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Pianimals warmup excericises 05:37

Chapter 6 - The Oranguthumb

Standing up on the thumb to strengthen its sense of structure. This video demonstrates a dynamic exercise that involves moving the thumb in different directions while engaging the entire body, designed to improve shoulder mobility and flexibility through guided movements and stretches

A 28 Dec 2025 Beginner
Pianimals warmup excericises 08:47

Chapter 1 - Variations on the floating arm

Alan is emphasizing the importance of keeping the elbow low and wrist flexible while playing, particularly for a student recovering from a shoulder injury

A 09 Dec 2025 Beginner
Pianimals warmup excericises 04:39

Pianimals warmup excericises intro - Connecting hands and body

A detailed demonstration on how the shoulder acts as a conduit between the hand and body during piano playing, emphasizing natural movements that allow the entire body to participate in creating music

A 20 Oct 2025 Beginner
Mastering octaves through tensegrity: The whole-body approach 07:12

Enhancing piano technique through shoulder engagement and hand positioning

Alan guides a student through improvements in playing technique, focusing on shoulder engagement, proper hand positioning, and lifting the second knuckle to create more fluid, resonant sounds during performance

A 06 Jun 2025 Beginner
Mastering octaves through tensegrity: The whole-body approach 06:36

Mastering octave technique through proper shoulder and hand coordination

Play octaves effectively by integrating proper shoulder movement, torso engagement, and metacarpal joint positioning to create a synchronized, tension-free technique

A 31 May 2025 Beginner
Elastically loading the hand arch structure for brilliant octave technique 07:57

Hand push

A series of exercises around the hand push

A 24 Mar 2025 Beginner
Playing with the broken arm 05:53

The brain creates limitations to go along with other limitations

Brain took a local problem and globalized it to the whole body

A 16 Feb 2020 Beginner
Jazz Piano & Physical Movement 06:07

If you know what your doing you can do it really well

Alan talks more about how to become confident at the piano

A 31 Oct 2019 Beginner
Performance Injury - Road to Recovery 17:46

Injury Journal - Diaphragm Hip Joint Shoulder Hand

Latest update from Alan on his injury (April 2019)

A 18 Apr 2019 Intermediate
Performance Injury - Road to Recovery 23:36

Mephisto Waltz Rockets

Alan is attempting to not only avoid the injury but actually heal his shoulder by approaching this segment properly

A 06 Jan 2019 Intermediate
Performance Injury - Road to Recovery 06:45

Taking the Pressure Off the Neck

Cramped shoulders and how Tai Chi helps with that

A 22 Jun 2018 Advanced
Physical Organization for Piano Teachers 04:01

The Difference Between Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais Method

Also, how to free up shoulders from tension

A 02 Dec 2017 Intermediate
Awareness Through Movement for Pianists 46:35

Improve the Eye-Shoulder Relationship for Enhanced Sight-Reading Part 1

2 part ATM from Ottawa 2015

A 01 Feb 2016 Intermediate
Q&A with Alan Fraser [Season 1] 09:55

Involve the Upper Arm for Empowered Playing Mechanism

Asked by: alvin

A 29 Jan 2016 Intermediate