An impressive improvement after only one lesson on the Debussy Arabesque
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.
Hanging hand exercise
Fingers work but the brain must think
Exploration of a touch. "A little jucier then touching but not so juicy as standing"
Standing allows you to produce all kinds of sound, from bubbling to loud fortes
The sound transforms while you stand
Once you understand the techniques, you can experient and look for the right approach
