How to Play 3 Against 2: The Ultimate Guide

Use any or all of these 5 methods to learn and perfect feeling and playing the 3 against 2 polyrhythm! This video begins with the most commonly used methods, starting with the phrase "Nice Cup of Tea" and moving into 2 other methods to feel the compound rhythm, to a method that allows us to learn polyrhythms by quickly alternating between the rhythms while keeping a steady pulse, the "number method" that gives us a precise and mathematical subdivision of the entire polyrhythm, and finally into the benefits of using music notation software to both learn polyrhythms and get instant feedback about the measures each of us is trying to perfect, all with the power of instant tempo control! ------------ 🆓 ➡️ Get a FREE eBook and sheet music download by signing up for the email list ➡️ ➡️ https://bit.ly/FreePianistDownloads 🎹 Want to learn more in less time during your practice? Check out "Mastering Your Practice" on my Thinkific page to learn the same tools I use to get pieces performance ready in days, not months and to learn and memorize pages of music in minutes, not hours! Link: https://pianist-academy.thinkific.com... 🚀 Take your playing to new heights with "Next Level Pianist Academy," where we have Zoom workshops reserved just for members, an online forum with like-minded pianists, twice-weekly "Let's Practice Together" sessions to help keep us accountable on the bench, access to over 35 HOURS worth of exclusive course material, and a chance to WIN a free private lesson with Charles (me!) every month! Link: https://pianist-academy.thinkific.com... ➡️ Visit Charles on his performance channel:    / charlesszczepanek   ➡️ Visit Charles' Website: https://www.charlesszczepanek.com Charles Szczepanek is a Steinway & Sons Educational Partner & Teacher, is a Mason & Hamlin endorsed concert artist, has been heard performing tens of millions of times via SXM radio and streaming platforms, has collaborated with GRAMMY Award winners, and is now YOUR piano coach and mentor here on Pianist Academy! Chapters: 0:00 - Intro 0:18 - Method 1: "Nice Cup of Tea" 1:58 - Method 2: Compound Rhythm + Hand Directions 3:40 - Method 3: Feeling both rhythms within 1 pulse 7:35 - Method 4: The Number Method 12:00 - Method 5: Music Notation Software