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NEW YORK CITY RESIDENCY - JUNE 23-28 2025

Alan Fraser brings Piano Somatics to New York City this summer with a 3-day residency early July.

This approach helps pianists regardless of their level. If you wish to learn, you are welcome no matter how well-prepared or unprepared your program may be. This residency really is open to all interested pianists:

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

There is no limit to improvement!

INSTITUTE LESSON RECORDINGS

All lessons are recorded on video (unless the participant requests otherwise), and are stored in the Institute video library at pianotechniqe.org. There is a small subscription fee for this service, separate from the institute registration fee, but it is well worth it. Every lesson is packed full of information and experience, and it is in the review process that participants often report their greatest progress, their most impressive breakthroughs. Subscribers also have access to tutorial series curated especially for pianotechnique.org, and to their own personal libraries where all their lesson videos are gathered in one convenient place - making the review process even more rewarding. Participants receive instructions by email following the institute for video access to their lessons, ATMs and ATPMs.

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REGISTER

SCHEDULE PRIVATE LESSONS

Individual sessions will be held at a rental studio to be determined. Schedule your private lessons 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.

Questions about these sessions? Need to schedule your lesson time? Please don't hesitate to email us.

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BEFORE & AFTER THE RESIDENCY

INFORMATION SHEET & FOLLOWUP QUESTIONNAIRE

After registering, please return here to fill out the DETAILED PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FORM...

... and after you have completed your sessions, please come back to fill out this FOLLOWUP QUESTIONNAIRE. This helps evaluate your experience, tailor your ongoing regime to facilitate further progress, and fine-tune the institute structure to better meet your needs.

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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:

• The Craft of Piano Playing (also in DVD),
• Honing the Pianistic Self-Image
• All Thumbs: Well-Coordinated Piano Technique
• Pianimals: 28 Feldenkrais Lessons for the Beginning Pianist's Hand
• Skeletal Wisdom: Mind & Body Reunited in the Feldenkrais Method
• Play the Piano with Your Whole Self

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.

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Cancellation Policy

If you must cancel your sessions(s), 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 registration fees are fully refundable.