Geneva

Geneva November 1-5, 2025

CONSERVATOIRE POPULAIRE DE MUSIQUE, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

Alan Fraser conducts several residencies each year in Geneva, teaching privately at the Conservatoire Populaire de Musique à Genève. Generally there are no group Awareness Through Movement lessons or lectures. Fraser is fluent in both English and French, and uses the participant's native tongue wherever possible.

Fraser works with pianists to improve the ease and fluency with which they can orchestrate their sound, through subtle adjusments both to overall body posture and to hand posture that are recorded in the body's neuromotor representation. He also works with other instrumentalists and vocalists.

Here is Fraser's somewhat complicated April 2025 Swiss residency schedule:

  • Oct 30: arrival at Basel-Mulhouse at 8:00, teaching from 10:00
  • Oct 30: train to Zurich 13:00, teaching from 15:00-22:00
  • Oct 31: teaching in Zurich until 12 noon.
  • Oct 31: train to Geneva 12 noon, teaching in Geneva from 16:00
  • Nov 1-4: teaching in Geneva from 8:00 to 22:00
  • Nov 5: departure for Basel Mulhouse 9:00

OPEN TO ALL INTERESTED PIANISTS & MUSICAL PERFORMERS

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:

  • students who wish to improve their sound and agility
  • adult amateurs who wish to feel more in command of the instrument
  • teachers who want new ways of teaching technique to their students
  • professionals who wish to hone their skills to the highest possible level.

There is no limit to improvement!


INSTRUMENTALISTS & VOCALISTS ALSO WELCOME

Alan's Feldenkrais-informed approach to performance helps instrumentalists and vocalists transform their sound by 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.



Geneva Lake
   The Lake & the Mountains

INSTITUTE LESSON RECORDINGS

All lessons are video recorded (unless the participant requests otherwise), and are stored at

PianoTechniqe.org: the pianist's netflix.


If you are not already an active member at PianoTechniqe.org, to watch your lessons you must first subscribe. We run our piano somatics video library more or less on the Netflix model: your initial subscription fee gives you automatic access to

  • our main library with 1300+ lesson videos
  • over 85 tutorial series curated especially for pianotechnique.org
  • your own personal library where all your lesson videos can be gathered in one place - making the study process even more convenient and rewarding.
As every lesson is packed full of information and experience, the review process offers a valuable chance for further progress, more breakthroughs - deeper learning.

Separate from the Institute registration fee

Access to all this, and to the recordings of the Ahun 2026 institute, is included in the initial pt.org subscription fee which is separate from your institute registration fee.


GETTING THERE




GETTING THERE

In Geneva Alan often teaches in private homes, but sometimes will use a studio at a satellite branch of the Conservatoire Populaire at Chemin des Crêts-de-Champel 40.

Conservatoire
   
The Historic Elegance of the Conservatoire Populaire Building

REGISTER




FEES & REGISTRATION

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.

Geneva-Basel Private Lessons 1 2 3 4 5 6
Purchase the number of lessons you want here €125 €245 €357 €475 €587 €704

After payment, please indicatie what city, what date and what time you would like your lesson(s) by email.


BEFORE & AFTER YOUR SESSIONS




INFORMATION SHEET & FOLLOWUP QUESTIONNAIRE

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.


CONTACT




ABOUT US - CONTACT

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:

He is at work on several new volumes. Visit here for more on Alan Fraser. If you have questions about your participation in the institute and would like to address them directly to Alan Fraser, please feel free to send him an email.


Alan teaching
   Alan at work

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.