played with "that number" and you're not thinking about left and right so much...

some publishers line up the rhythms exactly where they should fall in relation to the other hand so you can get an idea of which notes come when in relation to other notes. see if your music is precisely lined up like that and it will be easier to figure out how its all supposed to sound together. try thinking of it as one line of music instead of two, really paying attention to how the parts fit with each other on the page...this way you wont have to work your brain into mush trying to think of two completely different things at one time.
this also helps if you jsut dont know how a rhythm is supposed to sound in an intricate piece. you can sit down and say okay...this note comes first and then right after it this note in the other hand

im sorry this is much easier to explain in person ahah

well, thanks again for the new comments

What I try to do is this:
Don't think of it as playing two different rhythms with two different hands. Try to focus on which note you're playing at the SAME time and then which others. Think of it as a whole and it will come much easier.
Hope this helps!

Well, what I do if I'm learning or practicing a piece is try to master each hand one at a time. Once I got the right hand down, I then practice the part only for my left hand. Once I feel that they are perfect separately, I try playing together.