Piano Adventures! Lesson Book, Level 3A

Written for ages 5 and 6 My First Piano Adventure captures the child's playful spirit. Fun-filled songs rhythm games and technique activities develop beginning keyboard skills. Three distinguishing features of the Lesson Book A make it unique and effective for the young 5-6 year old beginner. 1. A strong focus on technique embedded in the book through playful technique games chants and carefully-composed pieces that gently lead the child into pianistic motions. 2. An outstanding CD for the young student to listen sing tap and play along with at the piano. The orchestrated songs on the CD feature children singing the lyrics which has great appeal to the 5-6 year old beginner. The CD becomes a ready-made practice partner that guides the student and parent for all the pieces and activities in the books. 3. The fanciful art features five multi-cultural children who are also learning to play. These friends at the piano introduce basic rhythms white key names and a variety of white and black-key songs that span classical folk and blues. Young students will listen sing create and play more musically with Nancy and Randall Faber's My First Piano Adventure Lesson Book A. The Lesson Book introduces directional pre-reading elementary music theory and technique with engaging songs games and creative discovery at the keyboard. Young students will enjoy the multi-cultural ?friends at the piano? who introduce white-key names basic rhythms and a variety of songs which span classical folk and blues. Ear-training and eye-training are also part of the curriculum. The Fabers' instructional theory ?ACE? - Analysis Creativity and Expression guides the pedagogy of My First Piano Adventure.Analysis leads to understanding creativity leads to self-discovery and expression develops personal artistry. The CD for this book offers a unique listening experience with outstanding orchestrations and vocals. The recordings demonstrate a key principle of the

2nd Edition-The Faber Piano Adventures 2nd Edition Level 4 Lesson Book follows on from Piano Adventures Level 3B. The book is arranged by related major and minor keys grounding the repertoire. The emphasis on root position V7 chords arpeggios and ?Power Scales? links applied theory to the pieces being studied. Expressive repertoire selections build a strong foundation in harmony and technique.

2nd Edition-Faber Piano Adventures Level 3A: Lesson Book introduces 3/8 and 6/8 time signatures and the triplet. Students learn the chromatic scale the 7th one-octave arpeggios and explore the key of D major. Contents include Amazing Grace Echoes of the Harp Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho Lunar Eclipse and more.

The Faber Piano Adventures Level 5 Lesson Book continues to build musicianship with the circle of 5ths cadences flat key signatures and the three forms of the minor scale. The use of octaves arpeggios and dynamic playing across the range of the keyboard develops pianistic skills.

2nd Edition-Designed to be used in conjunction with the other books in Faber Piano Adventures Level 4 this Theory Book provides instruction reinforcement and creative applications of basic theory concepts.

Book C of My First Piano Adventure continues the staff-reading adventure with the introduction of skips (3rds). Students first explore skips aurally and kinesthetically across the full range of the keyboard. A delightful variety of songs follow which carefully and comfortably guide the child toward line-line and space-space staff recognition. The new CD for Book C offers a unique listening experience with outstanding orchestrations and vocals. The recordings demonstrate a key principle of the course: when children listen sing tap and move to their piano music they play more musically.

Theory Book 1 International Edition-Accelerated Piano Adventures® for the Older Beginner is a piano method based on discovery creativity and adventure through music making. This book is divided into twelve units correlating with the twelve units of the lesson book. Each unit provides valuable reinforcement of basic theory concepts through writing sight-reading and ear-training activities. Although the theory book is designed to be used in conjunction with the other books in the Accelerated Piano Adventures® series teachers will find that the creative effective approach of this book will enhance instruction with many other piano methods as well.

2nd Edition-Piano Adventures is a piano method based on discovery creativity and adventure through music making.The Performance Book provides a collection of effective pieces in a variety of styles and are to be used in conjunction with the Lesson and Theory books in the Piano Adventures series. However teachers will find that the creative appealing pieces in this book make an ideal supplement with many other methods as well.A superb collection of pieces to enrich your studentâ??s repertoire and to help them to progress and advance to the next level.

2nd Edition-Piano Adventures: Theory Book - Level 2B is divided into units which correlate with those in the Lesson Book. Each unit reinforces basic theory concepts through writing sight-reading and ear-training activities - all within a youthful context.Although the theory book is designed to be used in conjunction with the other books in the Piano Adventures series teachers will find that the creative effective approach of this book will enhance instruction with many other piano methods as well.

The Faber Piano Adventures: My First Piano Adventure Writing Book C (the companion book for Lesson Book C) provides 64 colourful fun-filled pages of writing ear-training and ?CLAP for Sightreading? activities. A focus on reading skips leads students to cross bridges connect flags meet a mouse and skip to deep-sea treasures to name just a few! Writing Book C engages children in the lives and melodies of classical composers introduced in the Lesson Book C. Take part in Haydn's Fun Facts and Game make after-dinner music with Mozart tap Beethoven's rhythms and help Tchaikovsky tell the story of a doll with a broken arm. The valuableeducational activities and vibrant illustrations of My First Piano Adventure ® are sure to delight the young beginner and teacher.

2nd Edition-Piano Adventures: Theory Book - Primer Level is divided into 10 units correlating with the 10 units of the Lesson Book. Each unit reinforces basic theory concepts through writing sight-reading and ear-training activities - all within a youthful context.

2nd Edition-Piano Adventures: Primer Level - Performance Book (2nd Edition) is a solo collection of 28 effective pieces that reinforce the concepts presented in the Primer Lesson and Theory Books. Fanciful lyrics colorful artwork and sophisticated teacher duets enrich the learning experience. Contents include In the Jungle The Doorbell The Shepherd's Flute Hot Cross Buns Banana Split Listen to the Drums Classical March The Opposite Song Trumpet Song and more.

The Level 5 Performance Book from the Faber Piano Adventures series provides a collection of effective pieces to be used in conjunction with the Lesson Book.However teachers will find that the creative appealing pieces in this book make an ideal supplement with many other piano methods as well. Contents include: Allegro in A major • Appalachian Trail • Bearcat Boogie • Come Back to Sorrento • The Danube Waves • Gypsy Prayer • Mazurka in G Minor • Poetic Theme and Variations • Simple Gifts • St. Anthony's Chorale • The Swan • and more.