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summer hydrangeas Now that July 4th has passed, you might be thinking about things you would like to accomplish this summer. Many...
Gaili Schoen
Jul 13, 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
Mar 18, 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...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 6, 2015
Finger painting (Improvising, part 2)
Hello Piano Lovers: blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Today I’d like to delve further into the question, why should we improvise? Firstly, if you...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 5, 2015
Improvising part 1
blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Dear Piano Friends: Today I would like to begin exploring the possibility of you improvising. Don’t panic. A...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 4, 2015
Playing Piano for Brain Health
blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Today I saw the film, Still Alice, starring Julianne Moore as a 50-year-old professor suffering from a rare type...
Gaili Schoen
Feb 3, 2015
7 Moving Pieces (For Sadness)
blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Sadness is an inevitable part of life. Though we sometimes wish we could be happy all of the time, it is moments...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 30, 2015
7 Moving Pieces (For Anger)
blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Why would we want to listen to angry music? When we’re feeling mad we want to connect with something that...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 28, 2015
7 Moving Pieces (For Inspiration)
blog.UpperHandsPiano.com Dear Friends: I sometimes turn to moving music to get me through a difficult time, or to reflect my feelings of...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 26, 2015
Musical Endings
UpperHandsPIano.com/blog Today I would like to talk about musical endings. In his wonderful book Things I Overheard While Talking To...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 25, 2015
Egoless, part 1
blog.UpperHandsPiano.com I had several lovely piano teachers growing up. The teacher that influenced me the most was Mildred Portney...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 20, 2015
Fear
Invisibilia On Friday NPR premiered a new show called Invisibilia, “…a series about the invisible forces that shape human behavior.” This...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 19, 2015
PLEDGE TO PLAY: 10 MINUTES A DAY!
UpperHandsPiano.com/blog Dear Piano Lovers! I love that January is the time of year for new goals and added resolve. If you are reading...
Gaili Schoen
Jan 9, 2015
Highly Successful People Say Musical Training Impacted Achievements
blog.upperhandspiano.com The NY Times recently ran an article called “Is Music The Key To Success?” The author, Joanne Lipman showed that...
Gaili Schoen
Nov 6, 2013
ROUTINES
blog.upperhandspiano.com We have hosted several month-long Pledge To Play: 10 Minutes A Day challenges. If you joined us, what I hope you...
Gaili Schoen
Oct 14, 2013
ADAPTABILITY
blog.upperhandspiano.com Greetings from Long Island, NY! Today I visited the Montauk Point Lighthouse, which was commissioned by...
Gaili Schoen
Oct 6, 2013
PERFECTION
Sometimes we say, “Nobody’s perfect,” but do we REALLY embrace that? Do you actually accept yourself as you are? Do you accept your...
Gaili Schoen
Oct 2, 2013
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