Careful Legato Practice

When one hand needs to change chords, or repeat a note, while the other hand is expected to play a legato line, sometimes a student finds this difficult to practice.  Sometimes "willing" it to happen will work, but it isn't very efficient.

Instead, incorporating an exaggerated movement into the hand that lifts will help disconnect the reliance the hands have on eachother to do the same thing.  Like this!

Pauline's left hand has a singing melody, while her right hand needs to change chords.  Before practicing this way, both hands would lift and the musical effect would be jarring.