Hanon or Czerny?

[beethoartok]

i recently bought
Charles-Louis Hanon: Virtuoso Pianist In 60 Exercises - Complete,
Carl Czerny: Art Of Finger Dexterity, Op. 740 - Complete, and
Carl Czerny: 24 Studies for the Left Hand, Op. 718

I need help on all my technique...but which one should I start with? and how long should I work on strictly technique before working on my rep?
Also, any have tips when working with one of these?

[steinwayguy]

NO.

[beethoartok]

?

[vera]

Studies seems to be a dirty word nowadays, but I think, there is still a place for them.
Do not do them instead of repertoire, but add them. The school of dexterity is the mainstay book, the left hand studies and the Hanon, pick and choose, what is useful for you personally. There are other good studies too- Cramer/Bulow:40 studies and Clementi. I think, it helps getting more stamina. A gradual technical development also could help prevent getting injuries. I do not think it is good to jump to difficult repertoire studies without preparation.

[xvimbi]

Search all the other threads on Hanon and Czerny on this forum, and you'll see the various opinions on them. In any case, do not do any technical exercise over and over again for a long time without EXACTLY knowing what the correct motions are. That is, have a teacher show you how to do them before you sit down and do them. If you don't do that you could easily develop bad habits or even injuries. One does not acquire technique from Hanon or Czerny by just "doing" these exercises. They have to be done correctly. The instructions in the original Hanon, e.g., are dangerous, because Hanon did not know or chose to ignore certain facts about human anatomy.

[robertp]

Our teachers all have their preferences, and so do we  . So I'm writing from positive preferences, and I strongly agree with xvimbi and vera, esp. on having a teacher to help with the motions. I got School of Velocity quite early on, and it would have been a horrible, horrible mess, and maybe injuries, if I'd not been shown precisely some physical points about the playing.  Actually, I think, at least from my experience, that it could come earlier than it often does. It certainly made a difference for me, and rather rapidly too.