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Q&A with Alan Fraser [Season 2]

Season 2, more questions and answers as well as latest news from Alan.

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Lastupdate: 3 weeks ago

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Episode 1

Elastic Quality

Asked by: adrienschmitt

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Episode 2

Playing Pianissimo

Asked by: sheana2002

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Episode 3

Putting the Hands Inside the Piano

Asked by: hadarmo2

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Episode 4

Walking Forwards vs Walking on the Spot

Asked by: markeog

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Episode 5

Playing Fast Passages and Skeletal Alignment

Asked by: markeog

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Episode 6

Forte Octaves

Asked by: hadarmo2

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Episode 7

Leaps and Accuracy in Piano Technique

On leaps and jumps via La Campanella - Asked by: ingela

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Episode 8

Maintaining the Hand Structure and Finger Independence

Asked by: Ingela

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Episode 9

Muscles and Skeleton Carrying the Arm

Asked by: markeog

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Episode 10

Weak Fifth Finger

Asked by: plaine

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Episode 11

Adjusting Students Playing Apparatus During the Lesson

Tiny adjustments cause the brain to make adjustments to the whole system in order to align with the new organisation. Asked by: markeog

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Episode 12

Alan - The Background

Asked by plaine

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Episode 13

What is the Arm-Thumb?

Asked by: hadarmo2

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Episode 14

The Basis of Elasticity

Asked by: plaine

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Episode 15

Strong Fifth Finger

Asked by:plaine

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Episode 16

Arrau and Rubinstein Piano Technique

Asked by: hadarmo2

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Episode 17

How Do You Memorize a Piece of Music

Asked by:hadarmo2

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Episode 18

Feel the Melody Pulsing

Asked by: ingela

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Episode 19

Keep the Same Fingering

if you are transposing your music for any reason

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Episode 20

The Difficult Art of Orchestration

How to really orchestrate at the piano

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Episode 21

Is the Word Differentiation a Feldenkrais Term

Asked by: markeog

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Episode 22

When I play right hand forte my left hand plays loudly too

Asked by: ArthurDing

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Episode 23

Distribute the Weight Between Upper Arm and Fingers

Asked by: Simon Chu

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Episode 24

Structure Solidification is to be Avoided

Asked by: markeog

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Episode 25

Elastically Loading the Thumb and Uncurling the Claw

Asked by: markeog

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Episode 26

How do I play Double Notes and Chords More Evenly

Asked by: Simon Chu

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Episode 27

Applying the Principle of Reversibility

Asked by: Simon Chu

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Episode 28

What do You Think of Lucas Debargue

Asked by: Simon Chu

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Episode 29

Playing on Unfamiliar Pianos

Asked by: RushWayne

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Episode 30

One Boned or Segmented Multi Joint Thumb

Asked by: markeog

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Episode 31

What is the Role of the MCP Joints in Bone Rope Technique

Asked by: markeog

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Episode 32

What do you think about Kissin

Asked by: Piano4three

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Episode 33

Feldenkrais and Piano - But Why?

It's about the quality of movement and how do we translate it to the piano.

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Episode 34

Status of Pianimals

Hopefully we get them very soon!

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Episode 35

Useful Bird Beak Exercise

Rene shows his exercise he uses with his studenta

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Episode 36

Silent Piano Practicing

Ever practiced on a table top, or electric piano? Is it really beneficial or not?

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Episode 37

Let's Talk About the Wrist

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

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Episode 38

How do we actually walk?

Alan talks about walking from an anatomical and Feldenkrais perspective

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Episode 39

Better physical organisation for better musical expression

There can't be one without the other

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Episode 40

The most difficult piano piece you have ever played

Asked by: piano4three

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Episode 41

What do you think of Emma Leiuman?

Asked by: Ingela

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Episode 42

How long until the pianistic breakthrough?

Is it a specific method or a combo of them all?

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Episode 43

Fast octaves

Alan's take on fast octaves, submitted by Mark Riches

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Episode 44

Developing reflexes for playing octaves

Asked by: MarkRiches

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