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TThe Craft of Piano Playing: A New Approach to Piano Technique with Alan Fraser.(Book review)
The Craft of Piano Playing: A New Approach to Piano Technique with Alan Fraser, Maple Grove Music Productions (2 Milana Korea Ave., 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia), 2006. 90 min.
The new DVD, The Craft of Piano Playing: A New Approach to Piano Technique, definitely complements Alan Fraser's 2003 book of the same title. If you are already familiar with his book, then you will want this DVD to benefit from the audio-visual dimension and demonstration of his ideas. If you don't own this book, this DVD may intrigue your curiosity enough to want to read it. However, not all exercises, or "applications" from the book are presented on the DVD--perhaps another DVD is in the works. Conveniently, the DVD menu indicates which applications can be found in the book.
Fraser introduces his philosophy of achieving an orchestral sound by presenting aspects of the finger and arm weight schools, some of which have been misunderstood, and how they contribute to a "comprehensive technique" and are "pieces of the puzzle." Through analyzing the innate structure and function of the hand, he shows how the appropriate lining up of the hand bones allows a transfer of energy to the keyboard. This theme is interwoven into each of the eight chapters of which he spends most time on skeletal alignment and ...
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...Cup at Banff next Tuesday night after Alan Fraser struck twice to sink Highland League...Stephen's ball into the box was met by Alan FRASER, whose vicious 12-yard volley gave...Stephen, substitute Cameron Keith and Alan FRASER ended with the latter chipping the ball...
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- Next Time.
- Magazine article from: Variety Lorber, Daniel August 17, 1998 700+ words
...Siegel. Executive producer, Mark Vega. Directed, written by Alan Fraser. Camera (color), William Hooke; editor, Dave Greenberg...acted, but it would seem that first-time helmer-scripter Alan Fraser needs to work on his direction of actors. Allen and Campbell...
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...NEWS BITES EXTRA New Holland Mining's managing director Alan Fraser is irritated at market rumours about the company's interest...after the share price jumped from 0.6c to 1c overnight. Alan Fraser told News Bites that he had heard nothing official from Indonesian...
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