more fun with Hannon

brianh · #1 05-12-2007, 04:36 PM

Hi Janek,

Thanks a ton for recomending shedding with the Hannon book. It's completely changed my electric playing just from a few months with the first 3 exercises. I've actually also been using it a bit on upright bass trying to develop a more fluid 4-finger technique in the mid section of the bass (between the crook of the neck and thumb position)...and it has really helped a lot.

I have been taking one exercise at a time and running it through the keys, one key each day...going from very slow to very fast and back down. I do this in addition to other scale-related stuff I'm shedding.

Anyways, I was just wondering how you recomend using it? Which exercises are your favorites, how many you do in a given session, how many keys, etc...etc...?

Again, thanks for the help. This has been a really good thing for me.

Brian

**j-raj** · #2 05-14-2007, 07:39 AM

Hey Brian,

Which book are we talking about and where can I find it?

brianh · #3 05-14-2007, 08:30 AM

Hannon: The Virtouso Pianist in 60 Exercises. It's probably the most common piano technique and can be found at any music store.

**j-raj** · #4 05-14-2007, 08:31 AM

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Originally Posted by brianh

Hannon: The Virtouso Pianist in 60 Exercises. It's probably the most common piano technique and can be found at any music store.

very cool... thanks.

janekbass · #5 05-14-2007, 01:22 PM

I really just picked a few that felt like they were stretching my techniuqe and doing something for me. I would try different ones and if they we're producing results after a few weeks I would move to something that was.

I haven't opened the book in a while, I've stuck with just a few that I like to get loose with.

Easy,

Janek

Sorax · #6 05-15-2007, 03:12 AM

heh i remember playing these when I started playing piano.. never thought about playing them on bass

fretless Bob · #7 05-15-2007, 12:41 PM

i just ordered the book from amazon, is it mainly in treble clef?

Dave

bassjamm · #8 05-15-2007, 05:07 PM

Hi, just a quick one to ask where the thread that this has lead on from is, i seem to have missed it...and what's the book called that you guys are talking about?

Thanks
Jamie

DocBop · #9 05-16-2007, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bassjamm

Hi, just a quick one to ask where the thread that this has lead on from is, i seem to have missed it...and what's the book called that you guys are talking about?

Thanks
Jamie

It's in the third post...Hannon: The Virtouso Pianist in 60 Exercises. It is a very inexpensive piano exercise book. I got one when first mentioned and enjoyed working on some of the exercises till I got too busy with other school work. I plan to get back to it.

lamarjones · #10 05-16-2007, 09:05 AM

Janek has mentioned on several posts about woodshedding the exercises in there to free himself from the problems of technique in order to reach that level of playing where you can concentrate on the notes coming out more. Also states he has used these exercises in conjunction with a metronome, taking it all the way to 400 (I guess you could just double 200).

Or at least, that is a paraphrase of what I have read in this forum, probably my favorite forum besides just looking at bass pics

And its kicking my butt....