Bebop Hanon

Bebop Hanon takes the Hanon technique exercises and reimagines them through the lens of jazz and bebop.

These 30 exercises build the finger dexterity of traditional Hanon, but with bebop chromaticism and harmonic context — what’s usually missing from standard technique books.

Hanon can get really mind-numbing. These exercises require some focus. They become quite challenging if you take them into other keys.

These exercises really help you think in a key.

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You’ll work through:

14 bebop chromatic variants of the classic Hanon patterns — familiar shapes with challenging, altered twists.
Exercises over real harmony, turning drills into musical ideas you can actually use while improvising.
Circle of 5ths variations, take a pattern through the dominant circle.
Minor key variations, exploring the weird and beautiful colors of minor.
Pentatonic etudes, great for building solos in lots of situations. One scale can cover many chords.