Alfred Junior Hanon

The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises  by Charles-Louis Hanon is probably the most popular technique book ever written .However ,while easily learned ,Hanon's original exercises 1-20 are sometimes too strenuous and more lengthy than may be practical for the beginning student .Yet the editors felt that by retaining the essence of the work ,arranged in a simplified and condensed format ，these exercise could then be made accessible to young and beginning student . They have done just that by altering the original exercises 1-20 as follows:

• Eighth notes are substituted for the original sixteenth notes ,making the studies appear less difficult . 
• By cutting the exercises in half , the student is less likely to become bored . 
• For ease in playing , the hands have been placed two octaves apart .  

Likewise ,exercises 39-60 in The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises have much to offer but are a formidable lot to master . Once again ,by extracting the essence of Hanon in the same simplified and condensed format ,the benefits of these exercises can also be made available to young and beginning students . Included in this latter section are studies in :

• all major and minor (harmonic) scales and arpeggios 
• chromatic scales in parallel and contray motion 
• repeated notes in groups of three and four 
• exercises for the trill and thirds
• broken-octave scales in all keys 

Finally , the last page is devoted to the circle of fifths , which is always useful .