AFF Institute - Ottawa 2015

Episodes

1. 1 Elastic Hand for A Chopin Etude Alan talks about the sound and scouping, fulcrum like movement that induces elasticity in the hand. Via Chopin's Black Key etude 15:01
2. 2 Left Hand - Chopin Black Keys Etude Alan gives useful pointers ofor left hand in Chopin's black keys etude 06:05
3. 3 Rotation and Counter Rotation for a Healthy Hand Alan talks about remedial effects rotation has on piano technique as well as rotation in scales 10:04
4. 4 Rotation in Scales and Leaps Alan talks about scales and leaps and gives examples from the literature 08:04
5. 5 Elasticising Sound Aesthetic for the Ocean Etude The sound picture for the entire etude 07:36
6. 6 Fixing up the Passagework Technique We go back to basics and brake down the technique that allows us to play runs and passages 07:36
7. 7 Use Your Hand Muscles and Stand How to stand and why is it important? 05:21
8. 8 Second Ballade Opening Standing, double escapement.. 07:23
9. 9 Lay Down Your Flat Hand Alan talks about flat fingers, unified flection and agogics 05:58
10. 10 Elastic Hand - Playing From Within The Key Melt your hand into the piano and get alive sound 05:27
11. 11 Elastic Release for Brilliance and Ease Structured hand is not a stiff hand if it's elastically created 08:17
12. 12 Re-establish the Hands Biological Relationship to the Keyboard You don't learn to walk by walking 04:04
13. 13 Liszt-La Leggierezza Part 1 Alan and Marc work on the concert etude [entire lesson] 27:08
14. 14 Action Which Generates the Physical Connection Alan talks about the importance of good connection and how to make it happen 04:05
15. 15 Structural Stability for Better Alberti Bass Alan is talking about Alberti bass and hand structure 06:29