Alan has worked with many young pianists over the years. We will be publishing some of the most interesting lessons here.
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.
A lesson with a young pianist from 2009. Alan talks about arm weight and skeletality
Recorded in 2002
Carter's rhythm is a bit off and Alan jumps in to help.
Teaching a young pianist to stand up and the sound is better right away
Alan's take on the famous children's piece. If you teach piano, you will find this lesson super useful.
Polonaise in g minor, 1817, published by Chopin's father on behalf of his son
Alan and a young pianist working on b flat minor scale
Thumb exercises and functional hand, introduced to a young pianist
Alan working with a young pianist
A short lecture Alan gave on his latest project Pianimals in Montreal, Canada in March 2019
A bit of theory and hands on exercises with young pianists. From Montreal, CA 2019 workshop
Young pianist and Alan working on the famous nocturne
C major prelude with a young pianist
