Discussions

Over the last few days I have become aware of the potential use of imagination and imagery to affect change in one's habitual patterns of use. My initial experience came in May in one of the ATMs taught by Alan on his wo...

I've just completed a new post on finger activities: I don't think any of it will exactly cause any raised-eyebrows (at least not for anyone who's familiar with Alan's writings) but it contains a simple approach t...

Alan, I want to tell you about some benefits I've had from working on your Rearing Horse exercise for drilling thumb motions. You emphasized this exercise in our lessons and I've been working on it a lot. I'm sure you...

I just found found two interesting things in my mailbox today. The first package I opened contained The Art of Piano Playing by Heinrich Neuhaus, and the second The Craft of Piano Playing by Alan Fraser. A notice from t...

Here's an interesting discovery I made about myself earlier today. When I improvise freely (i.e. not based around a set form), the techniques and freedom of movement that I have been working on elsewhere tend to manifest...

Check out the tremolos at about 24 minutes in. I've never seen such a staggering example of simple finger movement from a well balanced arm.

Just been experimenting lately with Alan's idea of starting finger movement before the key is going. In association with the extension style of action, I've been getting major benefits from this. Anyway,just want to run...

I enjoyed our lessons during your visit to New York. You corrected a misunderstanding I had about bone alignment. When I read about Liszt's Bicycle Spokes Exercise I tried it on a table top. I lined up a finger stra...