Better lesson continuity
The assignment stays legible between lessons instead of becoming a vague memory task.
Teacher assignment guide
Assigning Hanon with MIDI between lessons.
Students often return with a general impression of their technique work. MIDI makes the assignment easier to define and easier to review: tempo target, repetition count, and whether the work became more stable over the week.
What to assign
- One Hanon exercise or one small technical unit
- A concrete tempo range instead of an open-ended “faster” goal
- A repetition target the student can realistically review
- One measurable focus such as evenness, release timing, or tempo stability
What to review next lesson
- Was the target tempo established or merely reached once?
- Did consistency improve across repeated runs?
- Where did timing instability persist?
- Is the student ready to advance or refine at the same tempo?
Clearer advancement decisions
Tempo increases become easier to justify when the previous level is stable enough to repeat.
Calmer accountability
The emphasis stays on measurable work rather than praise loops, streaks, or gamified pressure.
Simple studio workflow
Set the assignment in lesson
Name the exercise, tempo, hands, and what “established” should mean for the week.
Have the student review the measured result
Focus on precision and stability, not only whether the page was completed.
Adjust the next target from evidence
Advance tempo or keep refining based on consistency rather than optimism.