Hanon Exercises: Complete List of All 60

The Virtuoso Pianist (Le Pianiste virtuose) by Charles-Louis Hanon (1819–1900) has 60 exercises in three parts: Part I (Nos. 1–20) is five-finger formulas for evenness and independence; Part II (Nos. 21–43) adds thumb crossings, the scales in all 12 keys (No. 39), the chromatic scale (No. 40) and the arpeggios (No. 41); Part III (Nos. 44–60) is the virtuoso part: repeated notes, double notes, thirds, octaves, trills and tremolos. Hanon’s preface says to start at ♩ = 60 and work up to ♩ = 108. All 60 can be practiced in Estudio de Piano with a microphone or MIDI; 32 are verified note by note and the rest are being checked against a second source.

The three parts

Part I: exercises 1–20

Preparatory exercises in C major: the hand travels along the keyboard repeating an eight-note formula. No thumb crossings. This is where everyone starts. See Part I.

Part II: exercises 21–43

Transcendent exercises: thumb crossings, stretches and shifts, plus the scales and arpeggios in every key. See Part II.

Part III: exercises 44–60

Virtuoso exercises: repeated notes, double notes, scales in thirds and octaves, trills and tremolos. Only once the first two parts are clean. See Part III.

All 60 exercises

The pattern is the right hand’s first bar in our own transcription, with our fingering; it is only shown for exercises that are fully verified.

No.	Exercise	Part	First-bar pattern (RH, fingers)	Target tempo	In the app
1	Exercise No. 1	I	C–E–F–G–A–G–F–E 1-2-3-4-5-4-3-2	♩ = 108	Available
2	Exercise No. 2	I	C–E–A–G–F–G–F–E	♩ = 108	Available
3	Exercise No. 3	I	C–E–A–G–F–E–F–G	♩ = 108	Available
4	Exercise No. 4	I	C–D–C–E–A–G–F–E	♩ = 108	Available
5	Exercise No. 5	I	C–A–G–A–F–G–E–F	♩ = 108	Available
6	Exercise No. 6	I	C–A–G–A–F–A–E–A	♩ = 108	Available
7	Exercise No. 7	I	C–E–D–F–E–G–F–E	♩ = 108	Available
8	Exercise No. 8	I	C–E–G–A–F–G–E–F	♩ = 108	Available
9	Exercise No. 9	I	C–E–F–E–G–F–A–G	♩ = 108	Available
10	Exercise No. 10	I	C–A–G–F–E–F–E–F	♩ = 108	Available
11	Exercise No. 11	I	C–E–A–G–A–G–F–G	♩ = 108	Available
12	Exercise No. 12	I	G–C–E–D–C–D–E–C	♩ = 108	Available
13	Exercise No. 13	I	E–C–F–D–G–E–F–G	♩ = 108	Available
14	Exercise No. 14	I	C–D–F–E–F–E–G–F	♩ = 108	Available
15	Exercise No. 15	I	C–E–D–F–E–G–F–A	♩ = 108	Available
16	Exercise No. 16	I	C–E–D–E–A–G–F–G	♩ = 108	Available
17	Exercise No. 17	I	C–E–A–G–B–A–G–A	♩ = 108	Available
18	Exercise No. 18	I	C–D–F–E–G–F–D–E	♩ = 108	Available
19	Exercise No. 19	I	C–A–F–G–A–F–E–G	♩ = 108	Available
20	Exercise No. 20	I	E–G–C–E–C–B–C–A	♩ = 108	Available
21	Exercise No. 21	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
22	Exercise No. 22	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
23	Exercise No. 23	II	C–D–E–D–C–D–E–D–C–A–G–F–E–F–G–F	♩ = 60	Available
24	Exercise No. 24	II	E–D–E–C–E–D–E–C–E–D–E–C–A–F–G–E	♩ = 60	Available
25	Exercise No. 25	II	C–D–E–C–D–E–F–D–E–F–G–F–E–G–F–E	♩ = 60	Available
26	Exercise No. 26	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
27	Exercise No. 27	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
28	Exercise No. 28	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
29	Exercise No. 29	II	C–D–C–E–D–E–D–F–E–F–E–G–F–G–F–G	♩ = 60	Available
30	Exercise No. 30	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
31	Exercise No. 31	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
32	Exercise No. 32	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
33	Exercise No. 33	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
34	Exercise No. 34	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
35	Exercise No. 35	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
36	Exercise No. 36	II	C–D–C–B–C–E–D–C	♩ = 60	Available
37	Exercise No. 37	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
38	Exercise No. 38	II	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
39	Major and minor scales	II	—	♩ = 88	Available
40	Chromatic scale	II	C–C♯–D–D♯–E–F–F♯–G–G♯–A–A♯–B–C–C♯–D–D♯ 1-3-1-3-1-2-3-1-3-1-3-1-2-3-1-3	♩ = 100	Available
41	Major and minor arpeggios	II	—	♩ = 92	Available
42	Exercise No. 42	II	—	♩ = 120	Being verified
43	Exercise No. 43	II	—	♩ = 120	Being verified
44	Exercise No. 44	III	C–C–C–C–C–C–C–C–C–C–C–C	♩ = 60	Available
45	Exercise No. 45	III	C–D–D–E–E–F–F–G–G–A–A–B–B–C–C–D	♩ = 60	Available
46	Exercise No. 46	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
47	Exercise No. 47	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
48	Exercise No. 48	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
49	Exercise No. 49	III	E–C–G–E–F–D–A–F–G–E–B–G–A–F–C–A	♩ = 60	Available
50	Exercise No. 50	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
51	Exercise No. 51	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
52	Exercise No. 52	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
53	Exercise No. 53	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
54	Exercise No. 54	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
55	Exercise No. 55	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
56	Exercise No. 56	III	C–C–D–D–E–E–F–F–G–G–A–A–B–B–C–C	♩ = 60	Available
57	Exercise No. 57	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
58	Exercise No. 58	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
59	Exercise No. 59	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified
60	Exercise No. 60	III	—	♩ = 60	Being verified

Frequently asked questions

How many Hanon exercises are there?

Sixty, in three parts: 1–20 (preparatory), 21–43 (transcendent, with scales and arpeggios in Nos. 39 to 41) and 44–60 (virtuoso).

Which Hanon exercise should I start with?

No. 1, at ♩ = 60 or slower, hands separately. Move on once the previous one sounds even at a comfortable tempo; you do not need to reach ♩ = 108 on each one before going on.

Is Hanon in the public domain?

Yes. Hanon died in 1900 and Le Pianiste virtuose is in the public domain. Modern editions (their fingerings, revisions and added texts) are not; our transcription and texts are our own.

Where are the Hanon scales?

In exercise 39: every major and minor scale. You will find them with their fingering in the piano scales chart.

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