Comments on: Hanon exercises for folks who don’t read sheet music (part 1)

By: Giorgio

Giorgio — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:26:27 +0000

Thanx to pianoclues.com for this excellent website
and
thanx to Tony for his remark: “doing these exercises fast only reinforces bad piano habits and mistakes.”
I thought that trying to do them fast from scratch just make you slower to learn them because of many mistakes.
But.. it also reinforces bad habits and mistakes.
So taking it slow at first and go up slow slow is very important

By: Christ

Christ — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 07:58:50 +0000

wow..this is awesome..i want to master this exercise…thankyou for making this helpful clue for hanon exercise.

By: Gwen

Gwen — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:00:54 +0000

I would like to thank you for reminding me to do it slow. I sometimes get impatient that I wanted to master the exercise immediately. And so I ended up hurting my hands, with no precision and distinction at all. God bless you!

By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:08:19 +0000

I have been playing the hanon exercises for a couple of months now and have noticed great improvement in my precision within the hanon exercises and when I play other pieces as well. I just wish that my piano teacher would have told me that practicing these exercises slow at first and focusing on perfection was the key. Remember friends, doing these exercises fast only reinforces bad piano habits and mistakes such as timing and inaccurate striking.