Junior Hanon - By Charles-Louis Hanon / ed. Allan Small

Wonderful book! Arrived ahead of schedule! Was very happy!

good quality and arrived on time!

Ich musste in meinem 3. Jahr in der Musikschule mit dem originalen "Hanon" üben und kam nicht weiter als bis zur Nr. 4. Diese ersten vier Übungen spielte ich jeden Tag ein Jahr lang und hatte das Gefühl, keine Fortschritte zu machen. Diese Kurzfassung des Hanon Junior ist viel leichter durchzunehmen und auch für Schüler ab dem 2. Jahr geeignet, da die Übungen so kurz sind, dass sie nicht langweilig sind. Kurze Übungen zu spielen macht Spass. Da das Tempo nicht so schnell sein muss, kommt man auch viel schneller zu den Übungen ab ca. Nr 30, wo es wirklich interessant wird.

Good

This book is on the left in the picture; the virtuoso book is on the right. For someone just starting out or even a little into it, looking at all those 16th notes is overwhelming. When I was learning, back before there was fire :) , these two books were somewhat wrapped into one in that there were simpler exercises (not necessarily easier, but not as much of "you have to be kidding me ... no way am I doing that") on page 1.As "boring" as these books are in many ways, they really are good for someone serious about playing the piano. The hand strength and fingering practice that one gets from these exercises are very beneficial. I never thought I'd say that when I was learning, but it's all but impossible to deny as a still-playing adult. After this book is mastered and the "rank" of intermediate is achieved, the other will be very useful, as well, but not for a beginner. It's the beginner/advanced beginner which will be helped enormously by this book.