Charles-Louis Hanon: The Virtuoso Pianist with Downloadable MP3s: Piano:

The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises Arranged in a Simplified and Condensed Format-An unsurpassed and important book of exercises for young piano students. Charles-Louis Hanon was a French musician and teacher who strove to create new ways to improve his students' technique. This volume of proven and exercises help to acquire speed precision agility and strength in the fingers of both hands as well as flexibiity of the wrists. Whilst retaining the essence of the work they have be condensed and simplified so as to be suitable for beginners and young developing pianists.

While nearly every pianist's training includes the renowned exercises of Charles-Louis Hanon, the power and weight of the modern grand requires an updated approach. This unique edition introduces vital pianistic warm-ups and routines that ensure correct gesture and relaxation. The pedagogical sequence omits inefficient and potentially damaging exercises and presents a long-needed pathway for dexterity and gesture that newly advances the virtuoso pianist. - Includes selected exercises from Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist, Parts 1 and 2 - New transformative warm-ups develop gesture, dexterity, and virtuosity - For students in Levels 3A, 3B, and above / Piano

With this newly-edited complete edition of the essential book of practice exercises The Virtuoso Pianist In Sixty Exercises is intended to help pianists acquire essential technical and practical skills. Themusic and text have been updated with a sleek modern design and the Download Card features audio demonstrations of every exercise.   When Charles Hanon first published these sixty exercises in 1873 heintended for the common problems of young pianists to be remedied by the practising of these pieces. Problems like crossing the thumb the strength of the fourth and fifth fingers and the difference in right and left hand skillwere all common and still are today. The book itself however became dated making this new and revised edition necessary. Updated with a beautiful and modern new design these practice pieces are a joy to play and the includedDownload Card lets you hear them first so that you can play them exactly as they should be played.   The method involves scales broken chords and other exercises split into three sections 'Preparatory' 'Transcendent' and 'Virtuoso'. Throughout descriptions help the student to better prepare themselves while recommended metronome ranges suggest tempos that the student can steadily increase. TheHanon Exercises have been praised and criticised over the years but with a sensible practice regime and their incorporation into a more musical and fun schedule some fantastic results canbe gained very quickly.    For over a century these Hanon Exercises have been testing amateur and professional pianists helping them to work on common problems faced by all.With this updated version of the complete Virtuoso Pianist In Sixty Exercises you can aim to acquire the agility strength and suppleness that Hanon intended but with a clean and modern looking design and the

Revised Edition-Inspired by Charles-Louis Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist — the essential technical method for any classical player — these new volumes present a modern-day equivalent for the musician seeking to play the key piano styles ofthe 20th century.Each book develops basic technique and true facility in each genre through authentic progressive exercises and etudes.The music in these books is fun to play for pianists at every level buildingthe necessary skills in each style while providing extensive musical and stylistic insight.

Revised Edition-Inspired by Charles-Louis Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist — the essential technical method for any classical player — these new volumes present a modern-day equivalent for the musician seeking to play the key piano styles ofthe 20th century.Each book develops basic technique and true facility in each genre through authentic progressive exercises and etudes.The music in these books is fun to play for pianists at every level buildingthe necessary skills in each style while providing extensive musical and stylistic insight.