"replace tension and over-relaxation with activation

10 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...

Alan Fraser in Pensacola, Sept 2012 Scarlatti & Mozart

10 years ago by A Pianist in Piano master video discussion group

I hope you don't find it the ultimate in arrogance that I post this video here and not in the next category down!

Improvements to the book & film?

10 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...

Awareness Through Movement & Piano Technique: an experie

10 years ago by A Pianist in Piano and feldenkrais

A fellow pianist and Feldenkrais practitioner, Adam Cole had earlier been helping me with the editing of and now he has sent me a nice description of his experiences with the first ATM in the book fou...

Advice for a computer mouse/right hand dystonia problem

10 years ago by A Pianist in Readers and viewers emails

Just got this request for advice from pianist Albert Rossi... Dear Prof. Fraser, I have purchased your 2003 edition book and your DVD, and am writing to you to ask for a bit of further advice....

Legato

10 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...

Pain relief by connection to the keyboard

10 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...

Arm Weight & Piano Technique - What About FUNCTION?

10 years ago by A Pianist in Technique and methods

I've been browsing through a long exchange between cziffra and arhidesign about this and that, and amongst other things, arm weight. I have always enjoyed cziffra's real dedication and highly percepti...

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