Randall Faber

(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 ). Book 2 offers carefully sequenced instruction in notereading, music theory and piano technique for the adult student. Students explore pieces arranged in the keys of D and F Major, as well as D and E Minor. Keyboard harmony is taught using "lead sheets" with chord accompaniment patterns. Contents include: Cathedral Chimes * 'O Sole Mio * Sloop John B * Brahms' Lullaby * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Hava Nagila * Give My Regards to Broadway * Scarborough Fair * Malaguena * Pachelbel's Canon * and more.

Faber Piano Adventures: Accelerated Piano Adventures for the Older Beginner - Performance Book 1 includes a collection of effective pieces in a variety of styles.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Following the motivational format of books 1 and 2, the third book in this series also features StoryRhymes and Sightreading Bonanzas, to create an effective reading "booster."

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The Level 3A Technique & Artistry Book combines two essential elements of pianism technical skill and artistic performance. This smooth, integrated approach builds basic elements of piano technique, always directed toward an artistic goal. Four effective "Technique Secrets" focus on nuanced gestures of the hand and wrist, as well as pedaling. Targeted exercises and etudes lead to expressive, musical performance of the Artistry Magic pieces.

The Faber Piano Adventures Level 3B Theory Book is designed to be used in conjunction with the other books in Level 3B. It provides instruction, reinforcement, and creative applications of theory concepts through writing, sightreading, and ear-training activities.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition of the Level 3A Lesson Book is an exciting, educational refresh that launches students into early intermediate playing. More choices are given for in-depth instruction of technique, theory, transposition, and creativity. Outstanding new repertoire includes pieces by Tchaikovsky, Turk, Reinagle, plus traditional songs and Faber originals.

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.

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.

2nd Edition Enhancements to the 2nd Edition Faber Piano Adventures Level 2B Technique & Artistry Book include emphasis on pattern recognition, new teacher duets for several Artistry Magic pieces, and a new exercise to prepare students for playing chord changes. The four effective technique secrets are used as warm-ups throughout the book.

The 2nd Edition Level 2A Technique & Artistry Book from the Faber Piano Adventures series features effective "Technique Secret" exercises which train students in firm fingertips, light thumb, fast fingers, hands together coordination, and wrist float-off. An "Artistry Magic" piece at the end of each unit explores expressive playing. A useful reference section presents all twelve major 5-finger scales plus the seven white key minor 5-finger scales, grouped in easy to memorize patterns.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Level 5 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. Contents include: Autumn Ballad * Ballade (Burgmuller) * Blue Etude * Carillon Fantasia * The Chase (Burgmuller) * Coral Reef Etude * Fanfare on America * Hot Pursuit * Jazz Reflection * Pomp and Circumstance * Rhythm Flight * Risoluto * Rolling River Etude * and more.

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

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.

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.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). The 2nd Edition Level 4 Performance Book offers an inspiring collection of pieces that reinforce the concepts presented in the Lesson Book. Pieces are organized in groups of related major and minor keys, reflecting the orientation of the Lesson and Technique & Artistry Books.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Book 2 of the I Can Read Music series provides an extra tool to help students gain certainty and confidence in note reading. With its motivational format consisting of StoryRhymes, Sightreading Bonanzas, playful scoring methods such as "clever notes" and "clunky notes," "great notes" and "grumpy notes" the student and teacher will have fun seeing reading skills improve with each lesson.

(Faber Piano Adventures ). Designed for students of all ages who have had no previous experience improvising, this primer lays the foundation for composition and improvisation using the simplest possible exercises in imaginative settings. Features solo and duet improvisations, written assignments, theory review, and teacher accompaniments. Background accompaniment tracks accessed online are included for play-along. Level 2B.

PreTime® Piano: Jazz & Blues contains ten entertaining pieces, written especially for children at Primer Level on the Faber Piano Adventures® course. Imaginative lyrics convey the blues spirit of life's ups and downs to the early grade student. Pieces remain in middle C position with an occasional sharp or flat. No eighth notes or dotted rhythms are used. This songbook includes the pieces Penguin Blues, Jazz Walk, Hound Dog Blues, Jazz Man, So Many Toys (So Little Time to Play), A Fishy Story, Dinosaur Stomp, Cool Breeze Waltz and more.