A 12-minute right-hand and left-hand routine

2 minutes: choose one short passage

Choose a passage you can find again, such as two or three difficult measures, rather than attempting the whole piece. Connect the piano and confirm the score, starting point and selected hand.

Follow mode waits for the correct note, which makes it useful for finding notes and hand positions. At this stage, concentrate on pitch and order.

6 minutes: practice each hand separately

Repeat the passage with the right hand, then switch to the left hand. Use the on-screen keyboard to compare the next note with the key you played. After a mistake, continue within the measure instead of restarting the entire passage every time.

• Right hand for 3 minutes: check pitch and order in Follow mode.
• Left hand for 3 minutes: use the same passage and method.
• If one note keeps failing, reduce the range to one measure.

3 minutes: combine both hands at a comfortable tempo

Select both hands and first confirm the notes in Follow mode. When the order is stable, switch to Rhythm practice at a comfortable BPM and follow the moving playhead and metronome.

Rhythm practice keeps moving when a note is missed. Separate the task of continuing through the passage from the task of repairing one difficult measure.

1 minute: leave a clear starting point for next time

Remember or write down one measure where you often stopped and which hand to start with next time. The goal of a short session is a specific next step, rather than finishing the whole piece.

Choose a criterion for moving on

Write down your two or three measures and a comfortable starting BPM. Check the note order hands separately, then try both hands slowly. If you can play the passage through comfortably twice, try a slightly higher BPM next time; if you keep stopping, slow down or reduce the passage to one measure. Two repetitions are a personal check, not an app scoring requirement.

Leave one line for next time

Example: ‘Measures 5–6, left hand first, 60 BPM, stopped at the first note of measure 6.’ Start slowly at that passage next time and compare the last attempt. Track note order and fewer stops as well as speed. When practice range is available for the score, you can set a passage for repetition.