7 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

I recently received this email and thought it would be a good thing to answer these points here on our forum. Read on... "Dear Mr. Fraser: I downloaded your video preview. A few thoughts:...

7 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

British Pianist Rayond Banning and myself have been engaged in a stimulating debate on the Arm Weight School vs. my Hand Structure & Function school of thought. It is all too long to put on the fo...

7 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

"Haven't read it but a sentence on the site caught my interest: '...replaces both tension and over-relaxation with effective hand activation...' 'Everyone else preaches how you should be p...

7 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

I would like to know your thoughts about the following: what is missing for you in the book and the DVD? What needs to be addressed more fully, or in a different way? What hasn't been addressed at all...

7 years ago by A Pianist in Book, dvd, a study guide, dvd demo, cd's

I would like to know your thoughts about the following: what is missing for you in the book? What needs to be addressed more fully, or in a different way? What hasn't been addressed at all that needs...

7 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

Recently I received the following letter, which was so pertinent that I thought I should post both it and my reply here on the forum. Any further insights about this? "Dear Sir! I should, fir...

7 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

I was just reviewing all the subjects under discussion here and noticed that there is no mention of legato! But that is the starting point! All the discussion about hand muscles, finger shape, articul...

7 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

I received this letter a couple of days ago, from someone who has worked with me on occasion. I thought it would be good to post it along with my reply... "I feel a pain when playing between m...