Hanon Exercise No. 33
About this arrangement
Hanon's heading: turning the thumb under the third finger. He marks it a quarter note = 40 to 72 and asks you to repeat the first bar four times.
Each group of six notes passes the thumb under the third finger. Start the thumb moving as soon as it leaves its key, so it is in place before it is needed. 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. 33 train?
It works turning the thumb under the third finger. Both hands play the same pattern an octave apart.
02 How fast should I play Hanon No. 33?
Hanon marks a quarter note = 40 to 72. Start at 40 and raise the speed a little at a time, only when every note is even.
03 How long is Hanon No. 33?
Our edition has 25 bars: the opening bar, which Hanon asks you to repeat four times, then 23 bars up and down and a final C. Everything after the first bar repeats once.