Talk:Charles-Louis Hanon

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There's a lot of controversy about the merits of Hanon's exercises. The article just says that these have become "standard" for "modern piano teachers" but it's more complex than that.

I've added a sentence or two, but it would be good to have an extended section about their whole use and POVs about them. I'll do more when I get time. I'm still feeling traumatised at the very concept of a Hanon Marathon. Urgh! Kisch

I only know this: after a few minutes of warming up by Hanon's exercices, it's so much easier to handle a Bach fugue! Try it yourself: your hands feel a lot faster and more flexible and the piano keys feel a lot lighter! And i believe i'm in good company if Horowitz liked it too, obscure critics notwithstanding...