Hanon Exercise No. 43
About this arrangement
Hanon's heading is Extension of the fingers in chords of the dominant seventh, in arpeggios, marked a quarter note = 60 to 120. At the end of Part II he adds that Parts I and II are the key to the difficulties in Part III, so they should be thoroughly mastered before starting the virtuoso studies.
Treat the repeated first bar as the warm-up for each chord. Keep the fingers curved on the wide reaches and let the thumb pass under quietly in the arpeggio.
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. 43 train?
Stretching the hand on dominant seventh chords and passing the thumb under in arpeggios.
02 How fast should I play Hanon No. 43?
Hanon's marking is a quarter note = 60 to 120. Start at 60 and raise the speed only when every note is even.
03 What comes after Hanon No. 43?
Part III, the virtuoso exercises, starting with No. 44. Hanon says Parts I and II should be thoroughly mastered first.