This is a limited edition institute with only a few spaces available, running from 2pm Friday afternoon to 2 pm Sunday afternoon. Alan will arrive in Paris one day before the institute and leave two days after the institute, so there will also be time for individual sessions. In short, Alan's 5 days in Paris visit will look roughly like this:
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 Feldenkrais for Performers (Performance Somatics) approach. There is no limit to improvement!
Studio Les Muses is located in Rue Pierre Fontaine, Paris, Île-de-France 75009, France. The exact address will be given to institute participants upon registration.
Take the Métro Line 12 to Pigalle station or Blanche station.
There are plenty of hotels in the area, and we also recommend airbnb.
MEALS
Right on our street we have a choice of restaurants such as La Dulcinea, Le Garde Temps, or Chez Paolo if we want Italian. Of course, who would want Italian when you are in Paris! But one never can tell....
PRIVATE LESSONS
To reserve your private lesson(s) with Alan, purchase them 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.
MINI-INSTITUTE
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 five days but only have three individual lessons, purchase three Active Participant days and two Passive Participant days for a total of five. At completion of your registration, please return her to fill out the PARTICIPANT QUESTIONNAIRE, indicating which institute you will be attending (Paris), and what days.
Discounts
We offer discounts for senior citizens, students up to 25 years of age, and those in reduced financial circumstances. Conservatoire Slave de Musique students and staff are welcome to audit all institutes and lessons at no charge, and receive a 35% discount for active participation.
After signing up, please return here to fill out the REGISTRATION QUESTIONNAIRE.
After 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 events to better meet participants' needs.
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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:
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:
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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