In this excerpt from the Beginner Hand Independence Challenge, Jacob teaches you how to make one hand feel automatic so your brain has more room to focus on the other.
Jacob Durbin
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With a focus on coordination and efficient practice, Jacob helps students make playing with both hands feel natural.
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Jacob is a pianist and educator whose engaging music lessons have reached hundreds of thousands online. His cognitive approach to learning helps you build hand independence by working with your brain instead of against it.
- Build dexterity and coordination
- Get your hands working together
- Stay in control of independent rhythms
- Play with more confidence and flow
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Beginner Hand Independence in 7 Days
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Finding sync fingers
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Hand independence workout
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Jacob Durbin
Jacob Durbin is a pianist and producer who makes learning piano fun and approachable. He’s also the social media manager at Pickup.
A Berklee College of Music graduate with a degree in electronic production and design, Jacob focuses on the creative side of learning piano – always showing you how to apply what you learn to create your own music.
Thanks to his accessible teaching style, Jacob has amassed a dedicated following on social media, and he brings his infectious passion to his classes here at Pickup Music.
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