Technique and methods

firstly, this is not a replacement for finger technique. it's a theory about how armweight technique SOMETIMES works without direct attention to fingers. I don't recommend that. This comes off the back of the realisation...

Hi I know that your question is directed to prof. Fraser. If you ask me (which you do not) firing up a public, playing musically, and winning competitions seems at a young age as opposed and irreconcilable tasks. With e...

Hello, I'm posting because I'm in a rather frustrating situation these days with my playing. Some pieces I play I can play consistently well. For example, I can play the Waldstein very well. However, there are these two...

. A thorough demonstration and conversation about the technical regimen Adele Marcus suggested for her piano students. Tori Stødle - Professor of piano, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Tromsø, Norway Sindre Myrbost...

Hi all, I know my last post was not very specific so I have a more specific question to ask now. I've been noticing that playing difficult technical passages loudly has helped improve my overall technique. In particular...

Hello Paul and the rest of you, I like Paul's answers here a lot and would agree. Furthermore, the more you practice grasping, the more the grasping action will begin to be present in your hand as a background fact, ge...

Thank you Andrew for that clarification - very valuable! AFF

Andrew you are absolutely right, and you've hit on something extremely important - bravo! AFF PS I see you are gunning to get hired as a writer too!

My practise recently has revolved around the question in the title and I'm reaping huge benefits from such a simple question. There's a great (and very rich) ATM on openatm.org called Legs Pushing Pelvis and Rocking Back...

I have just finished reading 'Honing the Pianistic Image'. It's absolutely amazing. This and the Craft of Piano Playing are the best books on piano playing by miles. I think I was fortunate that Yonty Solomon had introdu...

I'm a piano intermediate/beginner, having played badly (and with bad habits) for five years in childhood. I'm taking it up again and want to do it right this time. I had one amazing lesson with Alan via Skype. We focused...

Season 2, we are back!

First of all, ascertain which of the two notes sounds first. Then practice doing the reverse - play them not together on purpose, but with the other note sounding first. Note what changes in sensation you feel in your ha...

Another Free for All lesson was just published! It's a lecture Alan gave in 2012, Smith College. Part 1 out of 4 is free for all! Subscribe for access to this mini series and hours of teaching material already availa...