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AFF Institute - Ottawa, January 2015

January 2015

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Alan Fraser

Born in Montreal in 1955 Alan Fraser studied piano but also delved into composition, cello, classical singing and had several stints as a pop musician. Alan’s main pianistic influence was the pioneering research of Phil Cohen who studied alongside Ronald Turini, Andre Laplante and Janina Fialkowska with Yvonne Hubert, who had been Cortot‘s assistant in Paris. Alan spent several years with Cohen after an apprenticeship with two former Cohen students, Alan Belkin and Lauretta Milkman.

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6 episodes 2:03:19 Beginner Ongoing

This is an archived series

1
Rachmaninoff - Little Red Riding Hood Etude Part 1
20:21

Satchi doesn't know how to produce a good and strong piano sound. Alan is helping via Rachmaninoff's etude

2
Mendelssohn Dueto Op.38 No.6 and on Relaxation Part 1
15:54

Alan talks about positive and negatives sides of relaxation in piano playing via Mendelssohn

3
Rachmaninoff - Little Red Riding Hood Etude Part 2
26:04

Part 2

4
Chopin - B minor Waltz Part 1
21:37

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5
Mendelssohn - Songs Without Words Op.102 No.4 Part 1
19:27

Mendelssohn meets Craft of Piano

6
Mendelssohn Dueto Op.38 No.6 and on Relaxation Part 2
19:56

Alan is takling about the hand, thumb, finger action