Lesson Transcripts: Samples of the 'Physical Aproach'

Since publishing The Craft of Piano Playing, Alan Fraser's teaching has continued to evolve. Many of the lesson excerpts listed below should eventually appear in his upcoming book, Honing the Pianistic Self-Image: Skeletal-Based Piano Technique.

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