Series dedicated to small tips useful when learning a new piece or we get stuck somewhere in the score.
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.
Ten minute segment on the famous La Campanella opening
Today we are talking about inner organization of the hand in order to archive a special quality of sound
People often forget about the standing hand when playing pianissimo. But what if there is a way?
A question about Why Glenn Gould sat so low turns into a great rant about musicianship
Applies to adults too. Avoid mechanical repetition at all cost and a few other things.
A quick video on those two famous double thirds bars.
If it's not debilitating, it's kind of good for you
Almost everybody looses their focus very quickly into the practice round. A few ideas from Alan on the subject
Reverse ding dong moment
