Everything you need to know about the thumb
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.
Some new and old things about the thumb
Alan is talking about the thumb, scales..
Why do we use the thumb? A little bit of history and anatomy
A useful exercise that gives thumb a great deal of mobility
We are talking about the thumb and octaves in this lesson
Alan talks about the flat but active structure and the thumb
Alan talks about how to properly address the hyperextended thumb
Alan is explaining how to get rid of unnecessary tension in the thumb
Not exclusively about the thumb but Alan touches on hyperentension/scoliosis which can be translated to thumb
We are finishing up this series with various exercises designed to separate sensory infomration and musculary effort
