Hanon Mania Grips Dennistoun
It's all here. And here's a photo of Charles Louis Hanon. God bless him.
Twenty exercises (and that's just for starters), in all the keys, which I'll also get to learn - they're a very hazy concept beyond C Major just now. And make a start on sight reading.
Most importantly, though, get the two hands working together. I don't know how long I'm going to spend almost exclusively on Hanon: it's like digging over the earth before starting to plant out, and it'll take as long as it takes.
We're going to need a metronome. I feel a bit intimidated about getting the rhythm right. Also, playing with two hands. But both will come, with the help of M Hanon.
And a piano stool, incidentally. I recall seeing them in charity shops, and would like to get something a bit stylish - on eBay they're either very unappealing as furniture, or expensive. The Bairn's got a big exercise ball which will function as a stool for now.
Twenty exercises (and that's just for starters), in all the keys, which I'll also get to learn - they're a very hazy concept beyond C Major just now. And make a start on sight reading.
Most importantly, though, get the two hands working together. I don't know how long I'm going to spend almost exclusively on Hanon: it's like digging over the earth before starting to plant out, and it'll take as long as it takes.
We're going to need a metronome. I feel a bit intimidated about getting the rhythm right. Also, playing with two hands. But both will come, with the help of M Hanon.
And a piano stool, incidentally. I recall seeing them in charity shops, and would like to get something a bit stylish - on eBay they're either very unappealing as furniture, or expensive. The Bairn's got a big exercise ball which will function as a stool for now.
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