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Lesson Plan #   000

Author:  Dan Lefler Level:  Beginner  Type:  Course Lesson

Lesson Title:   How to Play Hanon Finger Exercise #2 -  Both hands separate and together.

Instrument:  Piano

Content:

Objective: To strengthen the fingers and wrists equally on each hand for the piano while mastering Hanon's Exercise #2.
Instructions: 1.  View the Videos -
    "
How to Play Hanon Finger Exercise #2 - Right Hand - Ascendlow / high
    "
How to Play Hanon Finger Exercise #2 - Left Hand - Ascendlow / high
    "
How to Play Hanon Finger Exercise #2 - Right Hand - Descendlow / high
    "
How to Play Hanon Finger Exercise #2 - Left Hand - Descendlow / high
    "How to Play Hanon Finger Exercise #2 -
Both Hands Together"  low / high
2.  Refer to the Fingerings Chart chart for the correct fingerings.
3.  Refer to the midi for the correct playback and timing. 
4.  Practice slowly at first. Tempo can be as slow as 60 beats per minute.
5.  Memorize each pattern separately.   
6.  Eventually play up to a tempo of 108 beats per minute.
Practice: 1.  Practice each pattern slowly at first.  
2.  Memorize each hand pattern separately.  Watch the videos for help.
3.  Fingering for R.H. is:  1-2-5-4-3-4-3-2-repeat into next measure.
4.  Fingering for L.H. is:  5-3-1-2-3-2-3-4-repeat into next measure.
5.  Practice 20 minutes each day.  Log this time into your practice log.
Tips/Comments: After you have #2 down, try playing your hands in harmony. Left hand starts the pattern on C, and the right hand starts the pattern a 10th up - on an E. Or, switch and have the left hand start on E and the right hand starts a 6th above - on C.
Follow-up:  Go to the next lesson  

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