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Hanon exercises

Alan talks about Hanon

8 episodes 35:51 Beginner Finished

Episodes

  1. 1 Do not read Hanon If you read it every time, you are missing the point 03:25
  2. 2 The first thing you do when you practice the piano link the physical and musical experience 02:29
  3. 3 Feel each note stand up fully on each note 03:28
  4. 4 It's always the same thing but the internal pattern is different and requires specific yet fluid hand adjustments 04:18
  5. 5 Put pattern recognitions into your motorics Basically training your motor neurons 06:39
  6. 6 The fingering must always be the same It's about the speed really 04:51
  7. 7 Picking out the background patterns hidden in the foregroudn patterns 04:36
  8. 8 Mind over matter Alan outlines some good practices while working with hanon exercises 06:05