Bateman, Melinda

A veteran piano teacher of 27 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 po...