Guitar Hanon: Private Lessons Series by Peter Deneff - Guitar Sheet Music with 51 Technical Exercises | Diatonic and Chromatic Scales, Seventh ...

by Peter Deneff

Guitar Hanon by guitarist and MI faculty instructor Peter Deneff is a guitar technique and instructional sheet music book conceived as a guitar counterpart to the technical exercise tradition associated with Hanon's The Virtuoso Pianist in Sixty Exercises. The collection centers on systematic scale and arpeggio work for guitarists seeking focused material for technical practice, lessons, and continued study.

The book presents 51 exercises in standard guitar notation with introductory text and no tablature. Its musical material covers diatonic and chromatic scales; major, minor, dominant, and half-diminished seventh arpeggios; whole tones; diminished arpeggios; and additional technical material, providing a focused collection for individual practice or instruction.

By concentrating related scale and arpeggio patterns within one collection, Guitar Hanon provides a structured resource for recurring technical work on the instrument. The variety of diatonic, chromatic, whole-tone, seventh-arpeggio, and diminished material gives guitarists multiple musical patterns to revisit as part of a regular practice routine. Rather than centering on repertoire, the book keeps attention on exercises that can support familiarity with written music, fretboard movement, and the physical patterns behind scales and arpeggios.

For guitarists building a library of dedicated technique material, teachers incorporating written exercises into lessons, or anyone choosing a practical music gift for a guitarist, Guitar Hanon offers a concentrated collection for learning, practice, and preparation. Its emphasis on standard notation and essential scale and arpeggio forms makes it a useful reference to return to whenever focused technical work is needed.

64 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

Peter Deneff grew up in Long Beach, California listening to Greek and classical music and studying classical piano with Leaine Gibson. After starting his professional life playing in a Greek wedding band at age fifteen, he became obsessed with straight-ahead and Latin jazz. He began jazz studies with renowned pianist Mike Garson, where he crafted his art through studying some of the great jazz improvisers such as Charlie Parker, Bud Powell, and Chick Corea. During this time he also studied many ethnic styles that eventually led to the development of his classical and jazz compositional style as well as the formation of his Middle Eastern-Latin jazz group Excursion. He also pursued undergraduate and graduate studies in classical composition and film scoring at California State University Long Beach under the direction of Dr. Martin Herman, Dr. Justus Matthews, and Perry Lamarca.

Peter has written seven best-selling books for Hal Leonard Publishing including Jazz Hanon, Stride Hanon, and Salsa Hanon. He has also composed and performed music for the Charles Sheen film, Five Aces. Deneff has performed at such varied venues as the Greek Theater, the Carpenter Performing Arts Center, the Playboy Jazz Festival, the Los Angeles Street Scene, the Orange County Street Fair, Universal Studios, the NAMM show, and the Baked Potato. His stylistic versatility has allowed him to play and/or sing with a diverse assortment of groups like Tierra, Ike Willis, the Leslie Paula/Universal Studios Salsa Band, and Ebi, a notable Persian singer.

Deneff also continues to play modern and folk Greek music for numerous events as well as an occasional Middle Eastern gig. Besides performing, Peter has also taught in many institutions such as Musician’s Institute, Orange County High School of the Arts, and Cypress College, where he continues to teach classical and jazz piano. He spends most of his time in his studio producing projects for Yamaha Corporation (Disklavier, Clavinova, PSR-3000) and Hal Leonard Corporation (PVG Play-Alongs, MI Press-Hanon Series).