I was wondering how all the other people on this forum got to the level that they are at without Hanon or another technical exercize book in less time than they would have playing Hanon.
I believe going through Bach's exercises and studies will achieve the same while building repertoire and musicality at the same time. My major beef with Hanon is that if one follows his instructions, one sets oneself up for injury. "Doing" Hanon without proper instructions is dangerous.
I can think about other things as i play it.
That ain't how to practice.
I like beer. But I don't expect it to improve my piano playing.
I was wondering how all the other people on this forum got to the level that they are at without Hanon or another technical exercise book in less time than they would have playing Hanon.
In progressive order of difficulty:1. The little book of Anna Magdalena Bach.2. The little book of W.F. Bach (Little preludes and fughettas)3. 2 voice inventions4. 3 voice inventions.5. French and English suites.6. Partitas.7. Well tempered Clavier8. Goldberg variations.(4, 5, 6, and 7 are more or less at the same level)And since you are at it, have a look at Scarlatti's 555 sonatas.Best wishes,Bernhard.
Hanon builds up physical stamina while you decrease your mental stamina.That ain't a good trade. Bach increases both. You are not SUPPOSED to think about other things, dummy.
I'm around ABRSM grade 8. Got there playing-Bach.Bach.And more Bach.Did I mention- Bach?Bach rulz.
Then what's with the name?
... And at this point, it isn't really boring because I can think about other things as i play it.
hi paris,yeah i understand what you mean, hanon IS boring, no other way of putting it... i haven't opened my hanon book for several months! but honestly if i have to improve my trills within a very short time, then i think it'd be quicker to do that through hanon then campanella, only because the hanon exercise explores all common fingerings for the same trills, and all types of keyboard positions (like black-black, black-white, white-black, white white). the campanella might not manage to cover all that choices, unless like some member have said, we make our own exercises out of the trills portions...
I think I am going to start Czerny School of Finger Dexterity soon. Any thoughts?
I think there is a slight misconception here. When one faces a difficult spot in a piece, such as a trill, and then creates an exercise for that (as suggested as a better alternative for Hanon), one ends up having a Hanon exercise. There is no difference.
How long has the philosophy of "no Hanon" been around? 20, 25 years? What has it produced except people like Lang Lang? Where as technical exercises has been aroun forever and has produced people like Liszt, Chopin, and many other truly great pianio players. If it's good enough for them, then it is certainly good enough for me.
can anyone tell me why practising hanon is dangerous?? why can someone injured himself by practising it?
and, by the way, being 16 and having incorrect viexs does not necessarily make you a lost cause.
Interesting idea of putting musicality into Hanon pw.
Started czerny, it is much more fun / involved that Hanon