April Free Sheet Music: Wayfaring Stranger
In light of the fact that we’re having some pretty strange spring weather on both the east and west coasts, and because I have been...
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Gaili Schoen
Mar 2, 2018
March FREE Sheet Music: Star of the County Down
Kylemore Abbey It’s March, and I’m enjoying practicing Irish tunes for a few upcoming St. Patrick’s Day gigs. Though I already have two...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 10, 2018
Resolve
Resolve! blog.UpperHandsPiano.com If you’re like me, you love making new year’s resolutions. The year ahead is a clean slate, filled with...
Gaili Schoen
Aug 28, 2017
Performance Anxiety At Piano Lessons?
Dear Piano Peeps: UpperHandsPiano.com/blog Many of us piano students experience performance anxiety every time we play in front of...
Gaili Schoen
May 28, 2017
WHAT??? 12 Ways To Protect Your Ears Against Noise-Induced Hearing Loss
© Carlosphotos | Dreamstime Stock Photos Let me begin with a painful confession: I abused my ears in my youth. I played keyboards in a...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 7, 2017
Why Do You Play the Piano?
Piano Brain! UpperHandsPiano.com/blog I am studying the effects of piano lessons on the brain at the University of Washington, and have...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 22, 2017
Piano Players’ Brains
http://www.lifehack.org/517069/science-says-piano-players-brains-are-very-different-from-everybody-elses I think it overstates a few...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 17, 2017
Distractions
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks ― Winston S. Churchill Today while I was...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 15, 2017
Pledge To Play: 10 Minutes A Day
Dear Piano Peeps: Today I hope you will join me in pledging to play the piano at least 10 minutes every day for the next 30 days (January...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 4, 2017
What is a Practice?
I am fascinated by the concept of practice, because it has been such a charged word for me in the past. As a young child it was a...
Gaili Schoen
Jul 14, 2016
PEDAL PASSION | PEDAL PRACTICE
blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Venezuelan virtuoso pianist/composer Teresa Carreño (1853-1917) believed that pedaling is like mixing paints on...
Gaili Schoen
Apr 7, 2016
When Should You Be Practicing?
I am often asked for tips on how to practice most effectively. In my recent post entitled The Best Ways To Practice using the latest...
Gaili Schoen
Jul 13, 2015
Passion Practice
summer hydrangeas Now that July 4th has passed, you might be thinking about things you would like to accomplish this summer. Many...
Gaili Schoen
Mar 18, 2015
Upper Hands Piano: Songs of the Seasons, SPRING
Dear Friends: We are SO pleased to announce… Songs of the Seasons: SPRING Upper Hands Piano: Songs of the Seasons, SPRING is now...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 12, 2015
The Art of BALANCE at the piano
blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Dear Piano Peeps: One of the keyboard skills we need to develop is dynamic balance; and that is the ability to...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 11, 2015
FAKE BOOKS (Part 2)
Dear Piano People Here is a video to expand on yesterday’s post about how to use FAKE BOOKS. I demonstrate some options for adding left...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 10, 2015
FAKE BOOKS (Part 1)
Dear Piano Players: Our blog friend Nancy asked about using “Fake Books”. Fake Books are a wonderful way to learn popular music. They...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 9, 2015
Repeats – Barlines, Dots and Multiple Endings
blog.upperhandspiano.com THE MECHANICS OF REPEATS Repeated sections in music cause confusion for many students. Especially when they...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 8, 2015
Piano and Poetry
blog.UpperHandsPiano.com My students gather together 3 times per year at my Piano and Poetry parties to share pieces and poems. I used to...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 6, 2015
White Key Improvisation (Improvising Part 3)
UpperHandsPiano.com/blog I am so pleased to hear that some of you are doing a little improvising. It’s great to try something new, isn’t...
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