Hanon Piano Finger Exercises

Author: Hanon
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Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Features: With the increasing popularity of piano learning and the abundance of outstanding pianists, mediocre piano performances have become unbearable. As a result, even daring to play an intermediate-level piece in front of non-professional audiences requires eight to ten years of study. Now, how many people can spend such a long time learning the piano! Consequently, it is very common to encounter unsteady and inaccurate playing due to insufficient practice. The left hand struggles with small difficulties; the fourth and fifth fingers, lacking specialized exercises, are always weaker than the others and are almost useless. When the passage contains octaves, trills, or tremolos, the performer often plays weakly and fatigued, resulting in inaccurate and expressionless playing. For years, we have been trying to compile a special exercise book to help piano learners complete finger training in a shorter time and overcome the above weaknesses. To achieve this goal, it suffices to find a solution to the following problems: if each hand's five fingers are trained completely evenly, they can handle any piano piece, leaving only finger technique issues, which are easily resolved. We believe that the solution to this problem lies in the 60 piano finger exercises in this book. In this collection, we provide exercises to make the fingers flexible and powerful, develop each finger independently and evenly, and keep the wrist flexible and relaxed—all of which are essential for excellent performers. Additionally, these exercises are lively and engaging, unlike most finger exercises that bore learners and require the perseverance of a true artist to practice. These exercises are written in such a way that after reading them a few times, they can be played at a reasonably fast pace. This makes them an excellent finger exercise that people are eager to learn. If desired, all these exercises can be played simultaneously on multiple pianos by learners to inspire a spirit of competition among them and help them get accustomed to ensemble playing. This book contains various technical difficulties. The exercises are arranged so that in each group of consecutive exercises, the fingers can recover from fatigue caused by previous exercises. As a result, all technical difficulties can be mastered without effort or fatigue. Through such training, the fingers can play with unexpected fluency. This book is for all piano students. After studying the piano for a year, students can begin using it. Students with a higher level of proficiency can master it in a short time, after which they will no longer feel stiffness in their fingers and wrists as before. This enables them to overcome the major technical difficulties. Pianists and teachers who do not have enough time to practice to maintain their playing skills can fully restore their finger dexterity by spending just a few hours playing these exercises in order. If the entire book is played through in one hour and practiced daily for a period of time, difficulties will disappear as if by magic, followed by beautiful, clear, clean, and expressive playing—the secret of the great pianists. In short, we dedicate this book as the key to solving all technical difficulties. We believe that recommending this book, The Piano Finger Exercises, to young pianists, teachers, and school leaders is a true service. This book provides the necessary exercises to make the fingers flexible and powerful, independent and evenly developed, and to keep the wrist loose and free.