I've followed your Youtube video for hand independence and despite hours (50 hours) of practicing slowly, my brain just cannot seem to handle both hands working together with the ongoing bass in the left hand. Your Youtube video "Boogie Woogie Hand Independence - Master the Triplets! (no piano required)" helped me alot but I'm still having difficulties. Is there any other tricks I can try? Is it just a matter of continually plugging away at it until you get it? Have you ever heard of someone not being able to get it despite hundreds of hours of practice? Do you think some private lessons would help or do you recommend that I grind away until I get both hands figured out before taking lessons?
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I have taken a very slow approach and it has yielded excellent results in terms of hand independence. I started with a metronome at 80 until I could do 160 comfortably and every time due to practice I keep getting better and faster. It has taken me a month but I can comfortably play 12 bars and also combine my left and right hand with the licks including variation 1 and 2 of the right licks. The only thing I have struggled with most is perfecting triplets. I am using the wikihow - How to play Boogie Woogie by Arthur.