Hanon · The Virtuoso Pianist · Part I
Hanon Exercise No. 2 Third and fourth fingers
Exercise 2 of 60 from Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist, newly engraved from the 1900 Schirmer edition. A figure that turns back on itself to make the third and fourth fingers work independently. Press Play to hear it on a real piano, set the speed anywhere from Hanon’s 60 up to his 108, hear one hand at a time or switch on the metronome, and click any note to start from there.
As printed in Hanon’s book
(3-4)
When this exercise is mastered, recommence the preceding one, and play both together four times without interruption; the fingers will gain considerably by practising these exercises, and those following, in this way.
Click any note to hear from there. Space plays and pauses.
Hanon’s footnote
The fourth and fifth fingers being naturally weak, it should be observed that this exercise, and those following it up to No. 31, are intended to render them as strong and agile as the second and third.
Quick facts
- Book
- C. L. Hanon, The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises, Part I
- Trains
- A figure that turns back on itself to make the third and fourth fingers work independently.
- Hanon’s finger label
- 3-4
- Key
- C major
- Time signature
- 2/4
- Length
- 29 bars
- Hanon’s speed
- 60 to 108 crotchet beats a minute (the rule for this part of the book)
- Source
- G. Schirmer edition, 1900; English text by Theodore Baker
- Copyright
- Public domain. This engraving is free to print, copy and share.
Questions and answers
How fast should Hanon No. 2 be played?
No. 2 has no metronome mark of its own. Hanon’s rule for this part of the book applies: begin at 60 crotchet beats a minute and work up gradually to 108. The speed slider above the music covers that range.
What is Hanon exercise No. 2 for?
A figure that turns back on itself to make the third and fourth fingers work independently. Hanon labels it for fingers 3-4. It is in Part I (preparatory exercises).
Can I print or download Hanon No. 2?
Yes. Use Download the PDF at the top of this page for a print-ready A4 copy of this exercise; it also prints well on US Letter with fit to page. The whole book, all 60 exercises, is one PDF on the Hanon page. Both are free and out of copyright.
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