Piano dilemma...left hand and right can't get it together!?

Question

I'm trying to learn "What a Wonderful World". The time signature is 4/4. The left hand has all triplets which I play as 1-and-a-2-and-a-3-and-a-4-and-a. But I'm having a hard time putting the right hand together with the left hand because the right hand count is 1and2and3and4and. Does this question make sense? If anyone out there knows what I'm talking about, can you please recommend a way to help me learn this piece? I don't recall having a piano piece that was all triplets in the left hand, like this one. When I play the left hand by itself, and hum the melody it sounds nice. I just can't get it to sound nice when I try to put the hands together! Thanks!!

Thanks for those responses! "Five funny frogs" sounds like what Mickey was advising, but with a cute mnemonic thrown in. I'll try it later and see how it works.

Both Mickey's and Mandi's responses were very good. More importantly, I think they'll be helpful to "Joe" the other fellow that posted a reply too as well as any other aspiring pianist (or piano hobbyist, like me)

Thanks again. I can't wait to get my hands on the piano later!!!

Answer 1

Do u mean playing a triplet to two quavers?
Try saying this rhyme while playing the notes
Five Fun-ny Frogs
First notes in both hands are played while you say Five.
Second note played is the second note of the triplet (L H), while u say Fun
Third note played is followed by the right hand, while u say -ny
Fourth note played is last note of the triplet (LH) , while u say Frogs

Right Hand (quavers): Five... ..........-ny.
Left Hand (triplets):.....Five... ...Fun... ......Frogs.

Hope this is useful:)

Answer 2

have you ever played Beethovens "Moonlight sonata"? there is a similar dilema in it except the triplets as well as the melody are both played in the right hand, the left mostly just provides bass in octaves. what you need to do is play the right hand notes on the first note of the triplet and then exactly between the second and third notes of the triplet.

1----2----3----1----2----3.........left
1-------2-------1------2.............right

Answer 3

Sorry, I can't help you out with that one. I just tried it and it's hard. Maybe just start out really really slow and get the feel for it, then speed it up.