Five finger exercise
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A five finger exercise is a music
al composition designed primarily for the purpose of exercising all one's fingers. A typical example is the Hanon
Piano Exercise.
By analogy, the term is also used to describe exercises solely for the development of a skill: for example, asking students solved questions in philosophy or economics. It is also described as a method for becoming "Good Christians" by Walter Scott
. Another analogy is described on the Western Washington University
website as part of The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook.
Chopin wrote a number of études (studies) that are widely regarded as musical compositions to train musical ability and dexterity of the fingers, especially Étude opus 10. Another example of an exercise to develop musical skills may be Für Elise
, it has been suggested that it was written as an exercise to practice skills on the piano. It has since been rewritten for many other instruments .
The technique has also been part of scientific study. Another example being The art of piano playing: a scientific approach by George A. Kochevitsky, who explains some of the fundamentals in teaching the piano. In his chapter on Progressive ideas in nineteenth-century teaching he explains some of Chopin's idea's (see above), there is a mention of five finger exercises.
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
al composition designed primarily for the purpose of exercising all one's fingers. A typical example is the Hanon
Charles-Louis Hanon
Charles-Louis Hanon was a French piano pedagogue and composer. He is best known for his work The Virtuoso Pianist in 60 Exercises, which has become the most widely used set of exercises in modern piano teaching....
Piano Exercise.
By analogy, the term is also used to describe exercises solely for the development of a skill: for example, asking students solved questions in philosophy or economics. It is also described as a method for becoming "Good Christians" by Walter Scott
Walter Scott (Clergyman)
Walter Scott was one of the four key early leaders in the Restoration Movement, along with Barton W. Stone, Thomas Campbell and Thomas' son Alexander Campbell...
. Another analogy is described on the Western Washington University
Western Washington University
Western Washington University is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of higher education in the U.S. state of Washington. It is located in Bellingham and offers bachelor's and master's degrees.-History:...
website as part of The Relaxation & Stress Reduction Workbook.
Chopin wrote a number of études (studies) that are widely regarded as musical compositions to train musical ability and dexterity of the fingers, especially Étude opus 10. Another example of an exercise to develop musical skills may be Für Elise
Für Elise
Bagatelle No. 25 in A minor for solo piano, commonly known as "Für Elise" , is one of Ludwig van Beethoven's most popular compositions. It is usually classified as a bagatelle, but it is also sometimes referred to as an Albumblatt.- History :The score was not published until 1867, 40 years after...
, it has been suggested that it was written as an exercise to practice skills on the piano. It has since been rewritten for many other instruments .
The technique has also been part of scientific study. Another example being The art of piano playing: a scientific approach by George A. Kochevitsky, who explains some of the fundamentals in teaching the piano. In his chapter on Progressive ideas in nineteenth-century teaching he explains some of Chopin's idea's (see above), there is a mention of five finger exercises.
Disambiguation
- It is not to be confused with a five-finger discount, which is a euphemismEuphemismA euphemism is the substitution of a mild, inoffensive, relatively uncontroversial phrase for another more frank expression that might offend or otherwise suggest something unpleasant to the audience...
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. - It is also the title of a play by Peter Shaffer.
- Nor is to be confused with the 1962 movieFive Finger ExerciseFive Finger Exercise is a 1962 drama film made by Columbia Pictures. It was directed by Daniel Mann and produced by Frederick Brisson from a screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, based on the play by Peter Shaffer....
, based on the play.
In popular culture
- In Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan DoyleSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
's A Duet with an Occasional Chorus (1899), a mention is made of a Five finger exercise (Chapter XX, page 312).
Video
- Example of a five finger exercise in learning the piano.