Gaili SchoenFeb 7, 2017Why 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 SchoenJan 22, 2017Piano Players’ Brainshttp://www.lifehack.org/517069/science-says-piano-players-brains-are-very-different-from-everybody-elses I think it overstates a few...
Gaili SchoenJul 14, 2016PEDAL PASSION | PEDAL PRACTICEblog.UpperHandsPiano.com Venezuelan virtuoso pianist/composer Teresa Carreño (1853-1917) believed that pedaling is like mixing paints on...
Gaili SchoenFeb 9, 2015Repeats – Barlines, Dots and Multiple Endingsblog.upperhandspiano.com THE MECHANICS OF REPEATS Repeated sections in music cause confusion for many students. Especially when they...
Gaili SchoenFeb 6, 2015White 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 SchoenFeb 5, 2015Finger 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 SchoenJan 26, 20157 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 SchoenJan 25, 2015Musical EndingsUpperHandsPIano.com/blog Today I would like to talk about musical endings. In his wonderful book Things I Overheard While Talking To...