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Shostakovich second sonata 02:07

A calm wrist for mystical music

As the slow second movement begins, Alan shows how a calm, floating wrist and more active fingers create a delicate sound where time seems to stop

A 23 Oct 2026 Intermediate
From pianissimo to fortissimo - controlling terraced dynamics powerful orchestration 08:09

Repeated notes - the bigger picture

Use the arm, the arm will help you

A 13 Jan 2025 Intermediate
Dystonia Exercises - Scale Patterns 03:49

Four entities that will help fingers do their job

Body, arm, wrist and the thumb

A 12 Nov 2024 Intermediate
12:54

Differentiating the hand to free the wrist

From Munch 2023 workshop

A 27 Aug 2023 Intermediate
12:40

Liszt - Mazeppa part 1

From a workshop in Belgrade, December 2021

A 11 Jan 2022 Intermediate
A dozen a day 08:04

Rotate internally and don't drop your wrist

Alan explores and explains some key concepts in the midst of going through dozen a day. Things like internal rotation and don't fall down concept

A 16 Nov 2021 Beginner
Move the arm laterally to improve finger agility 05:45

Let the wrist round out the sound

Let the wrist flex

A 21 Apr 2021 Intermediate
Move the arm laterally to improve finger agility 06:18

Agile wrist and forearm

Using the wrist to inflect the music, to form the music

A 13 Apr 2021 Intermediate
Q&A with Alan Fraser [Season 2] 10:39

Let's Talk About the Wrist

Alan talks about how information flows throughout the wrist and why is it important it's not blocked

A 15 Dec 2019 Beginner
The Three Pianistic Cardinal Directions of Movement 03:41

Addicted to the Sense of Being in Balance

Where is the keystone of the arch? Second MCP or the wrist?

A 22 Dec 2017 Intermediate
Kiddie Craft Demo Series 01:08

The Hand is a Bipartite Structure

Fingers/thumb and the wrist

A 25 Jul 2017 Beginner
Kiddie Craft Demo Series 05:54

Lesson II-10-Kiddie Craft

Handy Harry and Rex Wrist

A 26 Jun 2017 Beginner
World Of Debussy Articulations 05:44

Why The Less Flexible Wrist

You stop moving the wrist and music acquires this static quality

A 01 May 2017 Intermediate
World Of Debussy Articulations 05:02

The Wrist Movement for Debussy

Alan shows a wrist movement totally opposite from what you would expect

A 24 Feb 2017 Intermediate
Scales with Injury 08:34

Functional Wrist and Thumb for Better Scales

Stable wrist, rotation and functional thumb are prerequisites for healthy scales

A 05 Feb 2017 Advanced
AFF Institute - SLC 2015 07:00

Elastic Placement for Better Scales

Overholding, springy wrist and elasticity

A 08 Feb 2016 Intermediate
AFF Institute - Ottawa 2015 08:17

Elastic Release for Brilliance and Ease

Structured hand is not a stiff hand if it's elastically created

A 18 Jan 2016 Intermediate
Q&A with Alan Fraser [Season 1] 04:12

Strengthen the Index Finger and the Thumb

Asked by: adrienschmitt

A 02 Oct 2015 Intermediate
AFF Institute - Hope, MI 2015 08:45

Rotation and Stretchy Passages

Alan talks about rotation via Liszt's La campanella

A 11 Sep 2015 Intermediate
AFF Institute - Salt Lake City, UT 07/2014 15:27

Beethoven Sonata Op. 57 1st Mvt - Appassionata Part 2

Part 2 - Appassionata with Alan. More on hand structure and piano walking among other things

A 31 Aug 2014 Intermediate
AFF Institute - Salt Lake City, UT 07/2014 14:13

Beethoven Sonata Op. 57 1st Mvt - Appassionata

Alan is helping Jordan empowering her playing. A really good example of Alan's teaching.

A 04 Aug 2014 Intermediate