Hanon · The Virtuoso Pianist · Part I
Hanon Exercise No. 3 Second, third and fourth fingers
Exercise 3 of 60 from Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist, newly engraved from the 1900 Schirmer edition. Two skips up, then the hand steps down and straight back up through the second, third and fourth fingers. 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
(2-3-4)
Before beginning to practise No. 3, play through the preceding exercises once or twice without stopping. When No. 3 is mastered, practise No. 4, and then No. 5, and as soon as they are thoroughly learned play through all three at least four times without interruption, not stopping until the last note on page 6. The entire work should be practised in this manner. Therefore, when playing the numbers in the First Part, stop only on the last note on pp. 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, and 21.
Click any note to hear from there. Space plays and pauses.
Quick facts
- Book
- C. L. Hanon, The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises, Part I
- Trains
- Two skips up, then the hand steps down and straight back up through the second, third and fourth fingers.
- Hanon’s finger label
- 2-3-4
- 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. 3 be played?
No. 3 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. 3 for?
Two skips up, then the hand steps down and straight back up through the second, third and fourth fingers. Hanon labels it for fingers 2-3-4. It is in Part I (preparatory exercises).
Can I print or download Hanon No. 3?
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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