AFF Institute - Smith College 2015

Selected lessons from 2015 Smith Institute

Finished

person Alan Fraser

video_library 15 Episodes

schedule 2 hours 56 minutes 56 seconds

1

Episode 1

Feeling Confident at the Piano

Alan helps a student feel confident using propper technique

access_time6 minutes 33 seconds

2

Episode 2

Proactive Hand

We talk about the arch, the thumb, standing up and proactive hand

access_time6 minutes 19 seconds

3

Episode 3

Musical Aesthetics and Technique Part 1

Smith, 2015

access_time12 minutes 21 seconds

4

Episode 4

On Rotation

"I think the rotation happens without you thinking about it

access_time8 minutes 18 seconds

5

Episode 5

Skeletal Touch

On touch and joining via Chopin

access_time6 minutes 12 seconds

6

Episode 6

Musical Aesthetics and Technique Part 2

Part 2 and a small q&a session

access_time15 minutes 5 seconds

7

Episode 7

Chopin - Nocturne Op 48 No 1

Entire, unedited lesson on Chopin's Nocturne

access_time46 minutes 26 seconds

8

Episode 8

Metacarpals and Rotation in Octaves

Last day of AFFI Smith 2015 lecture/Q&A

access_time6 minutes 56 seconds

9

Episode 9

Elasticity and Stretching

Alan's take on stretching and elasticity

access_time5 minutes 36 seconds

10

Episode 10

Different Strokes for Different Folks

A question on elasticity from an audience member in Smith AFFI

access_time3 minutes 9 seconds

11

Episode 11

Liszt - Un Sospiro

Smith 2015, unedited lesson

access_time34 minutes 44 seconds

12

Episode 12

Elastic Release and Extensors

Alan talks about elastic loading, stretch reflex, Kemal Gekic, Taubman

access_time4 minutes

13

Episode 13

How to Play Glissandos

Alan explains how to approach glissandos

access_time4 minutes 39 seconds

14

Episode 14

Business About the Straight Thumb

On thumb and the arch via Chopin

access_time10 minutes 3 seconds

15

Episode 15

Rotation vs Swiveling in Arpeggios

Alan taks about rotation and swiveling and touches on Taubman method too

access_time6 minutes 35 seconds