Additional information
by Melinda Bateman (Editor), Brendan Cohn-Sheehy (Contribution by), Gaili Schoen (Author)
*NEW!* Upper Hands Piano BOOK 1 now features free page-by-page video tutorials and practice tips through the website Sixty and Me! https: //bit.ly/4hsZshm (scroll down to Lesson 1 to begin!)
Upper Hands Piano is a fun, easy-to-follow introduction to classical, jazz and popular piano that exercises your brain! This is a complete Piano Method which includes Lesson, Music Theory, Note Reading, Chord Symbols and Brain Training. It features melodic songs and pieces that are fun to play including Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, Ode To Joy, Santa Lucia, Careless Love, and Blow The Man Down.
Author Biography
A veteran piano teacher of 30 years, Gaili Schoen fell in love with teaching older adults in 2002, when she obtained her first student over 90! She coined the term Piano Geragogy to distinguish her pioneering study of how piano teachers can best support older adults in learning and retaining new musical concepts and piano skills. Gaili created Upper Hands Piano because none of the existing adult methods addressed the particular needs and desires of her older adult students, and she had become fascinated with the idea of students learning the art of piano playing while increasing their brain power. Since then, Gaili has carried on a decade of passionate research into ways that piano lessons can advance neuroplasticity (the brain's capacity to generate new neural cells and pathways), improve memory, alleviate stress, and bring joy into the hearts and souls of piano students 50+. In addition to teaching, Gaili is also a professional jazz pianist, and composes and orchestrates music for film and documentaries. She is best known for her scores for the director Henry Jaglom's art films, Festival in Cannes and Déjà Vu, and for the PBS documentary Annie Leibovitz: A Life Through a Lens.
