The Schoen Duo is Kathleen Schoen, who plays modern and historical flutes and recorders, and Thomas Schoen, who plays modern and historical violins and viola. We are performers, teachers, and thinkers. Learn more about us here: https://schoen-duo.ca
“You took us from beginners to Mozart in just a couple of hours!” “And we did it all by ear!” Those were the comments after I presented a workshop for the BC Recorder Society about how to play by ear. It was during the COVID pandemic, so we worked together
I write this after attending the Edmonton Folk Festival. I love FolkFest! Not so much because of the headline acts on the main stage evening shows - although those are are wonderful - but because of the session stages. Where three of four bands or artists share a stage, share some songs,
Teaching
Recently I was preparing some students for a concert event. As we were doing this, the difference between practicing for performance and practicing to learn became increasingly evident to me. When we learn something new, we break it into small steps, isolate difficulties, build on previous knowledge and understanding, and