Alan Fraser conducts several Swiss residencies a year. He works with pianists to improve the ease and fluency with which they can orchestrate their sound, with violinists, improving their sound and dexterity, both in the bow arm and fingering arm, through subtle adjusments to posture that are recorded in the body's neuromotor representation, and with other instrumentalists and vocalists.
Fraser's residencies have no lectures or group Awareness Through Movement lessons, just private work at one's instrument, or pure Feldenkrais Functional Integration lessons. Fraser is fluent in English, French and Serbian, and uses the participant's native tongue wherever possible.
Here is Fraser's somewhat complicated April 2025 Swiss residency schedule:
Are you hesitant to take a lesson? Not well-enough prepared? Don't worry; Alan will teach you, no matter what the state of your program. Working on a new piece with Alan can help you avoid the technical errors we sometimes make during the learning process. Thus he really does work with all interested pianists, vocalists and instrumentalists:
There is no limit to improvement!
Alan's Feldenkrais-informed approach to performance helps instrumentalists and vocalists transform their sound, making minute postural adjustments that release hidden physical blocks. If you have a friend or colleague with a specific performance issue, why not invite them to take a lesson.
The Basel lessons will be held in a studio near the Old Town, directions to be given at registration.
The Zurich lessons will be given either in the student's home or at the studio of Ekatarina von Kistowski, a pianist and piano teacher who is also completing a professional training in the Feldenkrais Method. Directions to Studio Von Kistowksi: Etzelstrasse 77 8808 Pfäffikon Zurich, Switzerland Basel Old Town
Purchase as many lessons as you would like here, with the help of our retail partner, Stripe.com. If you qualify for a student discount, you will receive a partial refund on this payment.
After payment, please indicate what city, what date and what time you would like your lesson(s) by email.
After purchasing your lessons, please return here to fill out the REGISTRATION QUESTIONNAIRE.
After you have completed your sessions, please come back to fill out this FOLLOWUP QUESTIONNAIRE. This helps us evaluate your experience, tailor your ongoing regime to facilitate further progress, and fine-tune the structure of future institutes to better meet participants' needs.
ALAN FRASER
Canadian pianist Alan Fraser gives master classes and recitals worldwide and conducts ongoing research and refinement on the ideas put forth in his books:
Refining Hand Structure & Function in Basel
Cancellation Policy
If you must cancel your registration, reimbursement will be as follows: Cancellations more than two months before residency opening date: 100% reimbursement. Cancellations more than one month before residency opening date: 75% reimbursement. Cancellations more than two weeks before residency opening date: 50% reimbursement. Cancellations more than one week before residency opening date: 25% reimbursement. Cancellations less than one week before residency opening date: no reimbursement except in cases of doctor-certified illness or acts of God. We reserve the right to cancel the residency; in this event, all purchases are fully refundable.
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