Hanon Exercise No. 32
About this arrangement
This exercise opens Hanon's section on turning the thumb under, here under the second finger. He marks it a quarter note = 40 to 72 and asks you to repeat the first bar four times.
Play the first bar slowly until the thumb passes under the second finger without the hand jumping. Keep the wrist level and let the thumb move on its own. Use a metronome, lift each finger and play every note clearly, and keep both hands exactly together.
Start with short loops.
Use the section list as a practice map. Start at 50% tempo, loop one section, then return to the full piece once the hand shape feels stable.
Choose Right or Left to focus on one hand. Wait for note checks the highlighted notes as you play them on the screen or a connected MIDI keyboard.
Before you practice.
01 What does Hanon No. 32 train?
It works turning the thumb under the second finger. Both hands play the same pattern an octave apart.
02 Is Hanon No. 32 good for beginners?
It suits a pianist who has worked through the Part I exercises and can play evenly with both hands. Start slowly; the work is keeping every note even.
03 How long is Hanon No. 32?
Our edition has 13 bars: the opening bar, which Hanon asks you to repeat four times, then 11 bars up and down and a final C. Everything after the first bar repeats once.