(Faber Piano Adventures ). 64 pages of fun-filled activities support the music learning process. Reading steps on the staff is a primary focus of Book B. The inventive Writing Book guides young players in reading, hearing and creating with steps on the Grand Staff. Teachers will welcome the special "C.L.A.P. for Sightreading" pages, designed to reinforce and celebrate note-reading. Students touch on music history with Mozart's and Beethoven's Fun Facts and Games and take a peek into Beethoven's Composing Room. Tucker, Blinker and Tap return with ear-training, sightreading, and rhythm fun. Then there is also the Tooth Fairy Visit, Rhythm Beads, Escape of the Quarter Notes... and much more.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Traditional and popular favorites, perfect for Christmas recitals and any other seasonal events. Contents include: Silent Night * Joy to the World * Jingle Bells * When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * The Night Before Christmas Song * A Holly Jolly Christmas * Good King Wenceslas * Away in a Manger * Jolly Old Saint Nicholas * Deck the Hall * The Twelve Days of Christmas.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Book 1 covers fundamental rhythms, all the notes of the grand staff, C position, G position. Contents include: Aloha Oe * Amazing Grace * Bagpipes * Bus Stop Boogie * Camptown Races * Chant of the Monk * Chant of the Monks * Chinese Dragon * Chord Crossings * Dreamscape * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * English Minuet * Fife and Drums * Forest Drums * French Minuet.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition Primer Lesson Book introduces the keyboard, note values, and the grand staff. Students play in C 5-finger scale patterns, develop recognition of steps and skips, and learn letter names independent of finger number. Musicianship is built through the use of dynamics and coloristic experimentation with the pedal. The book is organized into units which represent the major concepts and skills. As new units are introduced, earlier concepts and skills are constantly reviewed.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Level 3A 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 * Campbells are Coming * Cool Walkin' Bass * Cossak Ride * Echoes of the Harp * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * Ice Dancing * Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho * Land of the Silver Birch * Looking-Glass River * Lunar Eclipse * March Slav * and more.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). This book 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.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition Level 2A Lesson Book follows Piano Adventures Level 1. The book opens with a Note Reading Guide and an introduction to eighth note rhythm patterns. Students work with 5-finger transposition, functional harmony, and musical phrases. Exploration of C, G, D and A major and minor 5-finger positions builds on intervallic reading skills that were introduced in the earlier level. Appealing repertoire reinforces key concepts and encourages students to explore musical expression through varied dynamics and tempos. Selections include well-known classics from the great composers and original compositions.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Book B of the Fabers' method for the young beginner moves the student into staff-reading. Music notation is explored through stepwise directional reading, pattern recognition, and changing hand positions, all in the context of engaging songs, games and creative exploration at the piano. Maintaining the child-centered philosophy of the series, the "friends at the piano" from the A Books introduce students to the music of two new composer friends Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig van Beethoven. Classic themes share the stage with contemporary pop and jazz sounds for young ears to absorb and enjoy. The Book B CD presents a vibrant mix of sounds, from boogie to Beethoven. It serves as a listening CD which educates and as an accompaniment CD for play-along.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). An entertaining collection of traditional and popular Christmas songs arranged to offer a variety of sounds and styles. Includes: Carol of the Bells * The First Noel * Hallelujah Chorus (from Handel's Messiah ) * Hark The Herald Angels Sing * A Holly Jolly Christmas * I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day * It Came Upon the Midnight Clear * Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring * Let It Snow Let It Snow Let It Snow * O Come, O Come Emmanuel * O Holy Night * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * Silent Night * What Child Is This? * Winter Wonderland.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). A collection of effective pieces in a variety of styles. Contents include: Allegro * Alouette * Backpacking * Boogie in 3rds * Carousel Melody * Clock Tower Bells * For He's a Jolly Good Fellow * Greensleeves * The Handbell Choir * Horse and Sleigh * La Cinquantaine * March of the English Guard * A Merry March * more.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The Technique & Artistry books combine two essential elements of pianistic technical skill and artistic performance. This smooth, integrated approach builds basic elements of piano technique, always directed toward an artistic goal. This book features "Technique Secrets," "Artistry Magic," and a Level 3A appendix of scales, arpeggios, and chords.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Designed to be used in conjunction with the other books in Level 4, this book provides instruction, reinforcement, and creative applications of basic theory concepts.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Book C of the Fabers' young beginner method 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.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). 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 course: when children listen, sing, tap, and move to their piano music, they play more musically.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Nine perfectly-arranged pieces students will enjoy, including: Happy Birthday to You * It's a Small World * Hedwig's Theme (from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone ) * Olympic Fanfare * Over the Rainbow * and more.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Designed to be used in conjunction with the other books in 3A, this book reinforces theory concepts through writing, sightreading, and ear-training activities.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). This innovative sightreading book for Level 2A builds confident readers through recognition of individual notes and perception of note patterns, both rhythmic and melodic. Entertaining musical art and rhythm road exercises motivate and guide student progress.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Writing Book C (the companion book for Lesson Book C) provides 64 colorful, 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 valuable educational activities and vibrant illustrations of My First Piano Adventure are sure to delight the young beginner and teacher.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition Performance Book 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 * Rex, the Tyrannosauraus * Trumpet Song * and more.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Favorite Christmas carols and songs arranged for the beginning pianist. Contents include: Jingle Bells * O Come, All Ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles) * When Santa Claus Gets Your Letter * Silent Night * Away in a Manger * The First Noel * Joy to the World * Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer * A Holly, Jolly Christmas * The Night Before Christmas Song * Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree * We Wish You a Merry Christmas.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition Level 4 Lesson Book follows 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.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). An adventurous collection for the late-elementary student that offers performance pieces "with a challenge." These are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events, featuring an ancient Chinese folk song, a gypsy dance by fire light, and a humorous blues piece. These new solos by the Fabers provide settings in harmony, style, and rhythm that explore the expressive and dramatic qualities of the piano. Titles include Festive Sonatina * Tijuana Tambourine * Treasure Island * and The Phantom Complainer. Includes a CD for both listening and play-along.