Manual dexterity, Hanon and craft projects

[Copper]

I love Hanons

They just make so much sense to me

I can, and have, played them all day long

[brenda]

Jodi, I could spend an entire day with you just learning about these beads you make. Beautiful!

[jodi]

Thank you guys. The polymer clay fascination is new. At Christmas, I took out a sample kit I bought 6 years ago from Costco and started playing with it. When i ran out of clay (Sculpey Premo and Soufflé) I started looking for more and realized it was scarce (supply chain/covid) and so now whenever I find it, I buy it. It’s really hard to find red. I’ve become a little obsessed with it all. I even bought a pasta machine to help blend the colors together. (Much easier on the wrists than rolling it by hand).

[jodi]

@brenda That would be fun. Craft days with buddies are the best.

[jodi]

@copper said in Manual dexterity, Hanon and craft projects:

I love Hanons

They just make so much sense to me

I can, and have, played them all day long

I’m going to assume you are being serious. I like them because they repetitive - so all I have to think about is cooridinating the finger patterning, (and learning that happens fairly quickly), and so it is more like exercise helping the fingers strenghten and work independently at different speeds (than music). I find that useful.

[Copper]

@jodi said in Manual dexterity, Hanon and craft projects:

I’m going to assume you are being serious.

Sadly, I am.

[jodi]

You crack me up.

[Rich]

I initially read the book as "Hannon, the virtual pianist"

[George K]

@rich @jon-nyc read it as the "Virtuous" Pianist.

That's why he never opened the book.

[brenda]

@copper said in Manual dexterity, Hanon and craft projects:

@jodi said in Manual dexterity, Hanon and craft projects:

I’m going to assume you are being serious.

Sadly, I am.