As you know, Alan Fraser completed his book, The Craft of Piano  Playing in 2003 and released the DVD in 2006. We are pleased to  announce that he has now completed A Study Guide to The Craft of  Piano Playing. This small 60-page book contains section summaries,  lists of key themes, and sample exam questions that test the  reader/viewer's knowledge in a practical way. The Study Guide links  material from the book and DVD to empower the student's learning  experience and make mastery of Alan Fraser's potent new approach to  piano technique at once both congenial and effective.

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Study Guide - Table of Contents:

Preface 6

Table of Contents 10

Week 1: Introduction to Some Key Concepts 14

Week 2: Piano Technique and Movement 18

Week 3: Legato: The Physical Foundation of Piano Technique 22

Week 4: The Special Role of the Thumb 26

Week 5: Octaves and Chords 30

Week 6: The Role of the Arm 34

Week 7: Rotation 38

Week 8: Natural Finger Shape & Some Other Touch Strategies 40

Week 9: Musical Entasis – Rhythm 44

Week 10: Musical Entasis – Phrasing 48

Week 11: Musical Entasis – Orchestration; Thematic Review 52

Week 12: Maximal Articulation 56

Week 13: Emotional & Spiritual Content in Piano Playing 60

Answers to Questions (Selected) 64

Bibliography 66



The Study Guide to The Craft of Piano Playing sets out a  13- week study plan providing a brief summary of the  material to be covered in each one-week period, plus a list  of key themes, sample questions andrelated reading material. The Study Guide will be an ideal aid to  pianopedagogy students using The Craft of Piano Playing as  a textbook, and will also be a useful tool for independent  students of the piano.