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(1)Teacher’s Desk Reference - 2013 Welcome to. FABER COMPLETE CATALOG Level by Level Resource Guide Complete Listing of Publications and Song Titles Tips for Teaching with Analysis, ® Expression Creativity,. What’s New!. 2nd Edition of Level 2B Piano Adventures® Sightreading Books Level 4 Technique & Artistry Book Enhanced CDs See pages 2-7 for details.. Pedagogy Articles for Insights and Applications.

(2) All publications written by Nancy and Randall Faber are published by Faber Piano Adventures, Inc., based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Fabers have authored more than 200 publications, including the best-selling Piano Adventures® method and the PreTime® to BigTime® Supplementary Library. Through the Faber Piano Institute and their publishing company, the Fabers maintain their commitment to supporting piano teachers and students. Faber Piano Adventures is proud to have a strategic partnership with the Hal Leonard Corporation for the sales, distribution and marketing of the Faber catalog throughout the world. Faber Piano Adventures 3042 Creek Drive • Ann Arbor, MI 48108 877-FABER 411 (877-322-3741) [email protected] • www.PianoAdventures.com All titles and prices listed are subject to change without notice. Prices slightly higher outside USA..

(3) FABER by Nancy and Randall Faber. Index What’s New! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 – 9 My First Piano Adventure® . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 – 17 Primer Level. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 – 23 Level 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 – 29 Level 2A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 – 35 Level 2B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 – 43 Level 3A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 – 49 Level 3B. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 – 55 Level 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 – 61 Level 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 – 67 Accelerated Piano Adventures®. . . . . . . . . . 68 – 71 Adult Piano Adventures® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 – 73 Piano Literature Collections. . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 – 76 Complete Library List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 – 79 About the Fabers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80.

(4) WHAT’S. ! W E N. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. 2nd Editions of Piano Adventures® Primer, Level 1, Level 2A, Level 4... ...and now Level 2B! The exciting 2nd Editions are a progressive evolution of the well-loved and time-tested Piano Adventures® curriculum. The “adventurous” hallmarks have been retained and updated with these highlights. Each Lesson Book opens with a progress chart that shows full page-by-page correlation of the four core books: Lesson, Theory, Technique & Artistry, and Performance. Additional pages introduce fresh new repertoire – destined to become student favorites! More pieces from the great composers! The 2nd Edition Lesson Books feature well known classics by Bach, Brahms, Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, and Vivaldi. Graduates of My First Piano Adventure® will continue to explore new and familiar composers. The Theory Books have been “innovated and renovated” to thematically parallel the Lesson Book pieces for immediate musical connections. New Theory Book improvisations help students explore melodic and rhythmic patterns using scales and chords. The 2nd Edition Performance Books offer an inspiring variety of new and favorite pieces to refresh student recitals.. Dinosaur Dance Improv. In the Level 1 Theory Book, students use the G 5-finger scale to improvise their own Dinosaur Dance with the sounds of prehistoric rock.. Improvise “dinosaur dance” by doing the following: • First, listen to your teacher play the accompaniment. Feel the strong dance beat. • When you are ready, play notes IN ANY ORDER from a high G 5-finger scale. Listen! When your teacher plays softly, can you play softly? Match your teacher’s dynamics. • To end, play a final G.. C. B A 1. L.H.. 5. or. 5. Moderately. 4 1. 3 1. .. .. 5 3 1. >. .. & & ? ?. 9. .. p. 5 3 1. >. End your song on G.. rit.. .. Lesson p.58 (Dinosaur Stomp). 5 3 1. 5 3 1. P. w w .. w. Repeat ad lib. 3. Œ. 5. œ. a melody higher on the keyboard using the E harmonic minor scale.. Calmly. #4 & 4≈. ≈. ≈. 1 2 4 5 4 2 1 1 2 4 • Reverse! You improvise while your teacher plays the accompaniment.. Calmly. p. Repeat ad lib. 2. 5. Œ Œ Œ Œ œ.œ œ.œ œ.œ œ.œ œ. œ 2. • Learn this E minor accompaniment. Play while your teacher improvises. œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ #œ œ œ œ. ‰. 2. 1. 2. By Level 4 students not only. Ex.. 4. 2. 1. 1. 2. root position 1st inversion 2nd inversion. FF1091. 5. a 2 e + a 3 e +. 2. root position G 1st inversion. w. !. 2. ˙. w ?2nd inversion w w. improv accompaniments.. 45. 5. 4. 3. Repeat ad lib. œ ..Lagoon w a œœjMisty w 3 1. 3 1. 5. w. root position 1st inversion. w 2nd inversion & w root position 1st inversion 2nd inversion. a 4 e + a. ! ˙ !. root position 1st inversion. 2nd inversion & w w w root position 1st inversion 2nd inversion. !. w w ?2nd inversion w root position 1st inversion. root position 1st inversion 2nd inversion. Repeat ad lib. w. .. . w w ... root position 1st inversion. ?2nd inversion w w. w. root position 1st inversion 2nd inversion. Lesson p.28 (Two-Octave Scales). The new 2nd Editions of Level 2B are here! We are delighted to introduce the latest revisions to the Piano Adventures® curriculum. For more information about these exciting enhancements to Level 2B, please see pages 38 - 39.. 2. 1. .. w. w ! w ˙ ˙ ! ! ! w w w2nd inversion.? w ? thew ? w w w 3. Write 1st inversion, orw w wchord letter&name;wthen circle root&position, w w w ? # 44. Count: 1 e +. w improvise using major and w minor scales, but also play the w w. 4. 3. 1. # œj œ. Count: # 1e+ a2e+a3e+ a4e+a ≈ ‰ ? # 444 ≈ ≈ & œ # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ # œ œ œ œ œ ˙ a œœj œ p˙ œ. w. œ ˙ œ ˙ ? # œœ œ œœ ˙˙ n œœ Œ œœ Œ n œœ œ œ ˙ n œœ Œ œœ Œ n œœ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ n ˙˙ .. Œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ w ˙ œŒ F w ˙ œ FF1079. 5 3 1. 5 3 1. P. 4 œ.œŒ œ.œ Œ. & w & w ? ? w. G AB C d. 13. Steady. 3. 4. >. œ.œ œ.œ œ.œ œ.œ ? # 4 Œ œœ .. œœ Œ œœ .. œœ Œ œœœ ... œœœ Œ œœœ ... œœœ Œ œœ .. œœ Œ œœ .. œœ Œ œœœ ... œœœ Ó 4 ?# 4 4. 3. H i G H. F. Rhythm Bop!. œ.œ œ.œ œ.œ œ.œ w w w ? # 4 Œ œœŒ .. œœ Œ œœŒ .. œœ Œ œœœŒ ... œœœ Œ œœœŒ ... œœœ Œ œœŒ .. œœ Œ œœŒ .. œœ Œ œœœŒ ... œœœ Ó 4 œ . œ œ . œ œ . œ œ . œ œ . œ œ . œ œ . œ œ # œj œ .. w. > > . . . . > . . . . œ ˙ ?R.H.# 44 n œœ Œ œœ Œ n œœ œ œ ˙ n œœ Œ œœ Œ n œœ œ œœ ˙˙ .. œœ Œ œœ Œ œœ œ œœ ˙˙ œœ Œ œœ Œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ L.H.. • Learn this G major accompaniment. Play while your teacher improvises a melody higher on the keyboard using the G major scale. • Reverse! You improvise while your teacher plays the accompaniment.. 2. Teacher Improv Accompaniment 5. Steady. Play on a HIGH G scale.. 1. • First, write the chord letter name (G or Em) in each box.. 1. 4. 3. 2. G R.H.. D. Improvise in G Major and E Minor 1.. 23.

(5) FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. W HA. T’S NEW!. Level 4 Technique & Artistry Book—Now Available! This new, Level 4 Technique & Artistry Book is a dynamic addition to the Piano Adventures® curriculum. It is especially effective because of the importance of fluent technique in moving students through the intermediate level. This book combines secrets of virtuoso playing with the goal of artistic performance. Four powerful exercises called “Technique Secrets” are presented at the beginning of the book. These elegantly simple exercises develop a technical foundation, training the student in the following: Alignment (of forearm, hand, and finger) Te c h n i q u e S e c r e t :. half circle / full circle. Weighted tone and unweighted tone. The Mountain King. This broken chord pattern moves from A minor to C major. The arrows indicate the circular wrist motion.. 1. In the Great Hall. Half circle / full circle wrist motions. • Play by memory. Steady march. ? 2 ‰ œj œ œ 4 Am. ? 24 5. C. p. 1 5. 1. Swoop. 4. un - der,. 2. 1 5. ˙˙. ˙. 1. o - ver,. Œ. œœ .. and. a. -. 2. o - ver,. ? ˙˙. 1. œ ‰ Jœ œ. and. a. -. ˙. 1. 2. F Swoop un - der,. œœ.. round.. ˙˙. Œ. Am. &. round.. Am. & œ œ œ œ 4. œ œ œ œ. C. 2. ˙˙. ‰. 1. P. œ œ œ œ ˙˙. a. un - der,. Œ. ˙. C. and. 2. Swoop. œœ .. o - ver,. Expressive playing is explored at the end of each unit in an “Artistry Magic” piece. The student focuses on these musical goals:. œ œj œ. -. ˙˙. round.. Shaping phrases (with crescendo and diminuendo). ... Using weighted/unweighted touch for dynamic colors and balance. ... • When you are comfortable with legato circles, play the R.H. staccato. Use the same wrist circles as used for legato.. Expressive playing through wrist motion. 2. Chased by the Trolls Allegro. 4. &4. ∑. - up, P Spring, down œ œ.. ? 44 8. œ Œ œ. œ 5. 1 5. 1 2. ∑. œ œœ. Œ œ. œ. spring, down - up,. Technique & Artistry FF3012 00420339 $6.50. Drop and follow-through. Warm-up with Lead with the Wrist (p. 3).. ∑. œ œœ. œ œ œ. œ. spring, down - up,. down. -. ∑. Rhythmic flow with two-hand gestures. ... œœ. œ œœ. œ Œ ... up,. down - up!. Lesson p.12 (Hall of the Mountain King). Many of the exercises relate directly to challenges in the Lesson Book pieces. For example, the wrist circle etudes are used to prep the tension-prone passages in Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King.. FF3012. The book includes etudes by Czerny, Beyer, and Hummel. A useful 16-page “Scale and Arpeggio Appendix” is helpful for meeting the technique and theory requirements of state and national music organizations. SC A L E. &. A R P E G G I O. A P P E N D I X. œœœœœœœœœœœ # # œœ œœœ œœ œœœ & # # œœœœœœ œœ. Two-Octave Major Scales in Parallel Motion. E Major. œœœœœœœœœœ œœœ œœœ œœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œ œœœœœ œ œ ? œœœœœœ œœœœ ? œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œœœ œ. C Major 1. 3. 1. 5. The appendix includes scales in parallel and contrary motion, chromatic scales, arpeggios, and various broken chord exercises.. 5. 1. 4. 1. 3. 1. 4. 1. 3. 1. 4. 1. 3. 2. 1. 3. 3. 3. 1. 1. 4. 1. 4. 1. 3. 3. 1. B Major. &. œœœœœœœœœœœœœ & œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œ œœœœœœœœœœœœœ ?# œœœœœ œœœœœ œ œœœœœ 1. 3. 1. 1. 4. 5. 1. 3. 4. 1. 3. 5. 1. 1. 3. 4. 1. 3. 2. 1. 3. 1. 3. 1. 4. 4. 1. 1. 3. 3. 1. ##. 5. 1. 3. 1. 4. 1. 5. 3. 1. 3. 1. 4. 1. 1. 4. 1. 3. 2. 1. 3. 3. 3. 1. 1. 4. 1. 3. 1. 1. 5. 40. 3. 4. 1. 1. 3. 1. 1. 3. 4. 1. 1. 3. 5. 4. 3. 1. 2. 3. 1. 1. 4. 1. 4. 3. 1. 3. 2. 1. 4. 1. 5. 1. 4. 1. 3. 3. 4. 1. œœœœœ 4. 1. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 3. 1. 1. 4. 1. 3. 1. 4. 2. 1. 2. 3. 1. 3. 2. 1. 4. 3. 4. 1. 3. 1. œœœœ 4. 1. 3. 1. 3. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 1. 1. 5. 1. œœœœœ ? 3. 3. œ ? œ œ œ œ. 4. 3. œœœœœœœ 4. 3. 2. 1. 1. 2. 3. 1. 2. 1. 1. 3. 1. 3. 1. 4. 1. 2. 4. 1. 3. 1. œœœ. œœœœ. 4. 4. 1. 1. 4. 4. 3. 1. 1. 4. 1. 2. 1. 3. 2. 1. 3. 1. 3. 1. 2. 3. 4. 1. 2. 4. 5. 3. 1. 1. 3. 4. 1. 2. 3. 1. œœœœœœœœœ œœ b œœ œœœ œœœœœ &b b œœœœœœ œœ œœœœœ œœ œ œ œ œœœœ œ œ ? bb œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ? &œ œ œ œ b. E≤ Major*. (3) 2. 1. 3. 5. FF3012. 3. 1. 3. 1. 4. œœœœœœœœœœ œœœ b &b œœœ œœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œ œœœœœ ? b b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ& ? œœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ œœœœ. 5. 1. 1. 1. œœœœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œ. 3. 5. 3. 1. 3. œœœœœœœ. œœœœœ 4. 3. B≤ Major*. 1. œœ œœœœœœœœ œœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ ? ### œ ? œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ &œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ 1. &. 1. œœœœœœœœœœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œœœœœ œ œœœœœœœœœœœœœ œ ?b œœœœ œœœœœ œ œœœœœ &b. A Major. # # & #. 1. 3. F Major. 5. 4. #. 1. 4. 1. œœœœœœœœœ œ œœœœ œœœ œœ & œœœœœœœ œœœ œ œ œ œ œ ? ## œ œ œ ?œ œ œ œ œ œœœœœœœ &œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ. D Major. ####. 3. 4. 1. 3. 1. œœœ ? #### œ œ œ œ& # œœœœ. G Major. #. 1. 5. 5. 1. 4. œœ ? #### œ œ œ œ œ œ. • Play hands separately or together.. &. 5. 1. 3. 1. Teachers and students may choose the dynamics for each scale. FF3012. 1. 4. 1. 4. 1. 1. 3. 1. 3. 2. 4. 1. 4. 3. 1. 2. 1. 2. 2. 1. 1. 4. 3. 1. 4. 1. 3. 3. 1. 4. 1. *Some students find it useful to learn B≤ and E≤ early for jazz band, festivals, or achievement testing. These keys are formally introduced in Level 5.. 1. 4. 1. 2. 3. 41.

(6) WHAT’S. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. ! W E N. Piano Adventures® Sightreading Books Primer, Level 1, Level 2A, and Level 2B. Primer Sightreading FF3006 00420328 $6.95. Level 1 Sightreading FF3013 00420338 $6.95. Level 2A Sightreading FF3014 00102766 $6.95. Level 2B Sightreading FF3015 00117301 $6.95. A breakthrough approach for sightreading pedagogy! Carefully composed variations on the Lesson Book pieces help the student see the “new” against the backdrop of the “familiar.” This accelerates the process of pattern recognition which is the bedrock of skilled music-reading. Fun, lively characters challenge students to see the notes and beyond, while the humorous “Don’t Practice This” logo motivates sightreading with a spirit of play. Students gain skill in: Seeing the new and the familiar “Chunking” musical patterns Reading intervals Note-naming review Sightreading Sightreading. based basedononLesson LessonBook Bookp.p.2222. Sightreading. based on Lesson Book p. 22. daY 2: The Clock Strikes Thirteen! ____ 5-Finger Scale. >˙ .. Hold the damper pedal down throughout.. & 43 Œ >œ >œ f ? 34 ˙ . ˙. 1. Chimes ring. daY 1: The Clock Strikes Thirteen!. > & Œ œ >œ 5. ____ 5-Finger Scale. Hold the damper pedal down throughout.. & 34 ? 34. G. p Lis. œ. ∑. ? 9. fLis. œ. & Œ. p. 36. ? ˙. ˙.. ten,. 5. 5. &. ˙. -. lis. -. œ. ˙. ten,. œœ œœ 3 1. Ding, dong,. ˙. ten,. hear. œ. Œ. ˙˙ ... ∑. the. bells. œ œ œ. ∑ lis. ˙.. ? ˙. ˙.. fchime!. ∑. 1 5. ˙.. >1. Chimes ring. ˙˙ ... 2. 2. 3,. -. ˙. ten,. œœ œœ. ding, dong,. ∑. ring - ing. Œ. ˙˙ ... the. œœ œœ. ding, dong,. rit.. ˙.. p. time.. ˙˙ ... > fding!. ˙ ... >˙. ring. out. 1. ˙˙ ... fade. ˙.. p. out. 1. ____ 5-Finger Scale. . & 43 œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ? 34. ∑. p 1. +. 2. +. ∑. 3. +. F 1. 2. 3. Œ œœ œœ . . 1 5. œ œ œ. œ . 1. +. 2. ∑. 3. 3!. 2. ˙˙ ... daY 3: The Clock Strikes Thirteen! Without pedal.. 2. ˙˙ ... Œ œ œ. 3,. 1. ∑ -. œ œ œ. ∑. >˙ .. 1. 1. ˙˙ ... >˙ .. Œ œ œ > > .˙ . ˙. ˙.. p. 1. ... 3.. 2. Œ ˙˙. ... 3. .. ... .. ... 37. 4.

(7) FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. W HA. T’S NEW!. New CDs for the 2nd Edition Lesson Books Primer, Level 1, and Level 2A These new superlative background accompaniments captivate the ears of students and teachers alike. Explore the improvisation opportunities and enjoy the rich, imaginative world of each musical composition! Each selection is played twice: first at a slow practice tempo and then at performance tempo. Enhanced CDs include both the audio files and standard MIDI files. As a special bonus, the MIDI files for the Performance Book and the Technique & Artistry Book are included on the CD.. Primer CD CD1001 $10.95. Level 1 CD Level 2A CD CD1002 CD1003 $10.95 $10.95. Primer Level Teacher Guide This one-of-a kind Teacher Guide for the Primer Level is a pioneering publication in the field of piano pedagogy. It presents a systematic approach for teaching beginning students using the Fabers’ philosophy of teaching with Analysis, Creativity, and Expression (A-C-ETM). Written in collaboration with Marienne Uszler, it is an essential resource for college piano pedagogy programs and the independent piano teacher. The big ideas come first: Each page opens with “What’s New” and “What’s Important.” An adventurous teaching path is offered for each Lesson Book piece. The step-by-step approach of “Let’s Get Started” progresses to options for deeper learning in “Explore & Create.” The “Pedagogy Pointers” provide context for honing personal teaching skills. What if we could “See It in Action” with a real student at a real lesson? The comprehensive DVD features model teaching for each piece in the Lesson Book. These inspiring video clips of Nancy Faber working with students provide outstanding demonstration lessons. See it in action! Pedagogy Articles are placed throughout the manual. These foundational articles discuss how to teach technique, guide reading, and cultivate creativity. A boost for teaching! The substantial Appendix includes additional, fun duets for rhythm work and improvisation, and a Thematic Index for planning group lessons and recitals.. Primer Teacher Guide FF3007 00420327 $39.95. Faber Piano Adventures is proud to offer this unequalled level of teacher support.. 5.

(8) S! G N NEW SO KS! O NEW BO. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. PreTime® to BigTime® Piano Supplementary Library Motivation At Your Fingertips! The right piece at the right time makes all the difference! The PreTime® to BigTime® library has been updated with exciting new songs! Linus and Lucy Theme, Pink Panther, In Dreams from The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings, Phantom of the Opera, and so much more!. Wait King “ItoJustBe Can’t ”. Check out the updates to all of the Popular, Rock ’n Roll, and Jazz & Blues books. And, don’t miss the blockbuster, teen-appropriate selections of the new FunTime® and BigTime® Kids’ Songs.. . Popular. Twist and Shout!. Classics. “. ” . Sleeping “Beauty Waltz ”. Kids’ Songs. . Favorites. . Rock ’n Roll. . Jazz & Blues. . Ragtime & Marches. . Hymns. . Christmas. “. He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands. the Train “A Take ”. “. You’ve Got a Friend in Me. ” 6. ”.

(9) PreTime Primer Level. PlayTime Level 1. ShowTime ChordTime Level 2A. Level 2B. FunTime. Level 3A & 3B. BigTime Level 4. Popular. Favorites. Classics. Jazz & Blues. Rock ‘n Roll. Kids’ Songs. Hymns. Christmas. Ragtime & Marches. Visit www.PianoAdventures.com/video for a video tour of the PreTime® to BigTime® Piano Library. 7.

(10) OVERVIEW. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. Piano Adventures® by Nancy & Randall Faber Piano Adventures® has become the leading piano curriculum across North America. Why? Because it works... for all ages! First and foremost, Piano Adventures® is student-centered. The sounds are tailored to each age group to educate, and also to entertain. This vibrant appeal keeps the student engaged. And, the pianistic attributes of the repertoire, along with “secrets” from the Technique & Artistry books, consistently invite expressive playing. ®. Ages 5 - 6. My First Piano Adventure. After completing Book C, students are ready for Level 1 of Piano Adventures®. Book A. Book B. Book C. ®. Ages 6 - 11. Piano Adventures. Primer Level. Level 1. Level 2A. Level 2B. Level 3A. Level 3B. ®. Ages 11 - 17. Accelerated Piano Adventures. After completing Accelerated Piano Adventures® Book 2, students are ready for Level 3A of Piano Adventures®. Book 1. Book 2. ®. Adult. Adult Piano Adventures. After completing Adult Piano Adventures® Book 2, students are ready for Level 3A of Piano Adventures®.. Book 1. Book 2 8. Level 4. Level 5.

(11) OVERVIEW. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. Approach to Reading The ability to read music is developed by effectively integrating three skills: 1) discrete note recognition, 2) intervallic reading, and 3) a multi-key understanding. These are carefully sequenced and reinforced in Piano Adventures® to... n Prevent the student from equating a particular note to a particular finger. n Teach the precise relationship between a note and the keyboard. n Allow for a free and balanced drop of the arm and hand into the finger. n Avoid the overuse of two thumbs on C.. enthusiasm were discarded and replaced, until the method met the standards and musical taste of both piano student and teacher.. Supplementary Library The PreTime® to BigTime® Piano Supplementary Library correlates with Piano Adventures® to provide a broad selection of music to meet each individual student’s interest—at the precise level of difficulty. With styles that include Popular, Classics, Rock ‘n Roll, Jazz & Blues, Kids’ Songs, Ragtime & Marches, and Hymns, the teacher can choose the style that motivates the student and be assured that it is arranged to meet the pedagogical demands of the level.. n Reduce the dependence on preset hand positions.. Teacher Support. Pianistic Music. Faber Piano Adventures is dedicated to supporting piano teachers by offering a wide array of teacher support materials:. Pianistic arranging is one of the hallmarks of the Fabers’ material. All of the music in Piano Adventures® is specifically written or arranged for the piano. n The pieces feel right and sound right at the piano. n Easy and effective use of the damper pedal opens up the rich sonority of the instrument. n The pieces incorporate essential pianistic gestures— the motions and phrases that are integral to playing the piano. n Pianistic pieces develop fluent piano technique by encouraging freedom at the keyboard, promoting a relaxed wrist, and introducing gestures that carry the hand across the full range of the instrument.. Artistic Music The pieces included in Piano Adventures® are eminently musical. The course combines technique and artistry which bring out maximum expression in the student’s playing. Parents notice the musicality…students thrive on it…and teachers appreciate the artistic results. The Technique & Artistry books are unparalleled in teaching technical gesture for artistic playing. “Technique Secrets” and exercises deliver the pianistic tools to play with ease and expression. The “Artistry Hint” and “Artistry Piece” that conclude each unit heighten student awareness of sound and musicality.. Student Appeal Students are attracted to the pieces and sounds of Piano Adventures®. Ten years of painstaking pilot testing has ensured that the method has wide student appeal. Over one hundred pieces that did not pass the test of student. n Online resources at www.PianoAdventures.com. n Piano Club Discussion Forum provides an online community for Piano Adventures® teachers. n Our exciting Primer Teacher Guide is a one-of-a- kind resource for piano teachers. This guide features lesson plans, pedagogy pointers, duets for improvisation and a comprehensive DVD of model teaching for each piece in the Primer Lesson Book. n Faber Piano workshops and clinics on musical artistry and talent development inspire audiences of music educators around the world. n A-C-E™ Instructional Theory: Analysis, Creativity, and Expression comprise a model of artistry with implications for our teaching. In upcoming pages, we’ve included specific tips for each level. We hope these ideas may assist in developing the personal artistry of your students, as you help each one become a “piano ace.”.

(12) MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURE. ®. for the young beginner (ages 5-6). THE “A” BOOKS Pre-Reading The LESSON BOOK and WRITING BOOK include: five musical “friends at the piano”. directional pre-reading notation. white key names: A B C D E F G. folk, blues, and classical sounds. basic rhythms ( Œ , Ó , „ ). technique through games and songs. creative discovery at the keyboard. eye-training and ear-training. About the CD. The CD for this book 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 music, they play more musically.. Writing Book A FF1620 00420260 $6.95. Lesson Book A FF1619 00420259 $9.95. Christmas Book A Treat your pre-reading students to an adventurous first Christmas book! Young players will be delighted with familiar carols such as “O Christmas Tree” as well as new favorites like “Rudolph’s Little Brother.” First players will benefit from the clean presentation of pre-reading notation and festive teacher duets. The Christmas Music Calendar encourages students to count down the days until Christmas! Christmas Book A FF3001 00001471 $4.95 10.

(13) MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURE. ®. for the young beginner (ages 5-6). A look inside the “A” Books . . . Songs. Technique. Improvisation. Catchy pre-reading songs move hands around the keyboard.. Technique is developed with chants, games, and songs.. Students improvise from the first lessons.. Eye-training. Ear-training. Blinker, the owl, loves to LOOK and leads the eye-training.. Tucker, the dog, loves to LISTEN and leads the ear-training.. The Little Yellow Practice Book FF3009 00420330 $3.50. Young students will be delighted with their first practice book featuring the “friends at the piano.”. 11.

(14) MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURE. ®. THE “B” BOOKS. for the young beginner. THESteps “B” BOOKS on the Staff The LESSON BOOK and WRITING BOOK include: “friends at the piano” return. step-wise reading on the staff. composer friends, Beethoven and Mozart. classic themes, pop, and jazz sounds. notes from Bass C to Treble G. music history Fun Facts and Games. technique through games and songs ear-training and eye-training. About the CD. The CDs for the A and B Books are a hallmark of the series. The child may listen to the CD from beginning to end at home or in the car. After a piece is learned, the CD track may be used as an optional play-along accompaniment. Enjoy!. Writing Book B FF1622 00420262 $6.95. Lesson Book B FF1621 00420261 $9.95. Christmas Book B Join the My First Piano Adventure® “friends” as they play Christmas songs on the grand staff. Students celebrate with merry melodies such as “A Ten-Foot Icicle,” “Jingle Bells,” the hit song “Must Be Santa,” and carols from around the world. Christmas Book B FF3002 00001472 $5.50 12.

(15) MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURE. THE “B” BOOKS. ®. for the young beginner. A look inside the “B” Books . . . Technique. Songs & w. My sister Nannerl and I loved to play Hide-and-Seek. Help Nannerl hide by playing “thumb whispers.”. Treble D looks a little like Middle C—except there’s no whisker! Is D a LINE or SPACE note?. Thumb Whispers: 1. Tap your L.H. thumb quickly and lightly 8 times on your • head • shoulder • knee At the keyboard: 2. Play and notice the. M I D D L E. Thumb Whispers. 1. Your teacher will make up a rhythm(s) on treble clef D. Copy it back. Now do one for your teacher. 2. Play and sing letter names, then words.. 1. p. 18. repeated notes 2. œ d ˙. Tuck - er. dog,. Tub Time!. 7. œ œ ˙. where. are. you?. œ œ œ œ. You’re. TECHNIQ UE GAME :. Tips from Katie:. ?. f and p signs.. 3. Use a “whisper thumb” at measures 5-7.. C D. &. Beethoven’s Fun Facts and Game. A Note from Mozart:. Treble Clef D. Brightly. Music History. hid - ing. from. ˙. 1 on __?. -. 3). soft - ly,. 72. FF1621. New notes are introduced systematically with appealing songs.. V A N. œ. ˙. “I’ll. find. ˙. you!”. 3. œ. ˙.. Shout,. (2. -. œ. 3). “I’ll. 3. œ. œ œ œ. whis - per. soft - ly,. find. is. 3 1. 2. LOOK at the first note. Is it on a line or space? Find it on the piano. 3. ATTENTION on what’s next! Up, down, or same? 4. PL AY. To begin, set a steady beat by saying “1-2-3 GO.”. 20. Hint: Keep your eyes on the music. Notice the forte sign! 1 on __?. œ œ ˙. Fun Fact: Beethoven composed his greatest music after he had gone deaf. Over twenty thousand people came to his funeral.. 4). (write) FF1621. FF1622. œ œ ˙. Music history about Mozart and Beethoven is taught with Fun Facts and Games.. Apples or Oranges. LISTEN. Hearing Same or Different. Ear-training: Your teacher will play two short melodies. Listen! If they are the same, circle the two apples. If they are different, circle the apple and orange.. — Look. 1.. 2.. 3.. 4.. 5.. 6.. — Attention — Play. œ œ œ œ. œ œ ˙. ... F o r Te a c he r Us e Onl y : ( The e x a mp l e s ma y b e p l a y e d i n a ny o r d e r. The t e a c he r ma y c r e a t e mo r e “ s a me ” o r “ d i f f e r e nt ” e x a mp l e s f o r t he s t u d e nt . ). & 43 œ œ œ œ œ œ F 1. ... |LESSON 24. 3. or. & 4 œœœ œœœ F 5. ? 4 Œ œ- œ- œ- b w4 f. or. ? 44 Œ œ- œ- œ- b wf. 4 & 4 œ. œ. œ. œ. œ œ ˙. ? 4 >œ œœ œ>œ œœ œ. >œ > >œ & 43 œ ˙ .. 4 & 4 œ. œ. œ. œ. œ œ ˙. ? 44 >œ œ œ œ œ. œ .. or. 3 >œ >œ >œ. 4. f 4. f. or. 4. f f. 1. 1. 5. f. &4. 5. f. or. ˙.. FF1622. FF1622. Blinker, the owl, loves to LOOK and presents CLAP for SIghtreading Count-Look-Attention-Play!. Tucker, the dog, loves to LISTEN. Enjoy “Same or Different,” “Playback,” and more activities.. The Little Yellow Practice Book FF3009 00420330 $3.50. The Little Blue Manuscript Book FF3010 00420331 $3.50 NEW!. 13. Would you like to learn more music of Mr. Beethoven?. |LESSON 12. Ear-training. — Count. 1. COUNT and clap the rhythm.. f. -. |WRITING BOOK 52-53. CLAP for Sightreading Eye-training:. (write). together. w w. The word sightreading means to play through a piece for the first time. Follow these 4 steps.. (write). What is one of your favorite foods?. fun!” (2 - 3. so. B E E T H O V E N Fun Fact: Macaroni and cheese was one of Beethoven’s favorite foods.. Technique Games like “Silent Jumps” and “Star Crossing Over” make technique fun!. LOOK. 1 ?. ˙. 5. œ œ œ. “Hid - ing. you!”. ˙. play. 5. Eye-training. &. Ex.. L U D W I G. Can you say the chant ?. 1. Fun Fact: By the time Beethoven was 12, he was earning a living for his family by composing and playing the organ. What are some of the ways you help your family. (Your teacher or parent can help you write.). Circle each letter in Beethoven’s name that is a note in music.. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (from Sonata for Four Hands, K19d). NANNERL’S PART Shhh! 2. Whis - per. Play the LOWEST F on the piano.. |WRITING BOOK 14 -15. (2. Shout,. & œ p œ œ œ ?. Woof!. f F3. Prepare L.H. finger 3 on the LOWEST F.. 4. f. “There are a thousand princes; there is only one Beethoven.”. Hide-and-Seek. WOLFGANG’S PART. ? 44 ˙ . 5. me.. 40. Bright and happy. &4. Game: Number the pictures 1 2 3 to show Beethoven growing up.. Beethoven’s Message:. ?4. . .. 4 œ. œ. œ. œ. œ œ. œ p. ? 44. 5. or. p. . œ. œ. œ. œ. œ 5. | LESSON 47. 39. 9.

(16) MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURE. ®. THE “C” BOOKS. for the young beginner. THESkips “C” BOOKS on the Staff The LESSON BOOK and WRITING BOOK include: “friends at the piano” are growing up. C and G 5-finger scales. music history Fun Facts and Games. classic themes, pop, and jazz sounds. skips: line-line and space-space. continuation of Technique Games. composer friends: Beethoven, Haydn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Brahms. ear-training and eye-training. Writing Book C FF1624 00420264 $6.95. Lesson Book C FF1623 00420263 $7.95. Christmas Book C It is an exciting time for the “musical friends” in Christmas Book C! Students play joyful melodies such as “Dance around the Christmas Tree” and “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” as they continue to build pianistic skill and a love of music. Teacher duets expose students to more sophisticated rhythms and harmonies. Christmas Book C FF3003 00001482 $5.50. Primer Gold Star Performance Supplement the C books with the Primer Gold Star Performance book. The Gold Star CD has children’s vocals and orchestrations, as well as solo piano recordings. Delightful!. Book with CD FF1602 00420255 $7.95. 14.

(17) MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURE. THE “C” BOOKS. ®. for the young beginner. A look inside the “C” Books . . . Technique. Songs. Improvisation. Find these keys! L.H.. R.H. M I D D L E. Fall i. an elephant? a tuba? a big truck?. B C. E F G A B. 5. 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. Rockin’ with Skips!. ng E. What is the heaviest thing you can imagine?. E. ant. (your idea). 5. L.H. Improvisation with F-A-C. leph. improvise — to make up Tips from Millie and Marta:. 1. Leap f Treats. ? 44. 5. 5. for in. the the. ˙. 1. pi pi. -. ña ña. Leap for the Piñata -. œ œ œ œ 4. 3. ˙. ta, ta,. Hap - py,. ... Repeat!. Œ >œ >œ >œ >b >œ >œ e œ œ Œ 1. hap - py,. hap - py. day!. 1 5. 3. To end, play a long note on F, A, or C.. T ec hn iqu e G a me :. With energy. 2. Now improvise an F-A-C tune with the duet. Use the keys in any order!. Falling elephant. 2. Notice the opening leap from fingers 1 to 5.. 4 &4 œ œ œ œ. ... œ. F.. L.H.. 5. 30. .. 5 1. œœ œ .. 1.  | WRITING BOOK 30–31. Œ. œ .. .. œœ œ .. Œ. œ .. .. œœ œ .. Œ. œ .. .. œœ œ .. Œ. œ. >. 5. .. œœ œ .. 1. Œ. œ. >. 5. .. œœ œ .. >.. œœ œœ. >.. >.. œœ œœ. >.. >.. œœ œœ. >.. Œ Œ. ... 2. 3. Did you feel the weight of your arm come falling down?. 2. When you can’t hold the elephant any longer, let your arm drop freely into your lap.. 4. repeat Falling Elephant with your rIGHt arm.. 1. 48. FF1623. 1. 2. 5 3 1. 5. 2. 3. 4. Œ. œ. 5. 2. œ œ œ bœ nœ Œ œ Œ 1. 1. 5 3 2. # œœœ œœœ œœœ œ b œ œ Œ Ó 3. 3. 5. œ 4. 1. FF1624. > 1. œ Aœ bœ œ ˙ œ Aœ bœ œ ˙ 4. 2. 3. 3. >. 2. w » bw . . w. 5. 35. Improvising with F-A-C skips is celebrated with a rock-blues duet.. 2. Now, above measure 1, draw a square with an A inside it. This is section A. 3. Where does section B start? The music changes. Draw a circle and write B inside.. 4. f This œ. ? 44. œ œ œ is. sec - tion. w. œ œ œ œ. A. (2 - 3 - 4). This is. 1 on __?. The Next Step.... A Song with Form 1 on __?. &4. sec - tion. A. (2 - 3 - 4). w. ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙. p. Sec - tion. B. will. After completing the “C” books students are ready to start Piano Adventures® Level 1.. 7. 1. & ˙ ˙. q = 100. ?. change, you. w. see! (2 - 3 - 4). 1. fœ. œ œ œ. Can you name the. w. form? (2 - 3 - 4). ritardando. œ œ œ œ w. Can you name the. form? (2 - 3 - 4). The form is. |Lesson 4–5. 5. 1. First, play this song and notice the words.. 2. Your teacher may ask you to tap to the steady tick of the metronome. Draw a “happy face” to show you did it!. 4. 2. Music is made up of different sections. Try it out!. 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ q = 76. 2. 1. FF1623. 4. Where does section A return? Label it!. down-stems. 5. Musical Form: A metronome clicks at different speeds and helps us feel a steady beat.. 1. Tap these rhythms on the closed keyboard. Count aloud!. L.H.. 3. ? b # œœœ œœœ œœœ œ œœœ œœœ œœœ œ œ Œ Œ œ. Theory. up-stems. 3. 1. 5 3 2. 1. Hold your LeFt arm straight in front of you. Pretend you are holding an elephant!. Rhythm. R.H.. 1. œœ Œ b œœœ œœœ Ó Œ b œœœ œœœ Ó Œ b œœœ œœœ Ó b œ n œ œ b œ n œ œ b œ n œ œ œ b œ bn œœœ ˙˙˙ ? b 44 Œ b œœ œœ Ó œ Œ œ œ bœ nœ œ Œ œ œ bœ nœ œ Œ œ œ bœ nœ œ Œ œ œ bœ œ œ Œ œ Œ œ Œ œ œ bœ n œ L.H. F. Technique is developed with games such as “Falling Elephant,” “Fingertaps,” and “Mouse House.”. Time for Rhythms. C. 3. R.H.. For a firm foundation in note-reading, the pieces move the hands around the keyboard.. Unit 1. A. 5 3 1. 1. Fine. F L.H. 5 Te a c h e r D u e t : ( S t u d e n t p l a y s L .H. o n a Hi gH e r F - A- C .). 5. Te a c h e r D ue t : ( S t ude n t pla y s 1 o c ta v e h i g h e r. ). R.H. ? 44 Œ. Let’s rock, everybody. Feel the beat!. 1. First, set L.H. fingers 5-3-1 over these keys. Listen and feel the beat of the teacher duet.. Tips from your friends: 1. Name and find the first note. Hint: Think of the name of the little mouse!. FF1624. 36. Young students explore the metronome while tapping rhythms.. | Lesson 36–37. FF1624. Students learn about A B A form while reinforcing skips.. The Little Yellow Practice Book FF3009 00420330 $3.50. The Little Blue Manuscript Book FF3010 00420331 $3.50 NEW!. 15.

(18) MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURE® COURSE for the young beginner (ages 5-6). The Young Beginner: Keys for Connecting As piano teachers, we’re quite adept at bridging our adult world to that of the typical seven - or eight-year-old beginner. It requires only modest effort because most 1st and 2nd grade students also try to bridge their world to ours. The attempt to “bridge worlds” is two-way, so teaching and learning are fluid and reasonably predictable.. is auditory, yet with emotion. Next, make it tactile. Feel the keys; listen to the sounds. Smile and sing. Engage the senses, and engage the child with a playfulness of spirit.. Wendy the Whale. 17. Playing L.H. Fingers 2-3-4. It is a different matter, however, when we work with children at ages 4 and 5. Not only is this young beginner’s world substantially different than the adult world and qualitatively different than ages 7-8, the young beginner does not “meet us halfway.” 4-5 year olds require us to find and enter their world. The young beginner is not inclined to adapt to us, so we must adapt to the world of the young beginner.. 3. 4. 2 4. 3. 2. L.H.. N o te: T h e teach er m ay p ed al as th e stu d en t p l ays.. Start on a MIDDLE 3-black-key group.. f. L.H. 2. 2. Wen - dy. Spirit of Play. play together. 2. 2 3 4. Move DOWN to next lower group.. the whale. 2. What is this world of the young beginner? It is fun, fantasy and exploration. Seriousness? Teacher-driven rules? Tight control? These close down a young learner’s intrinsic interest. Playfulness? Creativity? Adventure? These drive the youngster’s learning. And the multi-sensory world of music makes a perfect context for such a playful adventure. We take the child into a musical “playground” that engages the emotions and the senses. In this world, we explore, we hear, we look, we learn. To be fully effective, we combine visual, auditory and kinesthetic (feel/touch) experiences with a spirit of play, including playmates—the “friends at the piano” of My First Piano Adventure®.. 2. moves her. 2. 2 3 4. big. tail. 2. 2. 2. 2 3 4. deep, down, and low. 30. FF1619. Wendy the Whale moves her big tail, then dives lower and lower.. Attention We’ve all heard of the young child’s short attention span. While this is a valid characteristic to which we adapt, let’s be equally impressed with the young child’s tenacity when emotionally engaged. Have you heard a youngster say, “Again! Again!” prodding far beyond our own point of tedium? (What might this say about our own attention span?) So, the capacity for sustained attention is there, even in the young child. We simply must recognize when attention is engaged and when it is not. If attention wanes during a visual activity, shift to an auditory or kinesthetic action. And when attention is wholly captivated, reap all the rewards of this “teachable moment.”. The student’s “musical friends” pose a new adventure with each piece: swimming with a whale, climbing a treehouse, dreaming of the Tooth Fairy. Engage with each page as a new encounter, a new surprise. Take in the visual; catch the emotion. Hear what the child says about the context. This adds personal meaning that engages attention and primes memory. Then listen to the CD track. Now the engagement. Activity-based learning—this is key. Each student responds with personal favorites, which makes this level such a joy to teach. The antidote to a short attention span is to get off the bench: move to the table, sit on the floor, move to the board, back to the bench. Activity-based teaching allows adaptation, repetition, and variation. Not every page is essential, but having the student’s attention is. Celebrate student favorites and repeat them from week to week to glean all their capacity for musical development. Use creative variations for fun and challenge.. 16.

(19) MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURE® COURSE for the young beginner (ages 5-6). FF1621•print.wb_ FF1621•print 3/8/10 10:53 AM Page 46. Technique. Treble Clef F. Noodle fingers, small hands, no coordination… maybe we should wait until the child is older? This fallacy is remedied by recognizing that a child will never “grow” a pianistic hand. A pianistic hand is developed through guidance and practice. So the undeveloped hand physique of the youngster is ripe for guidance and presents an ideal time to start on technique. We just need to adapt our teaching routine and introduce activities that appropriately guide physical development of the hand.. M I D D L E. & w. C D E F G Tip from Tucker: “Walk up” to the F and balance on a firm fingertip. Your hand should be round like a scoop of ice cream!. 3 &4 œ f ?3 4 Merrily. 1. ˙.. œ. œ. Let’s. get. a. cone!. Ice Cream Dog. 21. 4. 1. (2 - 3). p. œ. Let’s. œ. œ. get. a. ˙.. cone!. (2 - 3). 5. &. As a priority for this age, we want to develop the hand structure. (Teaching a floppy wrist and relaxation would be an unproductive starting point.) We need a physical framework that is sorely lacking in the undeveloped hand. The use of braced finger 3, with a relaxed wrist and a freefall drop (arm weight) is perfect because it models the hand structure and alignment of finger, wrist and arm. Unique and effective, “Stone on the Mountain” introduces sophisticated aspects of piano technique. Then we work on the fingertip with Cookie Dough (pushing chocolate chips into imaginary cookie dough), which sets up the next several pages for using only a braced finger 3 (Dipping L.H. and R.H. Donuts, and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star).. f. 46. ?. œ œ œ. Let’s Let’s. get get. a a. œ œ œ. dou tri. -. ble ple. -. dip dip. œ œ œ. straw choc. - ber - o. -. -. ry late. ! |WRITING BOOK 38. ˙.. cone! cone!. (2 - 3) (2 - 3). .. ... FF1621. Stepping up to finger 4, then checking for a firm fingertip. “Is the hand round like a scoop of ice cream?”. rhythm mascot. “Tap” introduces the Monster Bus Driver (for imitating rhythms), Dancing Feet and Band Practice 166% enlargement view at 60% (for tracking the and beat120% and rhythm notation) and the repeating, notated rhythm patterns of Monsieur Mouse and Mouse Rhythms. 150% enlargement The tunes recordings also emphasize pitch. view atand 67%audio and 134% Student voices—girl and boy alike—are carried from “chants,” which open the book, to singing of melodies, including famous classical themes of Beethoven and Mozart in Book B. (Haydn, Brahms and Tchaikovsky in Book C.) Special emphasis is placed on the hearing of tonality and the expressive power of music.. Summary. An upward (and/or forward) wrist motion that drives the “bridge” over the fingers is practiced in Mitsy’s Cat Back. This wrist motion is then developed into an expressive “rainbow” gesture that carries that hand across the keyboard.. The joy and reward of teaching young students more than offset the challenges. And the challenges are readily addressed with the right curriculum and the right attitude. My First Piano Adventure® provides the curriculum. The teaching attitude is—keep it fun! The child’s life at this age revolves around fun for good reason. Fun motivates play, and play is the child’s “magic formula” for learning.. Rhythm and Pitch While it is exciting to see the child develop good technique habits at a young age, it is even more exciting to observe the young student’s development of rhythm and pitch perception. These perceptual skills develop most effectively with earlyage exposure, so My First Piano Adventure® puts special focus on this aspect of brain development with the enclosed audio CD.. My First Piano Adventure® allows you to step into the child’s world and, together, explore the joy, challenge, and beauty of music. With fun as your watchword, seek to draw out your student’s full attention and vibrant spirit. The child just may give the same gift back to you.. For rhythm, we emphasize feeling the steady beat in the body. We are going for a kinesthetic response, as in Roll Call, which introduces the Friends. “Tap,” the music firefly, is the. 17.

(20) PRIMER. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. PRIMER LEVEL NEW!. NEW! Sightreading. Lesson Book CD Audio & MIDI. NEW! Teacher Guide. Flashcards. Lesson Book. Theory. Technique & Artistry. PreTime Piano Primer Supplementary Series ®. Performance. Popular. Gold Star Performance Popular Repertoire. Achievement Solo & Duet Sheets Bluebird on My Shoulder (duet) Jesus Is My Friend Once I Caught a Fish Particularly Pleasing Piano Piece Pete, the Repeat Bird Pony Express Wee Small Bear Zoom, Zoom, Witch’s Broom. Christmas. Classics. Favorites. Rock ’n Roll. DuetTime® Christmas. Jazz & Blues. Hymns. Kids’ Songs. Christmas. Pre-Reading Christmas. 18. I Can Read Music Book 1.

(21) PRIMER. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. Primer Concepts hand position and finger numbers. staff notes: Bass C to Treble G. note values ( Œ , Ó , Ó˘ , „ ). ®√ and ´√ time signatures. key names: A B C D E F G. the quarter rest. steps and skips on the staff. the tie. Teach with...Analysis. Always look for patterns! From the earliest lessons, encourage the student to think beyond the notes. Be “music detectives.” Give clues to build musical awareness.. Allegro. lian is the Ita .) (Allegro lively fast and word for k: g Chec with Readin begins the R.h. ps UP. Notice and ski the thumb th gins wi N. . also be The l.h and skips DOW the thumb d lively. Fast an. ˙ 4 &4 œ œ fw ? 44 1 on. 3. __?. 1 on. ˙ œ œ w. œ. ˙ œ œ w. œ. __?. ˙ & œ œ pw ? 5. “David, pretend you work for the Allegro Detective Agency. Draw one big circle around measures 1 and 2. Next, investigate the notes and circle the same pattern again. Good!”. i Giulian Mauro 9, Italy) (1781–182 adapted. 1. ˙. ˙. œ œ œ 3. 1. k over the. get to loo. Teach with...Creativity. œ œ ˙. œ œ œ. bar lines!. . . .œ Œ ˙ œ œ˙ 5 œ œœ œ Œ œœœ œ œ œ œ Œœ œ œ Œ œ. Œ Ó Œ . higher) . œ Œ octave 1 . ys . pla Œ œœœœ œ œ Œ . Œ . 37 œ (Student -65  et: 64 Du œ Œ CD Teacher . œ œ Œœ œ œ œÓ Œ œ Ó . p œ œ Œœ œ œ œ . Œ R.H. Œ œ œ œ ? 44 œ œ Œ . Œ œ. Œ . . Œ . L.H. 1. R Y O V E D I S C. st 8 skips. lea Circle at. ce. Hint:. in this pie. Don’t for. 23. 53. 4. P. Beginning students are especially receptive to creative activities at their piano lessons. These can add delight and reinforce important concepts.. More Abo. ut Skips. Review: A skip is from NEw: a A skip is also fro lINE to the next lI m a SP skip up NE. ACE to the next skip do SPACE. wn. w w. & 44. 2. FF1075. w w. space space Merrily. “Did you know that an elephant can weigh up to 16,000 pounds? Let’s try the song very low, starting on the lowest G. Play slowly on firm fingertips. Imagine the elephant’s heavy, 2-ton legs.”. space space 2. ? F4 œ œ 4 When. 4. 5. &. you’re. on. œ œ ˙. an. el. on ?. ? œ œ And. on ?. œ œ. you’ll. œ œ. have. -. œ œ œ œ. the. fin est. view. D I S C O V E R Y. Teach with...Expression. Expression begins with listening. Sharing a conversation that personalizes the piece can enhance listening and musical expression. “Olivia, have you ever seen a beautiful sunset? Where were you? Let’s pretend that each E for the R.H. is the sunset color fading from brilliant forte to soft piano. Use your arm weight to drop into the the key. Use less arm weight Sunset as the sound fades to piano. Keep Peaceful ´ listening!” E. ic!. g d ry Ma forte an e hand play on tistry can t with ar no. A pianis rk in the pia ma c nd ha nami the other each dy name of g. say the e playin and 1. First, ud befor zzo forte, piece alo forte, me ten for y and lis keyboard! pla w 2. No nds at the sou no pia down pedal) (damper t pedal right-foo Hold the t the piece. ou through. Artist. Rather. slowly __?. 4 &4 ˙ ? 44. 3 on. ˙. Listen!. ˙˙. &. p. 5. œ. p. F. tly.. Lift gen 3. ?. 1. ? œ. ˙. ˙˙. 1 on __ ? 5 on __. 5. œ. œ. next hig. 3. f. p. f. p. f. her E. 3. her E. next hig. œ. œ. ˙. ˙. ˙˙. w ww. as softly ble as possi. 1 5.  Lesson p.. ) at Britain lls of Gre 67 (Be. 29. FF1096. 19. Teacher. Circle the Duet: (St. udent pla. that ma. tch measu. re 1. Fo. while. œ œ. you. sit. œ œ œ. on. your. œ œ. Elephan. w. real ly. œ. jun gle. t Ride. high.. w. ride!. r fun, pla y LOW . ys. 1 octave higher) , s-l-o-w?R.H4 . ww l-y, and œ œ forte. (Pl 4 œ œ# ay duet œ œ œœœ œœœ ˙˙˙˙ ww high.) L.H. œ . . . . œ œ # œ œ wŒ œ œ œ 5 w CD 66-67 P w œœ œœœ ˙ 38 ?22 œ œ œ # œ œ œ œ ˙˙˙ œ , 23 24 54-57 . . w œ ˙ ˙œ # œ ˙ ˙ 4 1. 54. measures. e - ph ant. 5 3 2. 5. 1. 2. 1. FF1075.

(22) PRIMER. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. Lesson Book FF1075, 00420168 $6.95. Theory FF1076, 00420169 $6.50. All My Friends Allegro Alouette Balloons Bells of Great Britain Best Friends The Bugle Boys C-D-E-F-G March Come on, Tigers! Come See the Parade! Copy Cat The Dance Band Driving in the G Clef Elephant Ride The Escalator Football Game Frogs on Logs Gorilla in the Tree Grandmother Hey, Hey, Look at Me! Hey, Mr. Half Note Dot! I Hear the Echo The I Like Song Into the Cave A Joke for You Lemonade Stand Let’s Play Ball! Magic Rhyme for Bass D March on D-E-F Men from Mars Merrily We Roll Along Middle C March Mister Bluebird My Invention Octavius the Octopus Ode to Joy The Old Clock Old MacDonald Had a Song Petite Minuet Princess or Monster? Rodeo Russian Folk Song Sea Story Ten-Second Song Three Little Kittens Tightrope Walker Two Black Ants Two Blackbirds Walking Song Yankee Doodle. Writing Games Eye Training Ear Training Improvisation. The Opposite Song Rain, Rain, Go Away Rex, the Tyrannosaurus School Bell Is Ringing! Shepherd’s Flute A Song About Cats Train’s A-Comin’ Trumpet Song Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Wind in the Trees. NEW!. Primer Teacher Guide FF3007, 00420327 $39.95 Lesson Plans Pedagogy Pointers Duets for Improvisation Comprehensive DVD of Model Teaching. NEW!. Lesson Book CD CD1001, 00420068 $10.95. NEW!. Technique & Artistry FF1096, 00420189 $6.50 Technique Secrets Artistry Magic Pieces: All the Stars Are Shining Canoeing Upstream Catch Me If You Can! Finger Hops Leading the Parade Peaceful Sunset A Special Ending for Alouette Wheels Going ‘Round. Performance FF1077, 00420170 $6.50 Are You Sleeping? Banana Split Chimes! Classical March Cowboy Joe Dancing with Frankenstein Donkeys Love Carrots The Doorbell The Happy Stream Horseback Riding Hot Cross Buns I Like Roller Skating In the Jungle Inchworm Let’s Boogie! Listen to the Drums Lullaby and Goodnight. Sightreading FF3006, 00420328 $6.95 Melody Patterns Rhythm Patterns Entertaining Musical Art. Popular Repertoire FF1256, 00420234 $6.95 Catch a Falling Star Happy Birthday to You I Got Rhythm I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing Lean on Me The Lion Sleeps Tonight The Planets (Animaniacs) The Rose Star Wars (Main Theme) Activity Pages. Gold Star Performance - with CD FF1602, 00420255 $7.95 Bluebird on My Shoulder (Duet) Cartoon Stories NFMC Chugging Choo-Choo CHOICE Eternally Music French Cathedrals Hello to the Drum I Found a Penny NFMC I Love Rain! CHOICE A Particularly Pleasing Piano Piece Pony Express Pterodactyls, Really Neat A Rainbow Is a Smile (Turned Upside Down) Roller Skate Ride Squinchy-Pinchy Shoes Theme and Variations Zoom, Zoom, Witch’s Broom. (accompaniments in two tempos plus MIDI files for Lesson, Performance, Technique & Artistry books). Other Background Accompaniments Popular Repertoire CD CD1017, 00420084 $10.95 Popular Repertoire MIDI GM1013, 00420275 $10.95. I Can Read Music, Book 1 FF1048, 00420157 $5.50 Beginning note speller. Christmas FF1137, 00420205 $3.95 Flashcards FF1168, 00420218 $6.95 80 color flashcards Note drilling Intervallic reading. 20. Away in a Manger Go, Tell It on the Mountain Good King Wenceslas Jingle Bells Jolly Old Saint Nicholas We Wish You a Merry Christmas Sightreading Activities. PracticeTime Assignment Book FF1167, 00420217 $5.50.

(23) PRIMER. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. PreTime® Piano - Primer Level Supplementary Series. Solos/Duets. O, How I Love Jesus Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Praise Him, Praise Him Rejoice in the Lord Always Whisper a Prayer. PreTime® Popular FF1042, 00420151 $4.95. PreTime® Favorites FF1012, 00420121 $4.95. The Candy Man (Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) Groove Tune I Just Can’t Wait to Be King (The Lion King) If I Only Had a Brain (The Wizard of Oz) It’s a Small World The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down Oompa-Loompa Doompadee-Doo (Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory) Part of Your World (The Little Mermaid) The Pirates Who Don’t Do Anything (Veggie Tales) Scooby Doo Main Title. Alouette Baa! Baa! Black Sheep Hush, Little Baby London Bridge On the Bridge NFMC Pop! Goes the Weasel CHOICE Row, Row, Row Your Boat Shoo, Fly NFMC Ten Little Indians CHOICE The Muffin Man Wheels on the Bus Yankee Doodle. PreTime® Classics FF1017, 00420126 $4.95 Bridal Chorus The Can-Can Horn Call A Little Night Music (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik) Morning Ode to Joy Shepherd’s Song Theme from the “London” Symphony Trumpet Voluntary. PreTime® Jazz & Blues FF1047, 00420156 $4.95 Cool Breeze Waltz Dinosaur Stomp A Fishy Story Hound Dog Blues Ice Cream Blues Jazz Man Jazz Walk King of Hearts Penguin Blues So Many Toys. PreTime® Rock ’n Roll FF1107, 00420198 $4.95. PreTime® Kids’ Songs FF1032, 00420141 $4.95. Celebrate with Rock ‘n Roll! Engine Number Nine Hard Rock Candy Old MacDonald Had to Rock Pebbles, Stones, and Rocks Recess Rock Rockin’ in Your Socks Rockin’ on the Soccer Field Stegosaur Rock. A-Tisket, A-Tasket Bingo The Dwarfs’ Yodel Song (The Silly Song) Happy Birthday to You Mail Myself to You Mickey Mouse March On Top of Spaghetti The Train Song Winnie the Pooh. PreTime® Hymns FF1028, 00420137 $4.95 Practice & Progress Lesson Notebook FF1024, 00420133 $5.95. The B•I•B•L•E Deep and Wide God Is So Good I’ve Got the Joy, Joy, Joy Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam 21. Hymns MIDI Disk GM1030, 00420291 $9.95. Achievement Solo & Duet Sheets. PreTime® Christmas FF1015, 00420124 $4.95 Away in a Manger Good King Wenceslas I Saw Three Ships Jingle Bells Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Over the River and Through the Woods Silent Night Up on the Housetop We Three Kings of Orient Are. Pre-Reading Christmas FF1050, 00420159 $5.50 Away in a Manger Counting the Days Deck the Halls Good King Wenceslas Jingle Bells Jolly Old Saint Nicholas Merry Christmas to You Ring the Bells! The Perfect Christmas Tree The Tree Hunt. Bluebird on My Shoulder (Duet) AD3002, 00420001 $2.50 Jesus Is My Friend ASA7006, 00420021 $2.50 Once I Caught a Fish! A2033, 00420060 $2.50 A Particularly Pleasing Piano Piece A2003, 00420032 $2.50 Pete, the Repeat Bird A2037, 00420063 $2.50 Pony Express A2019, 00420046 $2.50 Wee Small Bear A2032, 00420059 $2.50 Zoom, Zoom, Witch’s Broom A2024, 00420051 $2.50. DuetTime® Christmas, Primer FF1025, 00420134 $4.95 Go, Tell It on the Mountain God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Good King Wenceslas Jingle Bells Jolly Old Saint Nicholas O Come, Little Children We Wish You a Merry Christmas. The Little Yellow Practice Book FF3009 00420330 $3.50 The Little Blue Manuscript Book FF3010 00420331 $3.50.

(24) PRIMER. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. Synergy at the Primer Level There is much to share with our beginning students. With limited lesson time, how do we maximize our results? Fortunately, the Primer Level presents three elements of pedagogy that have exponential value when taught in combination: n introducing new notes with varied fingerings to develop note-reading skill n utilizing arm weight for tone production and technique development n using a braced third finger for rounded hand shape and firm fingertip While each element has a unique function, the three concepts reinforce each other in synergistic fashion when the teacher conscientiously integrates them.. Varied Fingering One of the hallmark features of Piano Adventures® is the introduction of new notes using varied fingerings. This allows us to teach a specified set of notes without a fixed, preset hand position. Middle C March, for example, introduces Middle C as played by fingers 1, 2, then 3. Consequently, the student does not equate Middle C with finger 1.. Arm Weight The Primer Technique & Artistry Book introduces arm weight as Technique Secret 4, using an exercise called Heavy Wet Ropes. The student experiences the feeling of heavy arms by imagining them as waterlogged ropes. The release of heavy arms into the lap gives the sense of dead weight. The ability to release the weight of the arm into the keyboard is essential. Failure to use arm weight in piano playing places excessive burden on the fingers. Instead of over-taxing the finger muscles and tendons (with the risk of inuring physical problems like tendinitis), the pianist should use gravity efficiently to overcome the weight of the key. The weight of the arm can be dropped, thrust, tossed, balanced on the fingertips, and transferred finger to finger. This effective handling of arm weight forms the basis for good tone production and an effortless, virtuoso technique. There is ample opportunity to apply the concept of arm weight in the Primer Lesson book, beginning with the pre-reading pieces that traverse the range of the keyboard. In each of these, a brief Two Black Ants pattern is initiated with 2’s 3’s a drop of arm weight, • • and is finished with • a lift of the hand that 2 2 initiates a new drop 3 3 2 2 3 3 into the next octave. Black keys are in groups of. and. .. 3. On the KEYBOARD Count all the groups of TWO. _____ groups Count all the groups of THREE. _____ groups. 2. 3 2. L.H.. Start in the. MIDDlE. Use left hand fingers 2 and 3. Play on the 2-black-key groups.. of the piano.. Your teacher will demonstrate.. Move down to next lOwER group.. play together. Two black ants. dig - ging down. 2. 2. 3 3 The Old Clock is 2 played using a steady, rhythmic drop of arm weight into alternating ? arms: right-left right-left. This delivers a strong sense of pulse and puts the student in touch with the larger motions of piano playing. All the Stars Are Shining in the Technique and Artistry book explores arm weight applied to a grand gesture and the implications of arm weight for dynamic change. g. o. i. n. to their home. g. l. D I S C O V E R Y. 10. Treble G, the next note introduced, is played with finger 3 as often as with finger 5. Similarly, Bass F is played by LH finger 3 in upcoming songs, as well as with finger 5. Using this varied fingering enhances note recognition and prevents equating a finger number with a given note. In addition, varied fingering has technical value when related to the concept of arm weight.. o. w. e. r. in. 2 3. lOw. A short musical pattern begins this piece. How many times does the pattern appear? Can you memorize this piece?. 5. In discussing varied fingering, we observed the frequent use of finger 3 for a given note. Finger 3 invites a drop of arm weight. In contrast, fingers 1 and 5 tend to tense the hand and pull the wrist down. Finger 3 also promotes a tall knuckle, which itself carries the weight of the arm. Contrast this to fixed hand positions, which foster tension and minimize coordinated involvement of the arm.. 22. 3. the ground.. FF1075.

(25) PRIMER. FABER PIANO ADVENTURES. Braced Finger 3. collapsed knuckle and collapsed wrist. The finishing touch is to align a tall knuckle over the playing finger to provide a platform for balancing the arm.. The thumb can be a useful brace for a flattened fingertip. Placed behind the tip of an offending finger, just below the last knuckle, the bracing thumb rounds the hand and firms a potentially collapsing fingertip. The student’s first activity at the keyboard occurs in the Lesson Book with The Pecking Hen and The Pecking Rooster. Here the braced finger 3 is used to round the hand as the student explores pitch direction—pecking higher, then lower, up and down the keyboard.. If this sounds esoteric, don’t be dismayed. The braced fingertip and/or Making O’s handle the issue of alignment beautifully. And it can be done on the keyboard—right when the problem occurs. If a fingertip collapses or the finger and arm appear out of alignment, ask the student to “Make an O” with the finger still on its key. Making an O not only curves the errant fingertip, but it brings the arm, wrist, hand, knuckle, and finger into alignment, restoring a balanced platform for arm weight. We have seen that bracing finger 3 implicitly aligns the finger, hand, and arm. Thus a braced finger 3 is ideal for experiencing a drop of arm weight into the key. At the same time, the concept of varied fingering provides ample opportunity to use a braced finger 3. Notice the value, for example, of using finger 3 to kick off the downbeats in My Invention and The Dance Band. A braced finger 3 can be used here to ensure alignment and to increase the sensation of arm weight.. In the Technique & Artistry Book, the bracing technique is hinted at in Making O’s, the exercise for Technique Secret 3—firm fingertips. This drill accentuates a firm fingertip by bringing the thumb and each fingertip together, then looking for the “O.” With just a slight adjustment of the thumb, Making O’s becomes effectively synonymous with the braced finger technique of The Pecking Hen. Making O’s and the braced finger 3 reinforce each other to make the concepts of rounded hand shape and firm fingertip more vivid and the exercises more effective.. “Right” from the Beginning It takes effort and concentration for the student to recognize and associate a note with its corresponding key—but much less effort than having to erase learned finger-number associations. It also takes effort and concentration to help a student balance arm, wrist, and finger in coordinated fashion—but much less effort than having to undo years of practiced tension. The creative combination of pedagogical elements in the Primer Level will help your students “get it right” the first time.. Integration While varied fingering, use of arm weight, and the braced fingertip are each effective in individual context, these three concepts work together for great results.. Online Teacher Resources. To understand this integration, we need to explore the concept of alignment. When the arm, hand, and playing finger are in a straight line, arm weight can flow directly into the fingertip. If the playing finger and forearm show an angle at the wrist, there is a misalignment which breaks the distribution of arm weight. The tall knuckle and rounded hand shape facilitate use of arm weight by preventing a. www.PianoAdventures.com. 23.

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