The dates for the 2022 Munich Institute have been confirmed! We look forward to seeing you at this institute held in the beer capital of Europe. Register for our newsletter to receive logistical updates.
This Piano Somatics Institute takes place at the Artetonal Schule für Musik. There are ample practice facilities on site. Alan teaches in English & French, and German & Spanish translation will be available. This institute is organized by Mario de la Vega, a longtime student of Alan who has just completed a Feldenkrais Practitioner professional training program as well as his Piano Somatics Practitioner Certification.
Are you hesitant to attend? Feel you are not advanced enough? Not well-enough prepared? Don't worry; Alan welcomes all, no matter what your ability, no matter what the state of your program. The Institute really is open to all interested pianists:
He also welcomes instrumentalists and vocalists, who find that their sound, their agility and their sense of ease and freedom from tension improve dramatically with Alan's Performance Somatics approach. There is no limit to improvement!
The institute is a mixture of piano lessons, Feldenkrais lessons and lectures on piano technique from the Piano Somatics viewpoint. On Monday morning we come together over coffee to meet each other and discuss our goals for the week. Coffee and donuts at 8:30 Monday morning, opening session at 9.
Although the full institute runs for 4 days, partial attendance is completely acceptable. You are also not obliged to take the maximum number of lessons, but can tailor-make your participation to your own needs. See the registration procedure for details.
The seminar-ATPM format is new. Alan will begin by lecturing on a topic, then field some questions about the material, and then create an Awareness Through Piano Movement lesson that grows out of that lecture's focus.
You are free to attend the entire day or take a break from watching the lessons, to rest, or to do a little bit of practicing. Each entire session is recorded and offered to you free of charge for future reference.
The question period in each seminar is a chance to take the discussion in a whole new direction. For instance, the conversation could veer towards one of the topics below, covered in a past institute. Which of these topics is of special concern to you? Make note of it, and make sure you bring it up with Alan in a seminar.
The Music School is located at Linprunstraße 35 / Rgb D–80335 München T 089 / 12 00 12 02, due south of the Olympic Stadium and due west of the English Garden, Munich's central park.
There are plenty of hotels in the area, and we also recommend airbnb.
No shortage of excellent restaurants in Munich. We will probably all eat at the Trattoria San Benno, only a two-minute walk from the school.
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COMBINING ACTIVE AND PASSIVE DAYS
To combine active and passive registrations, hit the back button on your browser to add another purchase item to the same payment procedure. For instance, if you want to attend for four days but only have two individual lessons, purchase two Active Participant days and two Passive Participant days for a total of four.
At completion of your registration, please return here to fill out the PARTICIPANT QUESTIONNAIRE, indicating which days you will be attending the Munich Institute.
Discounts
Artetonal Schule für Musik students and staff are welcome to attend the institute free of charge, and receive a 50% discount to take an active individual lesson. There are also discounts for senior citizens, students up to 25 years of age, and those in reduced financial circumstances.
To receive your discount, purchase your registration at the full price and then contact Sophia Cholich, letting her know your status. You will receive the appropriate refund on your initial payment.
After registering, please return here to fill out the REGISTRATION QUESTIONNAIRE.
After you have completed your institute, 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.
We ask that all participants be vaccinated against Covid-19, or that you have proof of a negative Covid-19 test done less than 72 hours before your arrival at the Institute. Please let us know your vaccination status when you register.
Alan Fraser has been vaccinated three times and has also contracted the Corona virus three times (November 2020, January 2022 (omicron) and July 2022 (omicron)). Nevertheless, if national Covid-19 restrictions are still in force during the institute, the following measures will be followed for the protection and comfort of all participants:
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For questions about the Institute, please email Mario
Cancellation Policy
If you must cancel your registration, reimbursement will be as follows: Cancellations more than two months before Institute opening date: 100% reimbursement. Cancellations more than one month before Institute opening date: 75% reimbursement. Cancellations more than two weeks before Institute opening date: 50% reimbursement. Cancellations more than one week before Institute opening date: 25% reimbursement. Cancellations less than one week before Institute opening date: no reimbursement except in cases of doctor-certified illness or acts of God. We reserve the right to cancel the institute due to insufficient enrolment; in this event, all registration fees are fully refundable.
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