Hanon Exercise No. 48
About this arrangement
Hanon asks you to lift the wrists well after each stroke, holding the arms perfectly quiet: the wrist should be supple and the fingers firm without stiffness. Practise the first four bars until an easy wrist movement comes, then take up the rest. For the sixths he gives the same advice.
Play every third or sixth from the wrist, with the forearm still and the fingers holding their shape. Start at a quarter note = 40 and keep each stroke the same weight. 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. 48 train?
Detached thirds and sixths played from the wrist, with a quiet arm and firm fingers.
02 How fast should I play Hanon No. 48?
Hanon's marking is a quarter note = 40 to 84. Start at 40 and raise the speed a little at a time, only when every note is even.
03 How long is Hanon No. 48?
Our edition has 25 bars: 12 in thirds and 12 in sixths, each half with two repeated sections, then a final chord.