Hanon Exercise No. 35
About this arrangement
Hanon's heading: turning the thumb under the fifth finger, which he calls an exercise of the highest importance. He marks it a quarter note = 40 to 72 and asks you to repeat the first bar ten times.
This is the widest thumb pass in the set. Practise the moment the thumb goes under the fifth finger very slowly before you use the metronome. 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. 35 train?
It works turning the thumb under the fifth finger. Both hands play the same pattern an octave apart.
02 Is Hanon No. 35 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. 35?
Our edition has 30 bars: the opening bar, which Hanon asks you to repeat ten times, 14 more bars going up, 14 coming down and a final C. Everything after the first bar repeats once.