Comments on: Hanon Exercises: A load of hooey, or a useful exercise? http://www.epianostudio.com/2009/03/17/hanon-exercises-a-load-of-hooey-or-a-useful-exercise/ The online piano studio Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:00:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: MattJ http://www.epianostudio.com/2009/03/17/hanon-exercises-a-load-of-hooey-or-a-useful-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2593 MattJ Wed, 16 Jun 2010 16:29:41 +0000 http://www.epianostudio.com/?p=530#comment-2593 I have practiced books 1, 2, and parts of 3 of the virtuoso pianist everyday for nearly 3 years now and I have felt no pain at all in my wrists. My technique was in shambles before I started practicing it and now I get perfect on every tecnhique test I take, no joke. I find it silly when people completely disregard the excercises and say you should just practice repertoire, any art takes practice and this is it. Also, I don't need to hear some scientific shmob about finger muscles and whatnot, these excercises work. Look at Rachmaninoff for example, he attributes the outburst of Russian virtuosos to hanon as it was what students of the Russian school had to practice every day. You need to do more then rotate your arm and shoulders to play the piano well, sorry no shortcuts. I have practiced books 1, 2, and parts of 3 of the virtuoso pianist everyday for nearly 3 years now and I have felt no pain at all in my wrists. My technique was in shambles before I started practicing it and now I get perfect on every tecnhique test I take, no joke. I find it silly when people completely disregard the excercises and say you should just practice repertoire, any art takes practice and this is it. Also, I don’t need to hear some scientific shmob about finger muscles and whatnot, these excercises work. Look at Rachmaninoff for example, he attributes the outburst of Russian virtuosos to hanon as it was what students of the Russian school had to practice every day. You need to do more then rotate your arm and shoulders to play the piano well, sorry no shortcuts.

]]> By: Phil http://www.epianostudio.com/2009/03/17/hanon-exercises-a-load-of-hooey-or-a-useful-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2590 Phil Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:58:50 +0000 http://www.epianostudio.com/?p=530#comment-2590 Here is a much better site that demonstrates how the fingers work. http://www.eatonhand.com/hw/hw022.htm Here is a much better site that demonstrates how the fingers work.

http://www.eatonhand.com/hw/hw022.htm

]]> By: Phil http://www.epianostudio.com/2009/03/17/hanon-exercises-a-load-of-hooey-or-a-useful-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2589 Phil Sat, 12 Jun 2010 03:38:56 +0000 http://www.epianostudio.com/?p=530#comment-2589 Good Day, I have taught for 40 years and never use Hanon. I have interviewed numerous hand surgeons and they state it is impossible to build finger strength. There are no muscles in the fingers. The are remote controlled from the forearm. Some suggestions by Hanon (lifting the fingers high) will actually cause physical problems. The physical application on a piano involves gesture movements; rotating, shifting, thrusting, etc. Watch professional pianists and you will see these techniques. I have never used Hanon and my students perform professionally and passing the audition process easily at universities and gaining scholarships. They did not know how the hand really worked in that period. Look at this site on how the fingers move. http://www.pianomap.com/tendonitis.html Good Day,

I have taught for 40 years and never use Hanon. I have interviewed numerous hand surgeons and they state it is impossible to build finger strength. There are no muscles in the fingers. The are remote controlled from the forearm. Some suggestions by Hanon (lifting the fingers high) will actually cause physical problems. The physical application on a piano involves gesture movements; rotating, shifting, thrusting, etc. Watch professional pianists and you will see these techniques. I have never used Hanon and my students perform professionally and passing the audition process easily at universities and gaining scholarships. They did not know how the hand really worked in that period. Look at this site on how the fingers move.

http://www.pianomap.com/tendonitis.html

]]> By: rikky http://www.epianostudio.com/2009/03/17/hanon-exercises-a-load-of-hooey-or-a-useful-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2432 rikky Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:34:50 +0000 http://www.epianostudio.com/?p=530#comment-2432 yeah, it can be boring to learn, but there's no question it will make you a better player. it's like a football player going to the weight room. how can you question its value? yeah, it can be boring to learn, but there’s no question it will make you a better player. it’s like a football player going to the weight room. how can you question its value?

]]> By: errol http://www.epianostudio.com/2009/03/17/hanon-exercises-a-load-of-hooey-or-a-useful-exercise/comment-page-1/#comment-2394 errol Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:21:40 +0000 http://www.epianostudio.com/?p=530#comment-2394 Hi I do like hanon and it is not boring but you do have to pratice a lot and it give my fingers abilty Hi

I do like hanon and it is not boring but you do have to pratice a lot and it give my fingers abilty

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