CRAFT OF PIANO
LESSONS
Many of the chapters in The Craft of Piano Playing are edited versions of piano lessons Alan Fraser has taught. Since the book was published, Alan Fraser has continued to record and transcribe many lessons, in preparation for the publication of his next book, Honing the Pianistic Self Image: Skeletal Based Piano Technique. Several of these we offer for your enjoyment below.
A Lesson on 'Levers' in Appassionata Sonata
Why Focus on the Physical?
Arnold Schultz on Legato
The Pylons Are the Platform
Archaic ATM (Courtesy of F. Liszt)
Always Maintain a Sense of the Finger Manipulating the Key
Some Problems in Tchaikowsky Concerto
More on Arm Weight
The Sound of Fingers Slapping the Key Surface
The Pianistic Tree of Life