Hanon · The Virtuoso Pianist · Part I
Hanon Exercise No. 8 All five fingers: broken chord, then zigzag
Exercise 8 of 60 from Hanon’s The Virtuoso Pianist, newly engraved from the 1900 Schirmer edition. A broken chord up and one step more, then a zigzag back down, using all five 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
(1-2-3-4-5)
Very important exercise for all five fingers.
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
- A broken chord up and one step more, then a zigzag back down, using all five fingers.
- Hanon’s finger label
- 1-2-3-4-5
- 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. 8 be played?
No. 8 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. 8 for?
A broken chord up and one step more, then a zigzag back down, using all five fingers. Hanon labels it for fingers 1-2-3-4-5. It is in Part I (preparatory exercises).
Can I print or download Hanon No. 8?
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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