Using the muscles in our hands to our own benefit
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.
Alan talks about the hypothenar muscles and how can we use them (better)
You can or can't learn the notes but what will help you tremendously is putting the musical thought behind it
Use the physical to express musically
Every time we do these, they are different
Stand up ATMP exercise
A series of exercises around the hand push
A hand arch exercise. We should always strive for this feeling
