Selected lessons from 2015 Smith Institute
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.
This is an archived series
Alan helps a student feel confident using propper technique
We talk about the arch, the thumb, standing up and proactive hand
Smith, 2015
"I think the rotation happens without you thinking about it
On touch and joining via Chopin
Part 2 and a small q&a session
Entire, unedited lesson on Chopin's Nocturne
Last day of AFFI Smith 2015 lecture/Q&A
Alan's take on stretching and elasticity
A question on elasticity from an audience member in Smith AFFI
Smith 2015, unedited lesson
Alan talks about elastic loading, stretch reflex, Kemal Gekic, Taubman
Alan explains how to approach glissandos
On thumb and the arch via Chopin
Alan taks about rotation and swiveling and touches on Taubman method too
