THE MUSICARTA HANON
Collected Variations
A-Z Series - Page Four
Rhythmic templates P to S
Exercise HCV-P
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The left hand plays repeated long-short pairs across the beat; the two halves of the right-hand bar are different. Preparatory steps demonstrated below if needed. |
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Pattern build-up
A video showing how to practice the hands separately and together in a static five-finger position.
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Tapping drill
Here's some help tapping the syncopated pattern.
Transferring the pattern
Here's an audio example of the HCV-P rhythmic template applied to Hanon Exercise No.17.
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Author's note
If you have already learned rhythmic templates T to Z and are revisiting this page, you will realise that it is possible to count and play these highly syncopated six-eight patterns as four-four tuplets - a cross-rhythm feature to explore at your leisure.
Exercise HCV-Q
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The right hand plays HCV-N: "One two-and-(three)-and-one, two-and-(three)-and".
The left hand plays our 'mixer' pattern HCV-H:
"One, (two)-and-three-and-one, (two)-and three-and". |
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Pattern build-up
A video showing how to practice the hands separately and together in a static five-finger position.
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Tapping drill
Here's some help tapping the syncopated pattern.
Transferring the pattern
Here's an audio example of the HCV-Q rhythmic template applied to Hanon Exercise No.15.
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Exercise HCV-R
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The right hand plays the ultra-syncopated HCV-O pattern, while the right hand plays the 'mixer' HCV-H. |
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Pattern build-up
A video showing how to practice the hands separately and together in a static five-finger position.
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Tapping drill
Here's some help tapping the syncopated pattern.
Transferring the pattern
Here's an audio example of the HCV-R rhythmic template applied to Hanon Exercise No.10.
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Exercise HCV-S
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The two halves of the right hand bar are different. Make sure you can sing-and-play the right hand before trying to combine with the left hand 'mixer'. |
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Pattern build-up
A video showing how to practice the hands separately and together in a static five-finger position.
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Tapping drill
Here's an exercise for tapping the syncopated pattern.
Transferring the pattern
Here's an audio example of the HCV-S rhythmic template applied to Hanon Exercise No.4.
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HCV A-Z Variations |
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