Piano question: both hands in treble playing same note, no 8va?

[MormonGuitarGirl]

Hi guys,

So, Carol of the Bells (PA FunTime Christmas 3A-3B) is one of my homework pieces and at the beginning, both hands are in treble playing the same A. My question is, since the LH is holding for 3 beats (3/4 time) and I need beat 3 for RH, what do I do?

Do I cut LH short to leave beat 3 for RH, or do I go up an octave even though there's no 8va, and in this YT video, it doesn't look like it's taken up an octave.

http://m.youtube.com/?#/watch?v=5xy-Pd-t9kI

Thanks so much!

[Guest]

I don't quite understand, but play it with whichever hand is free for all 3 counts. You don't need to play it with both hands. I'd look at it, but one of my students has my copy of that book.