Hanon Exercise No. 1 (Both Hands)
Both hands play the climbing figure in parallel, an octave apart.
- Level:
- 6 of 6
- Hands:
- Both hands
- Key:
- C major
- Notes:
- 66
- Range:
- C3 to D5
- One run:
- about 13 seconds at 80 bpm
The notes, in order
33 moments, 66 notes in total, some struck together.
- C3 + C4
- E3 + E4
- F3 + F4
- G3 + G4
- A3 + A4
- G3 + G4
- F3 + F4
- E3 + E4
- D3 + D4
- F#3 + F#4
- G3 + G4
- A3 + A4
- B3 + B4
- A3 + A4
- G3 + G4
- F#3 + F#4
- E3 + E4
- G#3 + G#4
- A3 + A4
- B3 + B4
- C#4 + C#5
- B3 + B4
- A3 + A4
- G#3 + G#4
- F3 + F4
- A3 + A4
- A#3 + A#4
- C4 + C5
- D4 + D5
- C4 + C5
- A#3 + A#4
- A3 + A4
- G3 + G4
How to practise it
- Identical fingering in both hands at the same moment
- Any unevenness shows up instantly when the hands play together
- Half the speed of the single-hand version is a good start
The scale behind it
This one is built on the C Major scale: C D E F G A B (no sharps or flats). Its right-hand fingering runs 1-2-3-1-2-3-4-5, and the scale page has the full diagram if you want to hear the shape on its own first.
How to play it here
Play along on the keys with your mouse, your computer keyboard, a touch screen, or a MIDI keyboard you have plugged in. Every key can show its own name, and the metronome will hold the tempo while you work through the 66 notes.
What it trains
- hanon
- hands together
- endurance
More dexterity drills
Finger independence and evenness. Dull on purpose, and the fastest way to a cleaner hand.
- Hand Crossing (Both Hands) (level 6)
- Sixths (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Chromatic Scale (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Chromatic Scale (Left Hand) (level 5)
- Fingers 4 and 5 (Right Hand) (level 5)
- Octave Jumps (Right Hand) (level 5)