Lecture/Series on Technique in general. We will be talking about arm weight, rotation, arches of the hand..all the things combined and condensed for your better understanding of piano technique.
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.
We are kicking off this series with harpsichord technique, piano escapement..
Have we all been taught arm weight wrong?
Another element of effective piano technique - walking
Continuation of the second lesson in this series, and a few other concepts
Alan dealing with a student who overused the arm and could not play legato
Developing a functional hand arch early on is a must
We have talked about biotensegrity before and now it's time we put it to work
Alan talks about Deppe, the father of modern piano technique
Paint a new neuro-motor picture to your brain. Get a new perception of your hands and bones inside
A short video on Alan's latest discovery on rotation. We will cover this topic in more detail in a featured series very soon
Alan talks about different types of arches of the hand and grasping
Rotation in relation with the thumb
Preassure technique and elastic raction
Be free from falling and utilize the structure. Also, the series wrapup.
