Charles Louis Hanon
The Virtuoso Pianist Part 1 (1-20)

A beginners question about performance by robertcross
i've been practicing piano regularly as an adult (37 years old) with a great teacher for 3 years now. My teacher and i work through repitiore, technique (hannon/ czerny), some sight reading excersises, ear...

Need Help With Scales by palmtree
I am a late-beginner/very early intermediate player, completely self-taught (at the moment lessons are not possible), and until very recently I have been quite content to practice the 'usual' fingering...

Hanon for beginner by hajimasan
What is a sensible way to practice Hanon 1-30 ? I have decided to use them mainly as a warm-up, a few a day. At least I feel my finger control is better, I feel stronger and more supple. Is there a...

Are Scales and Arpeggios enough for Piano Technique? by bwv988
Hi, I have been playing piano for 3 years. The first 1.5 years I had a teacher and I have been self-teaching myself for the last 1.5 years. I was doing the RCM program. I mostly...

Taking Hanon Less Seriously by danaunplugged
I received this video from a friend around April Fools Day, and it gave me some good belly laughs on the topic of exercises we all have come to know and love (or hate) created by Hanon. ...

Piano Technique and Hanon by mirelle
Hi I'm an advanced pianist and I'm curious about how the development of piano technique works. My personal technique is wholly derived from practicing Hanon 4 hours a day, daily. I have read many posts...

How to practice rhytms? by mikkugo
Good Morning, I'm looking for rhythmic exercises, for clapping. Something like Hanon but for a rhythm. Long book, with a lot of exercises that I can practice to develop my rhythmic skills. Most...

Best LH strength exercises by scottpilgrim
I've noticed that my left hand seems rather weak in comparison to my right, what are the best strengthening exercises for left hand? I have Pischna and Hanon exercise books if you have recommendations from...

Fingers Sticking out while practicing Hanon. by u_chelva
I have a problem with fingers tensing up and sticking out when I practice Hanon. Just wondering if anyone might be able to share some basic tips to overcome this? ...

Which Hanon-exercise? by benjafr
Which hanon-exercise is the most important to learn for a beginner/ intermediate piano player? Numbers from the book...

Muscle Memory vs. Reading by 1piano4joe
Hi all, So, today I started a new piece. I was reading it hands together slowly (as it is maybe 5 grades below my current level) and asked myself, "Why don't I just learn this quickly and...

Technical exercises vs. Classical Pieces by billybraga
Is it worth doing technical exercises incessantly to improve the piano technique? Is it possible to be a good pianist for just playing normal pieces? Some teachers just fill the studants with infinite exercises...

What are the most important exercises for piano students? by zackxoxo
hey guys i have a question about piano what are the fundamental exercises for piano ? If you practice these daily you'll eventually play very well kind of exercises. I know there is Major,Minor scales and...

New age Hanon! by behdad
[url=www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KVOYc9IkDs]www.youtube.com/watch?v=5KVOYc9IkDs[/url] Hi everyone! I'm Behdad Bahrami, a composer and pianist and I wrote an etude named: New age hanon. This...

Approximately what grade level does the whole Hanon book get to? by maxim3
I'm just curious, at approximately what grade level could one be expected to be able to play any of the 60 Hanon exercises? My guess is minimum grade...

Beating Bachscholar to the Punch: Hanon 3-20 in Melodic Minor by maxim3
Beating Bachscholar to the punch: Hanon 1-20 in Melodic Minor For those of you who haven't been following this thing, see the thread "I Cover the Hanonfront: Hanon in Minor." The only...

I Cover the Hanonfront: How to approach learning Hanon "in all keys" by maxim3
(As usual, I request that Hanon haters find another sandbox to play in.) You may have heard that it is desirable to play Hanon "in all keys." If you believe this, and if you are at...

I Cover the Hanonfront: Research into the question of 'Practice in All Keys' by maxim3
I was looking into the single-beat vs. double-beat historical metronome marks debate, you know, Wim Winters vs. pianopat etc. and I decided to ask Winters a question about Hanon. Here's a copy of my...

I Cover the Hanonfront: Hanon in Minor by maxim3
READER FILTER: This post is for people who meet two conditions: a) they like Hanon very much and b) they don't have a problem with youtube piano teacher 'bachscholar' (Cory Hall). There are many...

Bach would have appreciated Hanon by maxim3
I believe that Bach would have appreciated Hanon, at least as beginner exercises. Here is my evidence: Johann Nikolaus Forkel's famous biography of the master includes the following account of...

Has anyone here actually COMPLETED all 3 of Hanon's exercise volumes? by cuberdrift
Hey all, I wonder what is it like to actually finish learning and practicing all three volumes of Hanon's (in)famous exercises "The Virtuoso Pianist"? I really want to find out if it...

My new Thumb exercise (based on Hanon no. 10) by maxim3
Here's a slight refingering of Hanon no. 10 to give the thumb a crossing workout. Thumb also has to jump! (To be played in all keys of course, as with regular Hanon)

One brilliant thing about Hanon! by maxim3
[This post concerns intermediate level. Anti-Hanon people, please ignore this thread entirely, your point of view is extensively covered elsewhere and I don't need the whole lecture again, ok?]

What is the difficulty range of Hanon when played in ALL major keys? by maxim3
Teachers -- I'm just curious. If the first 31 Hanon exercises are played in all major keys, what is the approximate difficulty classification? Obviously there will be a range, from easiest...