The Hanon Debate (Part 2)
This blog post features the views of pianist Peter Donohoe on the use of Hanon’s Virtuoso Pianist as part of our debate on the subject.
On Technical Exercises
In the nineteenth century there was a widespread belief that hours a day spent practising finger exercises would lead to mastery of the instrument, and many method books were published,…
Are Exercises A Waste of Time?
Originally published from 1922 - 1929, Alberto Jonás' series of seven books entitled Master School of Modern Piano Playing and Virtuosity is a treatise on piano technique designed to embrace "all the technical,…