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Pentatonic Hanon Exercises
~ PentHan 26-07-19 ~

Pentatonic Hanon 26-07-19 (minor)

Watch the video, trying to memorise the pitch (up/down) shape.

Teaching notes

There is a repeated practice-speed pattern demonstration octave at the start of the video.

Here is the MS.

The right hand pattern uses both chromatic passing tones (ascending).

Practice the right hand until the logic of the fingering sinks in. Yes, it uses the thumb on black key Bb! The C position is the only one fingered.

 The left hand two-against-three

The left hand covers the whole minor pentatonic scale plus #4/b5, and uses straight quavers against the right hand triplets. Don't worry too much about getting the three-against-two exactly right; just set off and try to hit the left hand upper C/tonic at the same time as the right hand starts the new bar (on count "1").

Set One

The study is in two sets, rising by whole tones from C to G sharp, and from F to C sharp.

Here is the MS for the first set.

Download the MS PDF using this link.

Second Set

Here is the Second Set, ascending by whole tones from F to C sharp.