Hanon Exercise No. 49
About this arrangement
Hanon heads it stretches from the 1st to the 4th fingers, and from the 2nd to the 5th, in each hand, and calls it very useful for increasing the stretching capacity of these fingers.
Open the hand from the thumb to the fourth finger without forcing, and let the wrist move the hand along the keyboard instead of reaching. Start slowly and keep every note even. Use a metronome 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. 49 train?
Stretches between fingers 1 and 4 and between fingers 2 and 5, in both hands.
02 How fast should I play Hanon No. 49?
Hanon's marking is a quarter note = 60 to 108. Start at 60 and raise the speed a little at a time, only when every note is even.
03 How long is Hanon No. 49?
Our edition has 18 bars: two parts of eight bars, each repeated and each ending on a final chord.