Musicianship
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Shostakovich second sonata
05:56
Counterpoint, harp arms and healthy espressivo
Alan uses hand arch and timed arm movement to bring out two voices, then asks for harp-like arms in the figuration. He ends by saying espressivo should come from a healthy hand structure, not a forced one
Shostakovich second sonata
09:10
Second movement run through
The student plays the slow second movement. Alan praises how deeply they captured its atmosphere
Shostakovich second sonata
03:28
Your inner ear versus what actually sounds
Alan works on tight bird beats and warns that the phrase the student imagines does not always come out. He says the arm is the missing link that turns imagination into sound
Shostakovich second sonata
04:05
Phrasing octaves horizontally
Alan explains that grouping notes into phrases makes difficult octave passages easier to play. He says the effort to shape this bitonal music is essential
Mastering octaves through tensegrity: The whole-body approach
06:00
Exploring tensegrity in hand movements for musical performance
Understanding the tensegrity structure of the human body, demonstrated using a pelvis model, can improve piano technique by cultivating intentional growth movements in the hand that ripple through the entire body, enhancing performance quality and resolving physical limitations
11:25
Rethinking the musical approach to Bach's WTK 2 D major prelude
Alan demonstrates how understanding the compositional structure of Bach's challenging prelude requires arm movement that often goes against the melodic direction, creating a joyful and articulate interpretation beyond mere finger work
06:23
The importance of standing fingers for rich, exalted sound
Proper finger posture—keeping fingers 'standing' rather than relaxed or twisted—creates richer harmonies, better color, and ensures all notes are properly played, transforming ordinary passages into emotionally exalted musical expressions
Elastically loading the hand arch structure for brilliant octave technique
00:56
A creative entanglement with the musical material
Use the physical to express musically
Elastically loading the hand arch structure for brilliant octave technique
02:26
Learning difficult piano music
You can or can't learn the notes but what will help you tremendously is putting the musical thought behind it
Alan's bits
01:24
Piano Somatics: Why "How" You Play the Piano Affects the Musical Result
Alan shows how a standing hand at the piano leads to all sorts of improvement in sound quality and musicianship
Alan's bits
01:34
Piano Somatics examines musicality in Beethoven's Fur Elise
Alan shows that even a simple piece like Fur Elise can be given new expressive life when the hand knows how to walk beautifully on key.
Practical applications of piano somatics
03:22
Bring your hand arch to life
By giving it a posture or "acture" as Alan says
Translucent sound for improved expression
00:55
We pay attention to the physical so we can forget about the physical
And use our ears and play the music
Basics of piano somatics
04:40
Your piano practice should be a reflection of your mind flow
The music is flowing, so should your body
Quick improvement in intermediate repertoire
12:29
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
Q&A with Alan Fraser [Season 2]
02:16
Better physical organisation for better musical expression
There can't be one without the other
Practical Technique Tips
09:25
Glenn Gould piano technique
A question about Why Glenn Gould sat so low turns into a great rant about musicianship
Intro to Piano Kinematics
04:26
It's not just Music, it's Poetry
Alan talks about musical tension, singing line of live musical thought
Intro to Piano Kinematics
18:31
The Physical And the Musical
What are the mechanisms that translate our musical thought to the keyboard?
Intro to Piano Kinematics
02:38
Intro to Piano Kinematics
06:11
Body Awareness That Leads to Musical Spontaneity
Body and the musical content
Intro to Piano Kinematics
06:25
Everything we do is Intimately Related to the Musical Content
All this talk about technique, what about musicianship
Technique & Musicianship
23:57
Always Feel the Underlying Current of Sadness
We are beginning our journey into decoding Schumann