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Pentatonic Hanon Exercises

~ PentHan 11-05-21 ~


These web pages host the Pentatonic Hanon video performances and exclusive Musicarta Patreon Tier One music manuscript and teaching notes.

You can discover more about pentatonic scales and pentatonic music in general via the Musicarta Pentatonics home page.

Pentatonic Hanon 11-05-21

Just listen-to-and-watch the first PentHan 11-05-21 'set' for an overall view.

It transposes from D to C, B flat and F.

Download the PentHan 11-05-21 MS using this link.



Slow-mo demo version

Study the slow-mo demonstration video in tandem with the marked-up MS.

Download the pdf here.

The mark-up above/below the music tells you:

  • which major pentatonic scale-tone you are playing (T, 2, 3, 5, 6);
  • whether the movement is a pentatonic skip (K), step (S) or repeated note (R); and
  • the (vertical) direction of movement (up/down/horizontal arrows).

Peruse closely until you can relate all three mark-up 'languages' to the music you hear.

Note that:

  • The right hand crotchet beats move step-wise T - 2 - 3 - 5 - 6 - T - 3 - 5 rising, and the reverse falling;
  • The left hand moves by step throughout;
  • The left hand rhythm profile is long-short-short-long notes; and
  • The left hand plays the same note as the right hand every minim beat.

Practice to moderate proficiency before going on.



Penthan 11-05-21 - first transposing set

The first set starts in D (one black key in the major pentatonic scale), transposes down a whole-tone into C (0), down another whole-tone into B flat (1), and down a fourth into F (0).

Notice the progression of tied notes.



First iteration



No tied notes



Second iteration



Tied over beats 2-3 and 4-1.



Third iteration



Tied over beats 2-3 and 4-1.



Fourth iteration



Tied over beats 2-3 and 3-4.

An improvisation using this pattern might use a mix of these options according to the soloist's inspiration.



Penthan 11-05-21 - second set

The second set has more black keys, so the fingering is more challenging

Starts in C (0), transposes down a whole-tone into B flat (1), down another whole-tone into A flat (3), and down a fourth into E flat (2).

Remember the progression of tied notes.

  • First iteration: No tied notes;
  • Second iteration: Tied over beats 2-3 and 4-1;
  • Third iteration: Tied over beats 2-3 and 4-1;
  • Fourth iteration: Tied over beats 2-3 and 3-4 (or mixed ad lib).

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