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Quick improvement in intermediate repertoire 05:31

Half standing, half touching

Once you understand the techniques, you can experient and look for the right approach

A 23 Dec 2022 Intermediate
Quick improvement in intermediate repertoire 10:11

Half way between standing and touching

Exploration of a touch. "A little jucier then touching but not so juicy as standing"

A 21 Apr 2022 Beginner
The Physics of Orchestration 03:24

Weighted Touch and the Nature of the Key

Alan covers a few important concepts in this short episode such as paying attention to everything in the score

A 05 Jul 2019 Beginner
Weight Unsuited to Moving a Lever 04:34

Is Weighted Touch Good for You

Weighted touch reduces melodic flexibility and orchestral sound

A 22 Sep 2018 Intermediate
Chopin Etudes Op. 10 18:21

Chopin-Etude in E Major Op 10 No 3

Working on a specific touch that works for entire etude

A 18 Jul 2018 Intermediate
Micrortiming And A New Expressive Aesthetic 03:48

There Should Be No Struggle With the Keys

Overly expressive playing vs. this flux of up and down we have been talking about

A 17 Jan 2018 Intermediate
World Of Debussy Articulations 03:26

Articulate Through the Sheen of the Pedal

Feel the string vibration

A 16 Oct 2017 Intermediate
World Of Debussy Articulations 08:37

Ondine - The Grammar of Touch

Book II, Prelude No. 8

A 06 Oct 2017 Advanced
The Art of Frederic 22:29

The World of Berceuse

We are exploring that touch and that feeling of 'tunneling the keys' in order to get the sound we want

A 10 May 2017 Advanced
AFF Institute - Smith College - 2016 03:24

Overpressing

Alan answers a question on overpressing

A 24 Aug 2016 Intermediate
AFF Institute - SLC 2015 03:02

Shake Hands with The Piano

In a moving way..the propper way to touch the piano

A 06 Apr 2016 Intermediate
AFF Institute - Smith College 2015 06:12

Skeletal Touch

On touch and joining via Chopin

A 03 Nov 2015 Intermediate
AFF Institute - Victoria, BC 2015 03:50

Expressive Sonority

Alan talks about bold melodic siging or

A 14 Oct 2015 Intermediate
AFF Institute - Hope, MI 2015 17:06

How to Play a Nocturne Part 1

Alan discusses voicing, figuration, melodic lines and shaping in e minor Chopin's Nocturne

A 16 Aug 2015 Intermediate
Q&A with Alan Fraser [Season 1] 04:35

Playing on the Weight of the Hammer

Asked by: 57walker

A 24 Jul 2015 Intermediate