Gaili SchoenJun 27, 2022Exercises to Help You Play TripletsRhythm is one of the most difficult music skills to teach and to learn. Last month I posted an exercise to help you keep your eighth...
Gaili SchoenJan 22, 2022Goals, Intentions, Scheduling, StructureWe know that setting goals can be an effective way to focus our practice time. In the past I have held “Pledge to Play: 10 Minutes A Day”...
Gaili SchoenJun 1, 2021June Free Sheet Music: Nocturne from Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream📷 by David Holifield Felix Mendelssohn wrote his Overture (Op. 21) for Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1826 when he was just...
Gaili SchoenMay 22, 2021Exercises in ThirdsOne of the greatest challenges to us piano players is playing our 3, 4 and 5 fingers consecutively. Because of the way tendons are...