Lessons tagged with 'ATM'

Link hands to core functionally part 3

ATM from Munich, May 2023 workshop

Alan Fraser
Aug 18, 2023

Link hands to core functionally part 2

ATM from Munich, May 2023 workshop

Alan Fraser
Jul 18, 2023

Link hands to core functionally part 1

ATM from Munich, May 2023 workshop

Alan Fraser
Jul 13, 2023

The wisdom of the skeleton is what allows you to move well

The more security you can feel in your hand, it reflects on the whole playing apparatus

Alan Fraser
Apr 7, 2023

You need a good relationship with the piano

The purpose of these ideas is to make us play the piano even better

Alan Fraser
Sep 23, 2022

This is how you play the piano musically

Save yourself from additional work and do things the right way right away

Alan Fraser
Sep 20, 2022

Go slow in order to go fast

Learn music slower but in the end you play musically much quicker

Alan Fraser
Sep 16, 2022

Dance with the piano

Alan is talking about and demonstrating the natural flow of the body that is required while playing

Alan Fraser
Sep 15, 2022

Educate the motor cortex

Our focused mind can only handle so much while we play. We need to educate the body how to play

Alan Fraser
Sep 13, 2022

Four sit bones

or ischial tuberosity

Alan Fraser
Sep 8, 2022

My head stays in the middle

A Feldenkrais exercise demonstrated by Alan

Alan Fraser
Sep 2, 2022

The piano hand arch

Through the lense of Feldenkrais

Alan Fraser
Aug 30, 2022

Move the body

You have to move the body and find that sweet spot, not too tense, not too relaxed

Alan Fraser
Aug 29, 2022

There is something in between tension and relaxation

If you are tense you can't play but you also can't when you are relaxed, so..?

Alan Fraser
Aug 28, 2022

Link the Arms to the Pelvis

Link the Arms to the Pelvis

Alan Fraser
Jan 20, 2017

The Musical Pelvic Clock

Stable or rigid bodies when playing the piano? Good idea or should the body be free and fluid?

Alan Fraser
Jan 2, 2017

The Three Cardinal Directions of Movement

We are talking about Feldenkrais exercises and how related they are to piano technique

Alan Fraser
Dec 31, 2016

ATM - Lie On Side Slide Arms

ATM, Victoria 2015

Alan Fraser
Jan 6, 2016
Alan Fraser
Sep 13, 2015

Airport ATM Pelvic Clock In Sitting Part 1

taken from Ottawa AFF Institute - July 2015

Alan Fraser
Aug 14, 2015

Connect the Fingers to the Core

The first ATM session in Overveen 2015 Institute

Alan Fraser
Jun 9, 2015

Lie on Side - Slide Arm ATM Part 1

ATM, day 1 of Eitorf Workshop

Alan Fraser
Dec 8, 2014

ATM - The Pianistic Bell Hand

ATM - Day 6 - Smith College 2014 Institute

Alan Fraser
Nov 5, 2014

Awareness Through Movement - Sitting Part 2

Part 2 - Sitting ATM - Ottawa Institute 2014

Alan Fraser
Aug 8, 2014

Awareness Through Movement - Sitting Part 1

ATM lesson, sitting and how to apply it when playing the piano

Alan Fraser
Aug 6, 2014

ATM session with Alan Fraser

Awareness through movement lesson on arm frame

Alan Fraser
May 20, 2014