Feldenkrais
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Piano Learning Through Feldenkrais: A Holistic Approach
03:48
Finding emotional release and balance through Feldenkrais method
A student shares their experience of feeling increased balance, structure, and freedom in their body after Awareness Through Movement (ATM) sessions, while Alan explains how emotional releases during Feldenkrais work represent personal growth and the importance of agency in self-development
Alan's bits
01:25
Piano Somatics & Pianimals, the first piano method based on the Feldenkrais Method
Alan explains the contents of the five volume set of Pianimals books
Translucent sound for improved expression
06:33
The wisdom of the skeleton is what allows you to move well
The more security you can feel in your hand, it reflects on the whole playing apparatus
The hand arch and the body
02:45
You need a good relationship with the piano
The purpose of these ideas is to make us play the piano even better
The hand arch and the body
02:38
This is how you play the piano musically
Save yourself from additional work and do things the right way right away
The hand arch and the body
04:17
Go slow in order to go fast
Learn music slower but in the end you play musically much quicker
The hand arch and the body
04:51
Dance with the piano
Alan is talking about and demonstrating the natural flow of the body that is required while playing
The hand arch and the body
04:01
Educate the motor cortex
Our focused mind can only handle so much while we play. We need to educate the body how to play
The hand arch and the body
04:08
The hand arch and the body
04:51
The hand arch and the body
05:14
The hand arch and the body
03:32
Move the body
You have to move the body and find that sweet spot, not too tense, not too relaxed
The hand arch and the body
02:55
There is something in between tension and relaxation
If you are tense you can't play but you also can't when you are relaxed, so..?
Alan's update
05:13
Alan's attempt to explain the Feldenkrais method
Alan's new book and what is it about in his own words
Awareness through piano movement
03:45
Cantilever hand
An exercise for the bouncy feeling that works out the muscles
Playing with the broken arm
08:29
Can Feldenkrais help injured hand pronation?
A student broke her hand many years ago and it hasn't healed properly. Now the shoulders and the whole body are tensed up and compensate for the broken arm.
Q&A with Alan Fraser [Season 2]
01:46
Feldenkrais and Piano - But Why?
It's about the quality of movement and how do we translate it to the piano.
Weight Unsuited to Moving a Lever
04:06
The Series of Losses of Balance and Regaining of Balance
What is walking Alex? How does this apply to the piano?
Q&A with Alan Fraser [Season 2]
01:50
Unstable Equilibrium
04:07
How to Establish a State of Unstable Equilibrium
Ballancing up and down forces, but how would you do that?
Performance Injury - Road to Recovery
05:32
The Hand - Body Relationship
We not only need to radiate the stand up motion throughout the body but also look into hand body relationship
Performance Injury - Road to Recovery
05:21
Adjustment of Posture in the Functional Sense
vs. mechanical sense and all that applied to piano
Performance Injury - Road to Recovery
07:41
Retrain Sensory Motor System
The MRI shows 4 herniated discs in Alan's neck. His self-healing strategy: feed new info into the sensory-motor system
Alan's update
10:48
Awareness Through Movement for Pianists
11:15
Awareness Through Movement for Pianists
30:30
Awareness Through Movement for Pianists
30:28
Larger and Warmer Sound
07:10
What is Unstable Equilibrium
We are also talking about rotation, arm weight, directions of movement and more
Physical Organization for Piano Teachers
06:48
What is Dynamic Sitting for Pianists
Why should our feet always touch the ground while playing
The Three Pianistic Cardinal Directions of Movement
04:01
The Relationship With Unstable Equilirbrium
is the real value 3 cardinal directions of movement bring to the piano
Physical Organization for Piano Teachers
04:01
The Difference Between Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais Method
Also, how to free up shoulders from tension
Physical Organization for Piano Teachers
07:53
Sitting Dynamically and Listening Dynamically
What can we do to help our bodies while teaching/performing or practicing.
The Three Pianistic Cardinal Directions of Movement
05:45
The Three Pianistic Cardinal Directions of Movement
04:18
Flexion-Extension and Unstable Equilibrium
The first cardinal direction and a way to play by extending the fingers instead of curling them
Alan Fraser & Other Musicians
34:58
Piano-Voice and Posture
Alan working with a vocalist on Burt Barcharch songs The look of love and promises, promises
The Antigravity Function and Biotensegrity
05:47
Antigravity is Wired in to our Neuro Motor System
Alan talks about antigravity function, how to use it and get that springy, pure quality tone
Alan Fraser & Other Musicians
51:28
Alan Fraser Working with the Harpist
Tournier-Harp Composition. Bach-Suite Transcription
Sample Piano Technique Lessons
46:34
Hand Arch-Thumb Activation Exercises
Arm should do most of the work, fingers are only keeping the keys down
Alan Fraser & Other Musicians
31:37
Pianists and Focal Dystonia
02:43
Awareness Through Movement for Pianists
08:02
We are All Victims of the Relaxation School
Alan's lecture/lesson from his recent presentation in England
Awareness Through Movement for Pianists
46:35
The Musical Pelvic Clock
Stable or rigid bodies when playing the piano? Good idea or should the body be free and fluid?
Awareness Through Movement for Pianists
02:28
The Three Cardinal Directions of Movement
We are talking about Feldenkrais exercises and how related they are to piano technique
Different Arm Use in Forte and Piano
04:20
Control and the Feldenkrais
Alan is talking about how Feldenkrais gives the real control to the pianist
Awareness Through Movement for Pianists
13:35
Awareness Through Movement for Pianists
46:35
Improve the Eye-Shoulder Relationship for Enhanced Sight-Reading Part 1
2 part ATM from Ottawa 2015
AFF Institute - Victoria, BC 2015
46:35
AFF Institute - Victoria, BC 2015
06:25
AFF Institute - Victoria, BC 2015
12:00
AFF Institute - Victoria, BC 2015
46:35
46:35
Airport ATM Pelvic Clock In Sitting Part 1
taken from Ottawa AFF Institute - July 2015
12:40
The Lady with Horowitz Hands Part 4
Alan and Elena discuss Feldenkrais and sound levels in this last part 4
Awareness Through Movement for Pianists
30:29
Connect the Fingers to the Core
The first ATM session in Overveen 2015 Institute
AFF Institute - London, UK 2015
14:17
On hand structure - function and injury Part 2
Alan is 'rebuilding' Will's hand using Feldenkrais techniques
AFF Institute - Eitorf, Germany 2014
46:35
Alan Fraser's Institute - Smith College 2014
38:39
Alan Fraser's Institute - Ottawa July 2014
23:10
Awareness Through Movement - Sitting Part 2
Part 2 - Sitting ATM - Ottawa Institute 2014
Alan Fraser's Institute - Ottawa July 2014
23:35
Awareness Through Movement - Sitting Part 1
ATM lesson, sitting and how to apply it when playing the piano
28:11
ATM session with Alan Fraser
Awareness through movement lesson on arm frame
28:28
Sound Quality and Feldenkrais
Wiliam and Alan are exploring ways to create a healty sound and Alan is applying Feldenkrais methods.