Alan's sessions with his mentor Phil Cohen
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.
Phil and Alan conversating about the right way to approach an instrument
Phil and Alan work on palm and armpit integration
Phil and Alan working on armpit integration
Phil and Alan discuss humerus,armpit and shoulders
Phil and Alan working on the heroic polonaise - September 2014, Canada
Part two of two. Whole lesson from September 2014 with Phil
40 minute lesson with Phil Cohen from 2014
Phil Cohen talking about the relationship between body and the piano
Alan and Phil working on Scriabin
from February 2016
