Piano Adventures Catalog

TEACHERS DESK REFERENCE - 2013
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Whats New!
2nd Edition of Level 2B
Piano Adventures
Sightreading Books
Level 4 Technique & Artistry Book
Enhanced CDs
COMPLETE
CATALOG
Level by Level
Resource Guide
Complete Listing
of Publications and
Song Titles
Tips for Teaching
with Analysis,
Creativity, Expression
Pedagogy Articles
for Insights and Applications
See pages 2-7 for details.
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Whats New! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 9
My First Piano Adventure
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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
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Adult Piano Adventures
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Piano Literature Collections . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 76
Complete Library List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 79
About the Fabers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Index
by Nancy and Randall Faber
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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.
By Level 4 students not only
improvise using major and
minor scales, but also play the
improv accompaniments.
In the Level 1 Theory Book,
students use the G 5-nger
scale to improvise their own
Dinosaur Dance with the
sounds of prehistoric rock.
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.
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1. First, write the chord letter name (G or Em) in each box.
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. Learn this E minor accompaniment. Play while your teacher improvises
a melody higher on the keyboard using the E harmonic minor scale.
Reverse! You improvise while your teacher plays the accompaniment.
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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 teachers dynamics.
To end, play a final G.
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the Piano Adventures
curriculum. It is especially effective because of the

importance of uent 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:
The appendix includes scales
in parallel and contrary motion,
chromatic scales, arpeggios, and
various broken chord exercises.

Technique & Artistry
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Te c h n i q u e S e c r e t :
half circle / full circle
Warm-up with Lead with the Wrist (p. 3).
2. Chased by the Trolls
When you are comfortable with legato circles, play the R.H. staccato.
Use the same wrist circles as used for legato.
This broken chord pattern moves from A minor to
C major. The arrows indicate the circular wrist motion.
Play by memory.
Lesson p.12 (Hall of the Mountain King)
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S C A L E & A R P E G G I O A P P E N D I X
Teachers and students may choose the dynamics for each scale
Play hands separately or together.
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*Some students fnd it useful to learn B and E early for jazz band, festivals, or achievement testing.
These keys are formally introduced in Level 5.
Alignment (of forearm, hand, and finger)
Drop and follow-through
Weighted tone and unweighted tone
Half circle / full circle wrist motions
Expressive playing is explored at the end of each unit
in an Artistry Magic piece. The student focuses on
these musical goals:
Shaping phrases (with crescendo and diminuendo)
Using weighted/unweighted touch for dynamic
colors and balance
Expressive playing through wrist motion
Rhythmic flow with two-hand gestures
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
Griegs In the Hall of the Mountain King.
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.
Level 4 Technique & Artistry BookNow Available!
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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 Dont 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
Piano Adventures
Sightreading Books
Primer, Level 1, Level 2A, and Level 2B

Primer Sightreading
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Level 1 Sightreading
FF3013 00420338
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Level 2A Sightreading
FF3014 00102766
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Level 2B Sightreading
FF3015 00117301
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SIGHTREADING
based on Lesson Book p. 22
DAY 1: The Clock Strikes Thirteen!
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Primer CD
CD1001
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Level 1 CD
CD1002
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Level 2A CD
CD1003
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Faber Piano Adventures is proud
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Primer Teacher Guide
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Primer Level Teacher Guide
This one-of-a kind Teacher Guide for the Primer Level is a pioneering publication in the eld
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-E
TM
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in collaboration with Marienne Uszler, it is an essential resource for college piano pedagogy
programs and the independent piano teacher.
The big ideas come rst: Each page opens with Whats New and Whats Important.
An adventurous teaching path is offered for each Lesson Book piece. The step-by-step
approach of Lets 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.
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: rst at a slow practice tempo and then
at performance tempo.
Enhanced CDs include both the audio les and standard MIDI les.
As a special bonus, the MIDI les for the Performance Book and the
Technique & Artistry Book are included on the CD.
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Sleeping
Beauty Waltz
I Just Cant Wait

to Be King
Hes Got the Whole

World in His Hands
Twist and
Shout!
Youve Got
a Friend in Me
The right piece at the right time makes all the difference!
The PreTime
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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!
Check out the updates to all of the Popular, Rock n Roll,
and Jazz & Blues books. And, dont miss the blockbuster,
teen-appropriate selections of the new FunTime
and
BigTime
Kids Songs.
Popular
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Favorites
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Ragtime & Marches
Hymns
Christmas
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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.
Piano Adventures
by Nancy & Randall Faber

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Accelerated Piano Adventures
Book 1 Book 2
Adult Piano Adventures
Book 1 Book 2
Piano Adventures
Primer Level Level 1 Level 2A Level 2B Level 3A Level 3B Level 4 Level 5

Book A Book B Book C

After completing Book C, students are
ready for Level 1 of Piano Adventures
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After completing Accelerated
Piano Adventures

Book 2,
students are ready for Level 3A
of Piano Adventures
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After completing Adult Piano Adventures
Book 2,
students are ready for Level 3A of Piano Adventures
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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 nger.
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 nger.
n Avoid the overuse of two thumbs on C.
n Reduce the dependence on preset hand positions.
Pianistic Music
Pianistic arranging is one of the hallmarks of the Fabers
material. All of the music in Piano Adventures
is
specically 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 uent 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 students
playing. Parents notice the musicalitystudents thrive on
itand 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
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

correlates with Piano Adventures
to provide a broad
selection of music to meet each individual students
interestat the precise level of difculty. 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.
Teacher Support
Faber Piano Adventures is dedicated to supporting piano
teachers by offering a wide array of teacher support
materials:
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,
weve included specic 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.
OVERVIEW FABER PIANO ADVENTURES
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MY FIRST PIANO ADVENTURE

for the young beginner (ages 5-6)
THE A BOOKS
Pre-Reading
five musical friends at the piano
basic rhythms (
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white key names: A B C D E F G
creative discovery at the keyboard
directional pre-reading notation
technique through games and songs
folk, blues, and classical sounds
eye-training and ear-training
The LESSON BOOK and WRITING BOOK include:
Writing Book A
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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.
Christmas Book A
Treat your pre-reading students to an adventurous rst
Christmas book! Young players will be delighted with familiar
carols such as O Christmas Tree as well as new favorites
like Rudolphs Little Brother. First players will benet 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!
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Lesson Book A
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A look inside the A Books . . .
Songs
Technique is developed with chants,
games, and songs.
Catchy pre-reading songs move hands
around the keyboard.
Technique
Students improvise from the rst
lessons.
Improvisation
Blinker, the owl, loves to
LOOK and leads the eye-training.
Eye-training
Tucker, the dog, loves to LISTEN
and leads the ear-training.
Ear-training
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Young students will be delighted with
their rst practice book featuring the
friends at the piano.
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THE B BOOKS
for the young beginner
THE B BOOKS
Steps on the Staff
friends at the piano return
notes from Bass C to Treble G
composer friends, Beethoven and Mozart
music history Fun Facts and Games
step-wise reading on the staff
technique through games and songs
classic themes, pop, and jazz sounds
ear-training and eye-training
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Writing Book B
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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!
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.
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THE B BOOKS
THE B BOOKS
Steps on the Staff
A look inside the B Books . . .
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Treble D looks a little like
Middle Cexcept theres no whisker!
Is D a LINE or SPACE note?
Tips from Katie:
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.
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Prepare L.H. nger 3 on the LOWEST F.

where are you?

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Technique Games like Silent Jumps and
Star Crossing Over make technique fun!
New notes are introduced systematically
with appealing songs.
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A Note from Mozart:
My sister Nannerl and I loved to play Hide-and-Seek.
Help Nannerl hide by playing thumb whispers.
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 f and p signs.
3. Use a whisper thumb at measures 5-7. 40
Hide-and-Seek
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
(from Sonata for Four Hands, K19d)
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Technique
Music history about Mozart and
Beethoven is taught with Fun Facts
and Games.
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Beethovens
Fun Facts and Game
Beethovens Message:
There are a thousand princes;
there is only one Beethoven.
Circle each letter in Beethovens
name that is a note in music.
Ex.
L U D W I G
V A N
B E E T H O V E N
Game: Number the pictures 1 2 3 to show
Beethoven growing up.
Fun Fact: Macaroni and cheese was
one of Beethovens favorite foods.
What is one of your favorite foods?
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.)
Fun Fact: Beethoven composed his
greatest music after he had gone
deaf. Over twenty thousand people
came to his funeral.
Would you like to learn more music
of Mr. Beethoven?
(write)
(write)
(write)
Music History
Blinker, the owl, loves to LOOK
and presents CLAP for SIghtreading -
Count-Look-Attention-Play!
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CLAP for Sightreading
Count
Look
Attention
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The word sightreading means to play
through a piece for the rst time.
Follow these 4 steps.
Eye-training:
1. and clap the rhythm.
2. at the rst note. Is it on a line or space?
Find it on the piano.
3. on whats next!
Up, down, or same?
4. . To begin, set a steady beat
by saying 1-2-3 GO.
COUNT
LOOK
ATTENTION
PL AY
Eye-training
Tucker, the dog, loves to LISTEN.
Enjoy Same or Different,
Playback, and more activities.
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Apples or Oranges
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.
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
or or or or or or
LISTEN
For Teacher Us e Onl y: (The exampl es may be pl ayed i n any or der. The t eacher may cr eat e mor e s ame or di f f er ent exampl es f or t he s t udent . )
Ear-training
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THE C BOOKS
THE C BOOKS
Skips on the Staff
friends at the piano are growing up
skips: line-line and space-space
music history Fun Facts and Games
composer friends: Beethoven, Haydn,
Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Brahms
C and G 5-finger scales
continuation of Technique Games
classic themes, pop, and jazz sounds
ear-training and eye-training
Lesson Book C
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Writing Book C
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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.
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Supplement the C books with the Primer Gold Star Performance
book. The Gold Star CD has childrens vocals and orchestrations,
as well as solo piano recordings. Delightful!
Book with CD
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Primer Gold Star Performance
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THE C BOOKS
THE C BOOKS
Skips on the Staff
A look inside the C Books . . .
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Leap for the Piata
Find these keys!
Tips from your friends:
1. Name and nd the rst note.
Hint: Think of the name of the little mouse!
2. Notice the opening leap from ngers 1 to 5.
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Technique is developed with games such
as Falling Elephant, Fingertaps, and
Mouse House.
For a rm foundation in note-reading,
the pieces move the hands around the
keyboard.
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What is the heaviest thing you can imagine?
an elephant?
a tuba?
a big truck?
(your idea)
1. Hold your LEFT ARM straight in front of you.
Pretend you are holding an elephant!
2. When you cant hold the elephant any longer,
let your arm drop freely into your lap.
3. Did you feel the weight of your arm come
falling down?
4. Repeat Falling Elephant with your RIGHT ARM.
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Technique
Improvising with F-A-C skips is
celebrated with a rock-blues duet.
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Rockin with Skips!
L.H. Improvisation with F-A-C
improvise to make up
Tips from Millie and Marta:
1. First, set L.H. ngers 5-3-1 over these keys.
Listen and feel the beat of the teacher duet.
2. Now improvise an F-A-C tune with the duet.
Use the keys in any order!
3. To end, play a long note on F, A, or C.
Lets rock,
everybody.
Feel the beat!
L.H. 5 3 1
F A C
Improvisation
Young students explore the metronome
while tapping rhythms.
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L.H.
down-stems
R.H.
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Time for Rhythms
1. Tap these rhythms on the closed keyboard.
Count aloud!
A metronome
clicks at different speeds
and helps us feel a
steady beat. Try
it out!
Unit 1
q = 76
2. Your teacher may ask you to tap to the steady tick of the metronome.
Draw a happy face to show you did it!
q = 100
Rhythm
Students learn about A B A form while
reinforcing skips.
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Musical Form:
Music is made up of different sections.
1. First, play this song and notice the words.
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. Where does section A return? Label it!
The form is
Theory
The Next Step...
After completing the C books
students are ready to start
Piano Adventures
Level 1.
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COURSE
The Young Beginner: Keys for Connecting
As piano teachers, were 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
uid and reasonably predictable.
It is a different matter, however, when we work with children
at ages 4 and 5. Not only is this young beginners 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 nd 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.
Spirit of Play
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 learners intrinsic
interest. Playfulness? Creativity? Adventure? These drive the
youngsters 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 playmatesthe friends at the piano of
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The students 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

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.
Attention
Weve all heard of the young childs short attention span.
While this is a valid characteristic to which we adapt, lets
be equally impressed with the young childs 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.
Activity-based learningthis 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 oor, move to the board, back to the bench.
Activity-based teaching allows adaptation,
repetition, and variation. Not every page is
essential, but having the students 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.
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Wendy the Whale moves her big tail, then dives lower and lower.
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Start on a
MIDDLE
3-black-key group.
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Wendy the Whale
Playing L.H. Fingers 2-3-4
2 2 2
L. H. 2 2 2
Wen - dy the whale
Not e: The t eacher may pedal
as t he s t udent pl ays .
moves her big tail
deep, down, and low.
play
together
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next lower group.
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COURSE
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Technique
Noodle ngers, 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.
As a priority for this age, we want to develop the hand
structure. (Teaching a oppy 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 nger 3, with a relaxed wrist and a free-
fall drop (arm weight) is perfect because it models the hand
structure and alignment of nger, wrist and arm. Unique and
effective, Stone on the Mountain introduces sophisticated
aspects of piano technique. Then we work on the ngertip
with Cookie Dough (pushing chocolate chips into imaginary
cookie dough), which sets up the next several pages for using
only a braced nger 3 (Dipping L.H. and R.H. Donuts, and
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star).
rhythm mascot. Tap introduces the Monster Bus Driver
(for imitating rhythms), Dancing Feet and Band Practice
(for tracking the beat and rhythm notation) and the
repeating, notated rhythm patterns of Monsieur Mouse
and Mouse Rhythms.
The tunes and audio recordings also emphasize pitch.
Student voicesgirl and boy alikeare 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
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.
provides the curriculum. The

teaching attitude iskeep it fun! The childs life at this age
revolves around fun for good reason. Fun motivates play,
and play is the childs magic formula
for learning.
allows you to
step into the childs world and, together,
explore the joy, challenge, and beauty of
music. With fun as your watchword, seek
to draw out your students full attention
and vibrant spirit. The child just may give
the same gift back to you.
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Tip from Tucker:
Walk up to the F and balance on a rm ngertip.
Your hand should be round like a scoop of ice cream!
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Stepping up to nger 4, then checking for a rm ngertip.
Is the hand round like a scoop of ice cream?
An upward (and/or forward) wrist motion that drives the
bridge over the ngers is practiced in Mitsys Cat Back.
This wrist motion is then developed into an expressive
rainbow gesture that carries that hand across the keyboard.
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 students development of rhythm and pitch perception.
These perceptual skills develop most effectively with early-
age exposure, so My First Piano Adventure
puts special
focus on this aspect of brain development with the enclosed
audio CD.
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 rey, is the
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PRIMER FABER PIANO ADVENTURES
PRIMER LEVEL
Performance
PreTime
Piano
Primer Supplementary Series
Theory
Technique
& Artistry
LESSON
BOOK
Popular
Gold Star
Performance
Popular
Repertoire
Christmas Pre-Reading Christmas
Christmas
DuetTime

Christmas
Classics Favorites Rock n Roll
Jazz & Blues
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, Witchs Broom
Hymns Kids Songs
Flashcards
I Can Read Music
Book 1
Teacher Guide
NEW!
Sightreading
NEW!
NEW!
Lesson Book CD
Audio & MIDI
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D I S C O V E R Y
Circle at least 8 skips in this piece. Hint: Dont forget to look over the bar lines!
Teacher Duet: (Student plays 1 octave higher)
Readi ng Chec k:
Notice the R.H. begins with
the thumb and skips UP.
The L.H. also begins with
the thumb and skips DOWN.
Allegro
(Allegro is the Italian
word for fast and lively.)
Mauro Giuliani
(17811829, Italy)
adapted
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Peaceful Sunset
Hold the right-foot pedal (damper pedal) down
throughout the piece.
Ar t i s t r y Ma g i c !
A pianist with artistry can play one hand forte and
the other hand piano.
1. First, say the name of each dynamic mark in the
piece aloud before playing.
2. Now play and listen for forte, mezzo forte, and
piano sounds at the keyboard!
Lesson p. 67 (Bells of Great Britain)
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hand position and finger numbers
note values (
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key names: A B C D E F G
steps and skips on the staff

staff notes: Bass C to Treble G
and time signatures
the quarter rest
the tie
Primer Concepts
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.
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!
Teach with...Creativity
Beginning students are especially
receptive to creative activities at
their piano lessons. These can add
delight and reinforce important
concepts.
Did you know that an elephant can weigh up to 16,000
pounds? Lets try the song very low, starting on the
lowest G. Play slowly on rm ngertips. Imagine the
elephants heavy, 2-ton legs.
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? Lets 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
as the sound fades to piano. Keep
listening!
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Circle at least 8 skips in this piece. Hint: Dont forget to look over the bar lines!
Readi ng Chec k:
Notice the R.H. begins with
the thumb and skips UP.
The L.H. also begins with
the thumb and skips DOWN.
Allegro
(Allegro is the Italian
word for fast and lively.)
Mauro Giuliani
(17811829, Italy)
adapted
CD 64-65
37 23
29
FF1096
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4
4
4
4
Rather slowly
f
3 on __?
p
1 on __?
5 on __?
Listen!
f
E
F
next higher E
3
p
next higher E 3
&
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5
5
p
Lift gently.
w
3
as softly
as possible
w
w
1
5
Peaceful Sunset
Hold the right-foot pedal (damper pedal) down
throughout the piece.
Ar t i s t r y Ma g i c !
A pianist with artistry can play one hand forte and
the other hand piano.
1. First, say the name of each dynamic mark in the
piece aloud before playing.
2. Now play and listen for forte, mezzo forte, and
piano sounds at the keyboard!
Lesson p. 67 (Bells of Great Britain)
FF1075
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4
4
R.H.
L.H.
1
4
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5
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2
3
5
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2
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5
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Merrily
When youre on
an
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sit
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Review: A skip is from a LINE to the next LINE.
NEW: A skip is also from a SPACE to the next SPACE.
Elephant Ride
skip up
w w
space - space
skip down
w
w
space - space
D I S C O V E R Y
Circle the measures that match measure 1. For fun, play LOW, s-l-o-w-l-y, and forte. (Play duet high.)
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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 ngerings to develop
note-reading skill
n utilizing arm weight for tone production and technique
development
n using a braced third nger for rounded hand shape and
rm ngertip
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 ngerings. This
allows us to teach a specied set of notes without a xed,
preset hand position. Middle C March, for example,
introduces Middle C as played by ngers 1, 2, then 3.
Consequently, the student does not equate Middle C with
nger 1.
Treble G, the next note introduced, is played with nger 3
as often as with nger 5. Similarly, Bass F is played by LH
nger 3 in upcoming songs, as well as with nger 5. Using
this varied ngering enhances note recognition and prevents
equating a nger number with a given note. In addition,
varied ngering has technical value when related to the
concept of arm weight.
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 ngers. Instead of over-taxing the
nger muscles and tendons (with the risk of inuring physical
problems like tendinitis), the pianist should use gravity
efciently to overcome the weight of the key. The weight
of the arm can be dropped, thrust, tossed, balanced on the
ngertips, and transferred nger to nger. 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
pattern is initiated with
a drop of arm weight,
and is nished with
a lift of the hand that
initiates a new drop
into the next octave.
The Old Clock is
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.
In discussing varied ngering, we observed the frequent use
of nger 3 for a given note. Finger 3 invites a drop of arm
weight. In contrast, ngers 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
xed hand positions, which foster tension and minimize
coordinated involvement of the arm.
FF1075 10
Two Black Ants
Use Left Hand fingers 2 and 3.
Play on the 2-black-key groups.
Your teacher will demonstrate.
Black keys are in groups of
2s 3s. and
On the KEYBOARD
Count all the groups of TWO. _____ groups
Count all the groups of THREE. _____ groups
D I S C O V E R Y
A short musical pattern begins this piece. How many times does the pattern appear?
Can you memorize this piece?
Start in the
MIDDLE
of the piano.
2
3
2
3
Two black ants
play
together
2
3
2
3
dig - ging down
LOW
g o i
n g

l
o
w e r
Move down to next
LOWER group.
2
3
2
3
to their home
2
3
2
3
in the ground.
3 2
3 2
L.H.
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Braced Finger 3
The thumb can be a useful brace for a attened ngertip.
Placed behind the tip of an offending nger, just below the
last knuckle, the bracing thumb rounds the hand and rms a
potentially collapsing ngertip. The students rst activity at
the keyboard occurs in the Lesson Book with The Pecking
Hen and The Pecking Rooster. Here the braced nger 3
is used to round the hand as the student explores pitch
directionpecking higher, then lower, up and down
the keyboard.
In the Technique & Artistry Book, the bracing technique is
hinted at in Making Os, the exercise for Technique Secret
3rm ngertips. This drill accentuates a rm ngertip by
bringing the thumb and each ngertip together, then looking
for the O. With just a slight adjustment of the thumb,
Making Os becomes effectively synonymous with the braced
nger technique of The Pecking Hen. Making Os and the
braced nger 3 reinforce each other to make the concepts of
rounded hand shape and rm ngertip more vivid and the
exercises more effective.
Integration
While varied ngering, use of arm weight, and the braced
ngertip are each effective in individual context, these three
concepts work together for great results.
To understand this integration, we need to explore the
concept of alignment. When the arm, hand, and playing
nger are in a straight line, arm weight can ow directly
into the ngertip. If the playing nger 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
collapsed knuckle and collapsed wrist. The nishing touch
is to align a tall knuckle over the playing nger to provide
a platform for balancing the arm.
If this sounds esoteric, dont be dismayed. The braced
ngertip and/or Making Os handle the issue of alignment
beautifully. And it can be done on the keyboardright when
the problem occurs. If a ngertip collapses or the nger
and arm appear out of alignment, ask the student to Make
an O with the nger still on its key. Making an O not only
curves the errant ngertip, but it brings the arm, wrist, hand,
knuckle, and nger into alignment, restoring a balanced
platform for arm weight.
We have seen that bracing nger 3 implicitly aligns the
nger, hand, and arm. Thus a braced nger 3 is ideal for
experiencing a drop of arm weight into the key. At the
same time, the concept of varied ngering provides ample
opportunity to use a braced nger 3. Notice the value, for
example, of using nger 3 to kick off the downbeats in
My Invention and The Dance Band. A braced nger 3 can
be used here to ensure alignment and to increase the
sensation of arm weight.
Right from the Beginning
It takes effort and concentration for the student to recognize
and associate a note with its corresponding keybut much
less effort than having to erase learned nger-number
associations. It also takes effort and concentration to help
a student balance arm, wrist, and nger in coordinated
fashionbut 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 rst time.
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FF1078
Words by Crystal Bowman
The Bubble
_____ 5-Finger Scale
Eye Chec k: Can you play this entire piece,
except the last measure, without looking at your hands?
CD 92-93
47-48 ?38-39 38-40
The space notes on the treble staff spell the word FACE.
Skipping in Space
FACE the Treble Spaces
&
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C R E A T I V E
Can you play this piece with a L.H. cross-over to F? Cross-over to A? To C?
FF1078
&
?
4
3
4
3
Steady
Pedal down
.
F
Name
each
note.
1
____ (2 - 3)
.
____ (2 - 3)
.
____ (2 - 3)
.
____ (2 - 3)
&
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5
____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____
____ ____ ____

Pedal up
.
____
L.H. 2 over to E.
CD 18-19
10 ?
12
Find the F key just above Middle C.
Play and say the treble space notes F A C E.
Did you step or skip?
&
?
A Cheyenne child stops and listens.
9
2
3
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&
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2
4

(growing louder)
&
?
A dust cloud rises as the buffalo thunder by.
17
3
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1
5
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4

5
1
(omit
for duet)
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&
?
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4
4
4
The ground shakes as a herd of buffalo run.
3 on __?
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With spirit
1 on __?
5 on __?
.
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The sound echoes from the hills.
5
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FF1097
Different DYNAMICS (p, P, F, f) help to make a piece interesting.
In this piece, you can choose the dynamics.

First, read the words and play the music.
Then write dynamic marks in the boxes given.
Now play the piece and enjoy your version of Legend of the Buffalo!
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Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written)
Note: Follow the dynamic marks chosen by the student.
Legend of the Buffalo
N. Faber
reading across the grand staff
2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, and octave
half steps, sharps and flats
tonic and dominant notes
legato and staccato touches
quarter, half, and whole rests
C and G 5-finger scales
I and V7 chords in C and G
Begin pieces with an analysis of various musical elements. The student
might name the 5-nger scale used, nd a rhythm pattern, or discover
why a forte dynamic makes musical sense. Begin to use the word
analyze at lessons and compliment students for good thinking!
Michael, can you discover the 5-nger scale used for this piece?
Emily, lets analyze. Does the L.H. begin on the tonic
or the dominant note?
Creative activities engage students and bring
smiles. Short creative forays at the lesson allow
the students personality to emerge, reinforce
theory skills, and are fun to do!
David, will you read the words as I demonstrate the piece?
Then choose your own dynamic marks to write in the boxes.
Megan, will you write the last sentence of Legend of the
Buffalo to complete the story?
Use technique secrets with imaginative similes
to draw students into the music.
Patrick, imagine your left hand is
weightlessas if it was in outer space!
Let it oat up and over your right hand
for the nal E.
Melissa, pretend your ngers are
astronauts skipping over the craters.
Keep rm ngertips as you travel.
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Firey
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Articulation and the Wrist
An essential concept of Level 1 is beginning articulation,
specically legato and staccato. These terms are so
familiar to us as music teachers that we might overlook the
importance of these touches in developing technique and
musical expression.
Perhaps you have noticed that there are no articulation marks
at the Primer Levelno slurs and no staccato marks. We
delay teaching legato to ensure that a modicum of nger
independence develops before insisting on connected touch.
When a students nger and small muscle coordination
is undeveloped (common, and not a cause for concern),
an insistence on legato playing can cause tension in the
hand. This happens when pressure is maintained against
the keybed. In most cases, the playing of a key should
be followed by immediate relaxation, maintaining only
sufcient balance of the hand and arm to keep the
key depressed.
We commonly hear young primer-level students play all
notes detached, poking at each key with a pump of the wrist
or a stab with the elbow. While we want to minimize (but
not necessarily eliminate) the wrist pumping, this non-legato
touch inserts a relaxation between each note, which can be
benecial. The student is naturally building coordination
by practicing a relaxation response after each nger plays.
Granted, it doesnt sound good to a musicians ear, but it does
seem to improve coordination (and rhythm as well).
Wrist Gesture
What does it mean to play legato? Yes, it is a connected
touch, butmore importantlyit is the playing of several
notes in a single gesture. It is initiating a phrase with a drop
of arm weight and passing (transferring or rippling) that
weight from nger to nger.
In Piano Adventures
, the component parts of the legato

touch are isolated and sequenced over several levels in the
Technique and Artistry books, so that each element can
become an automatic skill. This spiral approach offers both
review of a previously learned skill and expansion of the
technical concept, polishing the gesture and practicing its
applications over advancing levels.
n Height of the wrist This is established at the Primer
Level with the Technique & Artistry secret called Thumb
Perch. Playing on the side tip of the thumb (instead of a
horizontal thumb) eliminates a sagging wrist, which is so
common at this level.
n Range of wrist motion Relaxed Wrist, the Level
One Technique & Artistry Secret No. 2, establishes the range
of motion for the wrist in the exercise Wrist Float-Off.
With hands on the closed keyboard lid, an imaginary balloon
pulls the wrist upward until only the tip of nger 3 is in
contact. This precludes a locked wrist and models the gesture
for a phrase ending.
n The wrist gesture At Level 2A (Technique & Artistry
Secret No. 5), the exercise Moon Walk applies the Wrist
Float-Off to playing keys across the keyboard.
n The slur gesture The drop and release of arm weight
through several notes is specically practiced at Level 2B
with the Technique & Artistry exercise called Painters
Brush Stroke. Here the student perfects the down-and-up
motion of the slur gesture.
n The tapered ending At Level 3A, the focus is on
rounding off the phrase ending. The wrist gesture carries
the weight off the key to soften the last note of the slur.
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Legato and the Wrist
So what do we expect of the student at Level One? We
want a exible, relaxed wrist that freely moves up within
an established range of motion. We dont focus on down
motions of the wrist here, as these tend to collapse the
ngertip and lock the wrist low. We do focus on the up
motion. It is the ip side of the arm-weight drop. The student
drops into the phrase with arm weight and releases the
weight with the Wrist Float-Off. This neednt be complex.
We simply encourage the student to apply the wrist oat-off
at certain points in the music.
There are countless applications when we look beyond just
phrase endings. The Wrist Float-Off is tremendously valuable
for preparation. The rising wrist can carry the hand to its new
placement in crossovers, octave leaps, and position changes.
It also lends grace to closing chords. And, long-held notes
come alive by replacing a static hand with a wrist that slowly
rises through the duration of the note.
Staccato and the Wrist
There is no single way to play staccato. Staccato playing
is always contextualthat is, the execution of the staccato
depends on the musical context. For this early level we
choose the wrist staccato (Secret No. 3, Light Hand
Bounce), a technique that essentially dribbles the hand from
a slightly elevated wrist. Notice how well this complements
the Level 1 theme of relaxing the wrist and nding its
appropriate range of motion. With the exercise Woodpecker
Taps, this staccato technique applies ttingly to the repeated
notes and repeated intervals that characterize much of the
repertoire at this level. This gentle hand bounce not only
relaxes the wrist, but also provides a technique for playing
soft, accompanying chords.
This has big payoff at Unit 8 where chords are rst
introduced. Instead of loud, clunky chords that overwhelm
the melody, the left hand effectively plays soft, staccato
chords in the rst pieces with block chord accompaniment.
This is possible because of the technique acquired early
in the level (and the compositional placement of the
accompanying chords on beats where the melody is
sustained, not played).
Summary
In summary, the Wrist Float-Off and the Light Hand Bounce
constitute essential wrist gestures that derive from their
counterpartslegato and staccato. These gestures provide a
technical foundation on which more rened technique can
be developed. And, importantly, whether through shaping
a phrase, softening an accompaniment, or adding elegance
to an ending, these gestures add a great degree of musical
artistry . . . which is especially appreciated at this early level.
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LEVEL 2A FABER PIANO ADVENTURES
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8th-note rhythm patterns
crescendo and diminuendo
whole step: W-W-H-W
Cm, Gm, Dm, Am 5-finger scales
5-finger transposition
the phrase and phrase mark
D and A major 5-finger scales
andante, moderato, allegro
Level 2A Concepts
Analysis comes from the Greek word analyein, to loosen up or to
break apart. Through analysis we look at separate parts in order to
understand how these parts relate to form the whole. We loosen up,
deepen, and stretch the students learning process.
Philip, which 3 lines of music are almost the same?
Now lets analyze how the lines are different.
Hannah, where do you think the elf is pounding the
loudest? Why?
Create comes from the Latin word creatus, to
make. Structured creative assignments help
students consolidate basic skills while they
compose and own their creative ideas.
Olivia, many songs are co-written by two people. These lyrics
are written by Crystal Bowman. Now you be the composer
the other half of the creative team.
Philip, you create the dynamics of your piece. What
dynamic mark do you think expresses the mouse?
We can bring out the expression by tapping the students
desire to listen to his or her sound. Inspire our
students through your own expressive
demonstrations.
Adam, play your favorite 5-nger scale
up and down. At the end, ritard and do a
wrist oat-off into your lap. Pretend its
a performance.
Tatiana, listen as I demonstrate
several phrases. When you
hear a crescendo, raise your
arm up slowly. Lower it for a
diminuendo. Great! Now, lets
reverse and you play.
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____ 5-Finger Scale
D I S C O V E R Y Can you memorize this piece?
Can you transpose it to the G 5-fnger scale?
Notice that both hands are written in the treble clef.
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Shaping the Phrase
When we speak a sentence, our voice rises and falls with expression.
Musical phrases also rise and fall.
We can shape a phrase with small crescendos and diminuendos.
A relaxed wrist will help you shape beautiful phrases.
Famous Phrases
(for R.H. alone)
Optional: Circle the and signs with a
colored pencil as a reminder to shape each phrase.
Silent Night
Scarborough Fair
Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho
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wrist float-off
Warm-up with Moon Walk (p. 3).
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in
Slowly
3
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phrase mark

heav - en - ly
5
3
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peace.
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wrist
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Gently
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Slowly
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Lesson p.24 (Ode to Joy)
If You Meet
an Alligator
You Can Compose!
Complete this piece by choosing notes from the C 5-finger scale.
Use the rhythm given above each measure.
Then draw phrase marks and dynamic markings ( , , , ).
Play your composition!
Words by Crystal Bowman
L.H.
C 5-Finger Scale
C 5-Finger Scale
R.H.
dynamic
marking ___
rhythm:
dynamic
marking ___
R.H.
L.H.
L.H.
R.H.
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bet - ter run and
let him be!

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try to calm him
with a moon-light
mel - o - dy.
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find a bun - ny
or a kit - ten
or a mouse,

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You may pet it
ver - y gen - tly,
then bring it in -
to your house!
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Jesus Tender Shepherd,
Hear Me
Little David, Play on Your
Harp
Lord, Speak to Me, That I
May Speak
Michael, Row the Boat
Ashore
All Blessings Flow
Rock-a My Soul
Send the Light
Simple Gifts
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Pattern Recognition and Five-Finger Scales
Pattern Recognition
Why are ve-nger positions a necessary part of piano
pedagogy? Because our hands have ve ngers. So the
relevance of ve-nger patterns applies at virtually any
level of piano playing.
Major and minor ve-nger patterns are taught in Level
2A of Piano Adventures
after the basics of reading are

acquired in the Primer and Level 1. With the fundamentals
of note recognition and intervallic reading rmly in place,
this multi-key approach can take hold without liability.
After students learn the basics of reading, we can use ve-
nger positions to enhance reading skill by eliciting visual,
kinesthetic, and aural pattern recognition.
Contour and Context
A student who reads only note-by-note misses the musical
picture. Why? Because music is coded in contour and
context. Contour of musical line depicts phrasing and the
expressiveness of changing pitch. Contour is decoded
through recognition of pitch direction and interval.
Context suggests another level of pattern recognition.
Context provides harmonic meaning through recognition of
chords, key, tonic/dominant relationships, and so on. Context
provides artistic meaning through recognition of form and
motivic relationships, as well as more subtle relationships
found through conscientious study of the score.
From the standpoint of artistry, understanding of contour
and context can reduce a dense score to relative simplicity,
and thus provide musical meaning that leads to expressive
playing. From the standpoint of reading skill, an ability to
grasp contour and context simplies the reading process by
allowing visual information to be processed in chunks
through recognition of familiar patterns.
Piano Adventures
systematically builds skill in pattern

recognition:
n The Primer introduces intervallic reading and Level 1
reinforces it.
n Level 1 introduces ve-nger tonality in C and G, with
emphasis on tonic and dominant scale steps.
n Level 2A addresses multi-key playing with transpositions
to D, A, and to minor ve-nger patterns.
n Level 2B adds meaning to triad recognition with
awareness of key, key signature, the full major scale, and
recognition of primary chord functionsI, IV, and V7.
n Level 3A reinforces and expands recognition of chord
names and chord function.
n Level 3B introduces chord inversions and minor
tonalities.
n Level 4 reinforces these minor key patterns with special
focus on the V7 in root position, and reviews chord inversion
recognition.
n Level 5 introduces new at-key patterns and recognition
of I, IV, and V chords in any inversion and any key.
Intervallic Reading
Decoding contour requires recognition of direction (up,
down, same) and interval span (step, skip, fourth, fth,
and so on). This reading skill is not a substitute for note
recognition, but a skill to be learned concurrent with note
naming. For this reason, the Primer level merges note-name
recognition with intervallic/directional reading. These skills
go hand-in-hand.
Note-name recognition is essential for student condence.
Yet, directional/intervallic reading is not of secondary
importance. It is essential for grasping musical contour
and for uent sightreading. Intervallic reading is pattern
recognition in its most elemental form, and rests on a
foundation of note recognition.
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Pattern Recognition and Five-Finger Scales
Five-Finger Scales
The importance of major and minor ve-nger patterns may
be obvious, but lets cite three reasons:
n Major and minor ve-nger patterns (pentascales)
reinforce recognition of major and minor triads.
n Major and minor ve-nger patterns prepare the student
for major and minor scales.
n Major and minor ve-nger patterns highlight the tonic
and dominant notes.
Because ve-nger patterns lie stepwise under the hand, this
context is ideal for reinforcement of intervallic reading and
for transposition. Many pieces at Levels 1 and 2A require
moving the hand between familiar positions. This movement
between positions sharpens the students reading, mitigates
position dependence, and invites motion that can prevent a
locked wrist.
There are three modalities involved with ve-nger pattern
recognition:
n Staff recognition is visual
n Keyboard topography is kinesthetic
n Aural perception of ve-note tonality is auditory
Since music making involves these modalities in
combination, the pedagogical use of ve-nger scales
provides a playing eld for exploring the integration of
elementary patternsvisual, kinesthetic, and auditory.
Occasionally, its helpful to spotlight a specic modality.
For instance, the shift from major to minor (or vice versa) is
aurally striking. We introduce ve-nger patterns in terms
of black and white, which is visual. We also stress the feel
of the pattern. The pairing of D and A Major highlights both
their visual and kinesthetic similarities.
Rhythmic Chunking
Eighth notes are not presented in Piano Adventures

until Level 2A. This allows the student to be at ease with
rhythm at the Primer and Level 1. The beat can be quite
fast, unhampered by intruding eighth notes. This promotes
a rhythmic uency based on meter, instead of a slow,
interrupted beat. Teachers readily recognize the increase in
musicality.
By not yet subdividing the beat, these early levels present a
limited set of rhythmic values which the student can readily
chunk into macro patterns, such as 1 1 1-2 or 1-2 1-2.
When eighth notes are introduced at the beginning of Level
2A, they are presented in rhythmic groupings.
Thus the student is led to read eighth notes, not as individual
counts or sub-counts, but in the context of a meaningful
rhythmic pattern that is felt kinesthetically, not just
intellectually.
Summary
Repetition of predictable patterns leads to recognition of
these patterns. We cant assume that random occurrence of
principal patterns will lead to recognition. We need to equip
students with tools of pattern recognition through systematic
presentation of patterns and a matching repertoire.
Through transposition, question and answer,
harmonization, ear training, and a carefully conceived
repertoire, ve-nger patterns lay a foundation of pattern
recognition that ultimately leads to a keen sense of tonality
and intelligent, uent music reading.
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LEVEL 2B FABER PIANO ADVENTURES
LEVEL 2B
Performance
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Level 2B Supplementary Series
Theory Technique
& Artistry
LESSON
BOOK
I Can Read Music
Book 2
Discover
Beginning
Improvisation
Developing
Artist
Preparatory
Piano
Literature
Developing Artist
Piano Literature
Book 1 (challenging)
Achievement
Skill Sheet #2:
Minor 5-Finger
Patterns
Achievement
Skill Sheet #7:
Elementary I-V-I
Cadences
(challenging)
Classics
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Christmas
Achievement
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Classic Sonatina
Jazz Pizzazz
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Little Tin Soldier (Duet)
The Notorious Pirate
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Book 2
Flashcards
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five Cs across the grand staff
interval of a 6th
connected pedaling
eighth rest, dotted quarter note
cross-hand arpeggios
C, G, and F major scales
I, IV, and V7 chords in C, G, and F
Musical form (AB and ABA coda)
Level 2B Concepts
Teach to make the students grasp of a new concept (ex. major scale)
exible so that they can both understand the idea and apply it to a
variety of contexts.
Katie, lets play Twinkle, Twinkle by ear. How are tonic and dominant
notes used at the beginning of the tune?
Bryan, lets make up a L.H. accompaniment pattern
that uses the tonic note moving DOWN to the
dominant note.
Children grow musically with short creative
encounters that relate to the larger concepts
being taught. Each new musical concept is an
opportunity for a creative encounter.
Philip, will you play your G major scale from memory and
say the letter names? Now, lets complete this melody that is
built from the G scale. Tell me, does the B section end on the
tonic or dominant?
Patrick, could you harmonize your G scale melody with
I and V7 chords?
Full understanding of terms and concepts
such as articulation, dynamics, and
forward motion is an ongoing
process. Students move from
shallow to deeper knowledge
through their exposure to
artistic teaching and expressive
repertoire.
Michael, in which measures
do you have a sense of
swirling, forward motion
over the bar lines?
Sarah, where would
you use a light hand bounce as
part of the articulation?
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tonic
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leading tone tonic
A scale uses all seven letters of the musical alphabet.
Your teacher will introduce the C major scale and
its three most important notes.
C
D
E
F
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A
B
C
C Scale Warm-ups
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2. Key of C Roadmap
Watch your teacher demonstrate hands alone,
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Artistry Quiz: (Circle a or b for each of the following.)
1. Articulation refers to (a) the dynamics

(b) the slurs, staccatos, and accents
2. Dynamics refers to (a) the loud and soft sounds in the music

(b) the sharps, flats, and naturals
3. Forward motion refers to (a) playing heavily, hesitating at each bar line

(b) the forward direction of the notes; musical flow
Artistry Magic Tips
First practice s-l-o-w-l-y for
notes, articulation, and dynamics.
When your slow practice is going well, play allegro!
Create a 'winter wind moving across the bar line
with forward motion.
Winter Wind
C Minor
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N . Faber
Lesson pp.26-27 (The Ice Skaters)
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This piece has an A section, a B section, and a return of the A section.
Finish composing the ABA melody for Wind in the Grass.
1. Use the rhythm given. Experiment with the melody,

then write your favorite notes on the staff.

Play your composition with pedal and enjoy!
Wind in the Grass
by __________________
ABA Musical Form
A Section
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38
Introducing the 2nd Edition of Level 2B!
Join the celebration of the 2nd Edition of Piano Adventures
Level 2B!
This new edition is a dynamic development for the time-tested Level 2B books. The following
hallmarks of Piano Adventures
2B have been strengthened for exciting musical outcomes:

A systematic approach to scales, primary chords (I, IV, V7), and transposition for the keys
of C, G, and F major.
Pianistic repertoire invites technical gestures and musical expression.
Varied musical styles span classical, folk, and jazz.
Engaging pieces with teacher duets promote rhythmic condence.
Creative and Discovery questions guide deeper learning.
Books from the previous edition can easily be interchanged with books from the new edition.
For tips and correlation charts, please visit: www.PianoAdventures.com/secondedition
FF1084 7
Captain Hooks Rockin Party
Can you make up a different rhythm for the R.H. 4ths in measures 9-10?
D I S C O V E R Y C R E A T I V E
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Moderate fast rock beat ( = 126-144)
CD 4-5 Theory p.2
48 FF1084
Chords for Hey, Ho, Nobody Home
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Am
(D minor) (C major) (A minor)
Whats a Lead Sheet?
(Review of 2A)
1.
2.
3.
A lead sheet is the melody only,
with chord symbols written above the staff.
A chord symbol is the letter name of a chord.
A capital letter means a major chord.
C = C major chord.
A capital letter and a small m means a minor chord.
Cm = C minor chord.
Practice Hints for p. 49:
First play the melody until its easy.
Your teacher may play the L.H. chords with you.
Then play L.H. blocked chords only, practicing the hand shifts.
Your teacher may play the melody with you.
Then play the melody and chords together!
FF1084 49
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Hey, ho!
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With a strong beat ( = 80-92)
Lead Sheet for
Hey, Ho, Nobody Home
D Minor
Traditional
Dm C Am Dm
Dm C Am Dm
Dm C C Dm
Dm C Dm
Make up an ending for Hey, Ho, Nobody Home. Here are two ideas:
1. Play an extended Dm cross-hand arpeggio up the keys. OR
2. Repeat the last measure several times with R.H. playing 8va higher for each repeat.
This melody dates back to 16th century England.
It was a favorite of carolers who went from door to
door during the holidays, singing for food and drink.
D I S C O V E R Y C R E A T I V E
CD 48-49 Theory pp.34, 35 ?Tech pp.30-31
The concept of a lead sheet is explored
with the traditional English melody
Hey, Ho, Nobody Home.
Level 2B Lesson Book
Now with sixteen additional pages!
The Lesson Book opens with a progress chart that includes full
page-by-page correlations of the four core books.
Students make an easier transition into Level 2B with the new
Ready for Take-off review pages.
The new edition features nine new songs, plus enhanced
arrangements of favorite pieces from the rst edition, including Spanish
Caballero, Shave and a Haircut, and a jazzy version of Duke of York.
New pieces by Beethoven and Bach continue to introduce the great
composers, with interesting notes on musical history and culture to help
students understand the musical context.
The new Scale and Chord Adventures appendix offers teachers
the exibility to explore major and minor scale and chord patterns in
all twelve keys.
38 39
Level 2B Theory Book
This thorough reinvention of the 2B Theory Book offers eight superb new
pages for in-depth study of chords, harmonization, and rhythm.
Heres more!
New improvisation activities for each scaleC major, G major, and F
major. Students explore patterns, dynamics, and articulations.
Writing musical questions and answers is ideal for the budding
composer. Students compose their own musical answers to the melodies of
Bach, Haydn, and Beethoven. Let your students mingle with the masters!
Students will be hands on as they identify I, IV, and V7 chords.
Harmony rules then guide students to create accompaniments to timeless
melodies. This early grounding in harmony gives students the tools to
memorize the classics, try out for the school jazz band, or to eventually
accompany the choir!
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students technique and musical expression.
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Enhancements to the book include more emphasis on pattern recognition, new
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students for playing chord changes. The four effective technique secrets, which are
used as warm-ups throughout the book, correlate perfectly for phrasing with the
wrist and a light thumb for balance in L.H. accompaniments and scales.
Lesson pp.30-31 (Viva la France!)
Complete the Melodies of Famous Composers
Questions and Answers in G Major
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Question: A musical question ends
on any note except the tonic.
Review: Answer: An answer always
ends on the tonic.
1. Remember, a parallel answer begins like the question,
then changes, and ends on the tonic (G).
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Play Mr. Bachs question.
Play Mr. Beethovens question.
2. Remember, a contrasting answer begins differently
than the question, and ends on the tonic (G).
Johann Sebastian Bach
(1685-1750, Germany)
Minuet
Ludwig van Beethoven
(1770-1827, Germany)
Russian Folk Song
Experiment many times. Then write your parallel answer.
Experiment many times. Then write your contrasting answer.
Compose a Contrasting Answer
Compose a Parallel Answer
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28 FF1086
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With energy ( = 116-132)
The British Grenadiers
Secondo
Play BOTH HANDS 8va LOWER.
Learn both the Secondo and Primo parts.
Have fun playing with a friend or your teacher.
The natural cancels the B.
Traditional
Lesson p.60 (Turkish March) FF1086 29
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With energy ( = 116-132)
Primo
Play BOTH HANDS 8va HIGHER.
The natural cancels the B.
Traditional
Eight additional pages include a Theme
by Haydn, a catchy Jamaican folk song, and
a lively four-hand duet.
Students will enjoy the challenge of
Nancy Fabers three-movement Classic
Sonatina, included at the end of the book as
a special graduation piece.
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Canoeing in the Moonlight
Captain Hooks Rockin
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Cross-Hand Arpeggios
Deck the Keys
Down by the Bay
Duke of York Strut
G Scale Warm-ups
The Great Clock
Hey, Ho, Nobody Home
Horse-Drawn Carriage
The Ice Skaters
Jumpin Jazz Cat
Latin Sounds
Lazy Chord Blues
Moon Walker
New World Symphony
Theme
Pedal Power
Pumpkin Boogie
Riding the Wind
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The Power of Primary Chords
Perhaps the favorite application of music theory in piano
instruction is the teaching of I, IV and V7 chords in that
familiar cluster surrounding the root-position I chord. This
aspect of piano pedagogy is a guiding concept for Level 2B
of Piano Adventures
and the corresponding ChordTime

Piano series.
This simple chord formula is favored for good reason:
n The chords are easily accessible
n They reduce the harmonic language of many diverse
styles to a common denominator
n They provide a basis for creative applications in arranging
or composing.
Staging the V7 Chord
The earlier levels of Piano
Adventures
work with a two-note

V7 chord that lies readily under the
hand. This allows for easy and rapid
switching between I and V7 chords.
Using the more common three-note V7 chord at early
levels can sabotage the students rhythm at the bar line
because of the difcult shift of nger ve. In contrast, a
two-note V7 chord allows the student to maintain rhythmic
uency and, importantly, the musicality of a owing meter.
Thee next steps toward using three-notes for the V7 are
presented in stages at Level 2B: the interval of a 6th and the
leading tone. In teaching the major scale, we help the student
hear the leading tone move by half step to the tonic. Then we
help the student hear the leading tone of the V7 chord resolve
to its tonic note. Indeed, this leading tone is the new note of
the V7 chord. By addressing the V7 in stages across Levels
2A and 2B, we eliminate the technical hurdle and promote a
heightened aural sense of the V7.
The Chord Accompaniment
It is not enough merely to read the notes of a chord, or
even to recognize the notes as a chord. A student needs to
understand the role of chords in accompanying a melody. So,
immediately after introducing the three-note V7, we present
a two-hand accompaniment for Camptown Races with the
melody displayed on a third staff. This piano/vocal score
provides much insight for the student: conceptualization
of melody and accompaniment, the utility of I and V
harmonies, the concept of chord progression, and exposure
to ensemble playing.
Reading Chord Symbols
With each new key (C, G, and F), chord patterns are
presented under the heading Reading Chord Symbols.
After the student blocks the chords, have him or her play
an accompaniment that follows the given chord progression.
The teacher can draw bar lines between the chord symbols
(see above) to show a chord chart more specically.
Time spent listening, memorizing, and transposing these
chord progressions is time well spent. Then, let your student
loose to create melodies and various accompaniment patterns
based on the chord progressions. The creative questions
that end each unit will provide nudges toward such work.
For most students, though, youll want to push the creative
activities even more. Its amazing how much similarity there
is among chord progressions, and how much value is derived
from working them over and over.
The IV Chord
The hip, barrelhouse LH of Boxcar Rumble reinforces
the 6th and hints at an alternating I-IV pattern. You might
revisit this piece after the IV chord is learned, adding the
omitted chord tones to the LH pattern. For a somewhat easier
variation, repeat each chord before changing harmony. Youll
still want to play a chord on every beat, but the harmonic
rhythm slows to a change of chords every two beats instead
of every beat.
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Accompaniments That Dance
We have all heard plenty of thumping thumbs in left-hand
accompaniments. Yes, the left-hand accompaniments can use
repetitive practice, but they also require the right technique.
Thats where the Technique & Artistry Books shine. For
example, Technique Secret No. 3 at Level 2B specically
works for a light thumb to remedyor betterto prevent the
thumping thumb. In fact, all of the technique secrets at this
level converge to provide coordination and beauty in a left-
hand accompaniment:
n A drop of arm weight (Heavy Arms) initiates the
LH pattern.
n The energy ows through a slur gesture (Painters
Brush Stroke).
n The Weightless Thumb ensures a lightness for the
non-downbeats.
The entire level is designed to achieve beauty and efciency
by playing several notes with a single gesture. This is
applied specically to left-hand accompaniments through a
combination of drop and up touches.
Tipping over Snowman Chords
Students typically recognize chords on the staff only
when notes are stacked in thirds. I call this the snowman
chord syndrome. Our goal is to tip the chord over so that
a harmony is recognized when it spans horizontally across
the measure and vertically over both treble and bass clefs.
The rst tool in this perceptual transformation is the Cross-
Hand Arpeggio, which distributes chord tones over several
measures and between clefs. The skill continues to be
sharpened as the student moves through the higher levels of
Piano Adventures
.
Whether we synthesize accompaniments
from a given chord pattern as in
Reading Chord Symbols, or
we analyze to nd chord
patterns in an otherwise
complex piece, primary
chords provide a common
denominator to which we
can relate aurally, visually,
and kinesthetically. The
power of primary chords is
in their simplicity. And, as a
watchword for both the student
and professional artist, Always
look for the simplicity.
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LEVEL 3A
Performance
FunTime
Piano
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Theory Technique
& Artistry
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Did you know that it takes more skill and just as firm fingertips
to play softly (piano) as loudly (forte)?
Ar t i s t r y Qu i z :
1. What is the loudest dynamic mark in this piece? ____ the softest? ____
As you play this atmospheric, misty piece, use a light, feather touch
with your right hand.
2. Find and mark 3 places in the music where you can use a round off.
(Write R.O. for round off.)
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interval of a 7th
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swing rhythm
ostinato and alberti bass
common time and cut time
ledger lines
one-octave arpeggios
Analysis is not just for the student; it also applies to us as teachers.
Reective analysis of our own teaching leads us to improvements
that keep our students winning at piano.
Ask yourself. Would my student be able to describe an Alberti bass
pattern? Is my student ready to transpose the A section to the key of
G major? Would my student rise to the challenge of
a more difcult piece with the Alberti bass, such as
Canario from the Developing Artist Preparatory
Piano Literature book?
To select an appropriate creative activity,
rst assess the difculty of the underlying
concept being taught. Is the challenge rhythmic?
Technical? Theoretical?
Kristin, lets choose chord tones to build a melody over the
Alberti bass. Now play it very high and turn it into a music
box. Or, perhaps it is an old-fashioned ice-cream truck!
Ryan, well done on composing Your Own Sonatina!
For next week, can you transpose it to G Major?
Giving names to the technical gestures makes them
memorable and helps the teacher and student
communicate more easily. The named
gestures provide a technique
toolbox for expressive playing.
Vivian, how does the sound
change with the round-off
gesture? Find and mark three
places in the music where you
can use a round-off.
46 47
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Looking-Glass River
Lunar Eclipse
March Slav
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48 49
The Role of Review
Weve all seen an occasional precocious student move up
the levels with impressive speed. We regard this speedy
progress through the method as a reliable predictor of future
success and we are thus seduced. The high-numbered level
makes the teacher look good and the parent beam with pride.
So we tend to push students, hoping to see nine-year old Erin
in Level 4, or ten-year-old Jason playing Fr Elise.
But the actual variable that predicted success with a fast-
moving student is the ease with which the student moved
up the levelsan exceptional capacity in some students that
makes it possible to progress quickly. A teachers push to get
there fast does not itself predict success. Indeed, it
can backre.
The fast track can leave knowledge gaps, feelings of
uncertainty, and may insidiously undermine technical and
musical development even when the student is apparently
keeping pace with the decoding of notation. It is important to
understand that a students level of advancement and speed of
advancement are not the measures of good teaching. A better
measure is how much the student knows and how much the
student can do at his or her current levelregardless of what
level that may be.
Review and Repeat
The late-elementary student must absorb and apply
knowledge of note reading, rhythmic notation, chord
structures, and musical expressionall while grappling with
the physical mechanics of hand shape, arm weight, nger
coordination, and wrist relaxation. At the same time, the
student is expected to be listeningindeed hearingwhat
he/she is playing, evaluating sounds as they pass in time, and
adjusting to the idealized sound envisioned in the minds ear.
This is not going to happen readily and does not happen fast.
Knowledge needs review so that it will endure in long-term
memory and be readily accessed. Skills need practice so
that they become automatizedplayed without conscious
attention. Review and repetition, then, become operational
basics for the piano teacher. We consolidate knowledge
with fastidious review while we steadily move forward. We
consolidate skills by practicing what the student can do well
instead of practicing incorrect playing. We use repetition
to make well-executed skills become automatic, freeing
attention for new challenges.
Moving Too Fast
What happens if we move the student into difcult
repertoire too soon? We lose the opportunity for review and
repetition. Familiar concepts are buried in a complex setting
and thus overlooked, instead of reviewed. New concepts
are encountered that the student does not and cannot yet
understand. Old skills do not become automatic. Instead,
they are skipped through before they are developed and
eventually are buried under an accumulation of hidden
physical tensions and habits.
Because this danger becomes acute at the intermediate level,
the role of Piano Adventures
Level 3A becomes clear:

n to provide review that consolidates knowledge
n to provide repetition that automatizes skill
n to structure an appropriate pacing for advancement
We tend to think of a method as the means to introduce
new material. In light of the above discussion, lets instead
reframe the role of Piano Adventures
. The method provides

a structure that both prevents premature advancement and
promotes adequate review and practice. The goal is not to
get out of the method as soon as possible; the goal is to fully
employ the method to yield sufcient review for retention
and sufcient practice to develop deep-rooted skills. The
method is more than a bridge to the literature; the method is
an engine for deep learning along the way.
Spiral Curriculum
Instructional pacing should routinely dip back to review
concepts already learned before adding new instruction.
When we cue the recall of earlier concepts before adding
something new, we help our students integrate the new
knowledge, instead of just accumulating unrelated facts.
Jerome Bruner coined the term spiral curriculum to
describe this instructional process of review. Each time
a concept is revisited, it is claried for more precise
understanding or amplied for broader application. The key
point here is the necessity for reviewto keep coming back
to principal concepts and enriching them with expanded
knowledge and application. This idea of a spiral curriculum
is designed into the theory, technique, and repertoire of
Level 3A.
49
Expanding Theory Aptitude
The primary chords (I, IV, V7) that characterize Level 2B are
reviewed in Unit 1, then explored in expanded contexts: with
syncopation, with expressive articulations, and using
Alberti Bass.
The interval of a 7th is introduced by highlighting its
notational similarity to 3rds and 5ths, all notated as line-to-
line or space-to-space.
The chromatic scale builds on the half-step presentation at
Level 2A, expanding the chromatic fragments to the
full octave.
Simple binary form introduced at the beginning of Level 3A
expands to ABA; then, by the end of the level, to ABA with
both Introduction and Coda.
Building Expressive Technique
The carefully sequenced handling of the wrist in the
Technique & Artistry Books reaches a culmination at Level
3A with the Round-Off. The Thumb Perch at the Primer
Level established the wrist height. The Wrist Float-Off at
Level 1 established the range of wrist motion. Levels 2A and
2B established the slur gesture. The Round-Off at Level 3A
renes the phrase ending, adding polish to both sound
and gesture.
Rotation, an important Technique Secret at Level 3A,
incorporates a throwing of arm weight with rebound, thus
building on the Arm Weight secret taught at both the Primer
and 2B levels.
The pedal by ear secret, Pedal Rhythms, builds on the
connected pedaling technique secret of Level 2B, now
requiring the student to depress the damper pedal more
quicklyon the and of the beat, and asking for more
careful listening. Pedaling is approached in stages throughout
Piano Adventures: holding the pedal throughout a piece at
the Primer and Level 1, up-down pedal notation at Level 2A,
connected pedal at Level 2B, and more rened pedaling at
Level 3A.
There is a continuing progression toward playing multiple
notes in a single gesture. The three-note slur of Painters
Brush Stroke at Level 2B expands to 5-Note Scoops in
Level 3A, and even to the playing of a full one-octave scale
in a single gesture (8-Note Scoops). Notice how expression
is developed through gesture.
Repertoire to Reinforce
We want our students to develop a depth of skill . . . and this
takes time. With the leveling, 2A-2B, 3A-3B, the student
feels a sense of accomplishment by graduating from one
book to the next, but doesnt encounter too much difculty
too soon.
The FunTime
Piano series also offers an opportunity to

consolidate skill, through familiar tunes in a variety of
musical styles. A teacher can harness this series to adjust the
method pacing. We frequently put a student through several
FunTime
books, one at a time, before moving up to Level

4 or BigTime
Piano. Students often discover a favorite

musical style while becoming increasingly comfortable with
the process of reading music.
Deeper Understanding and Broader
Application
Yes, we maintain high aspirations for our students. But
instead of being concerned about speedy progress up the
levels, we should focus our teaching on developing depth
and breadth at the students current level.
The payoff is not just in the students future success, with
the ease in which repertoire will be mastered. There is payoff
here and now. Theory comprehension isnt deferred until
advanced study, but occurs with each piece at the current
level. Artistry is not postponed for later piano literature.
Artistic playing can be heard nowin the next piece your
student plays.
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LEVEL 3B
Performance
Theory Technique
& Artistry
LESSON
BOOK
Classics
Popular
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Jazz & Blues
Discover Blues
Improvisation
(easier)
Ragtime &
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Rock n Roll Favorites
Developing Artist
Piano Literature
Developing Artist
Piano Sonatinas
Book 1
Achievement Skill Sheet
#4: 1-Octave Minor Scales
and Arpeggios
Achievement
Skill Sheet #8:
Intermediate
Cadence Booklet
(challenging)
Developing
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Literature
Book 1 (easier)
Achievement
Solo & Duet Sheets
Etude Drammatico
Hallelujah Chorus
Millions of Stars
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Level 3B Concepts
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This piece has two different sections, each with its own character and tempo.
Tempo ISlowly, with drama; Tempo IIQuickly, mischievously
Create the contrasting moods of this piece with your fine technique and artistry!
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4. Write each D minor scale. (Use whole notes.) Then shade the black keys.
(See page 18 in the Lesson Book if you need review.)
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L.H. Cadenza
Hands-Together Cadenza
D natural minor scale or D harmonic minor scale
D natural minor scale
D harmonic minor scale
The 7th tone is raised a half step.
cadenzaa dramatic passage played freely.
playing octaves
natural/harmonic minor scales in Am
motive and sequence
natural/harmonic minor scales in Dm
triads in root, 1st and 2nd inversion
key of A minor; i, iv, and V7 chords
grace notes
key of D minor; i, iv, and V7 chords
the 12 major and minor triads
16th-note rhythm patterns
As a student progresses to higher levels, patterns and analysis that
are apparent to the teacher are still not always evident to the student.
Maintain a healthy review of earlier concepts and explain new
concepts with student-friendly, everyday language. For example, a
presenation of 16th notes could begin with pea-nut but-ter, pea-nut
but-ter before moving on to 1 e and a.
Jeremy, lets hear the peanut butter rhythm
rst. Then well try the more advanced metric
counting1 e and a, 2 e and a. Way to go!
The early-intermediate student may explore
creativity with his or her own interpretation
of a passage or piece. For example, the teacher can
inspire students to perform a cadenza freely; to set a
personal, slow tempo for an adagio movement; or to create
an artistic ending in the latest pop piece.
Alex, there are many ways to play the cadenza. Remember,
you control the time! So dramatically hold back on the
notes with fermatas. Do you feel an accelerando for the
8th notes? Try out a powerful drop on the nal
sforzando.
Musical expression is supported by using
the proper technical gestures. At Level
3B, a cupped hand for scale passages,
open hand for extensions, arm weight
to voice the melody, and the uptouch are
essential Technique Secrets. Teach with
this vocabulary consistently and your
students will be well on the way to
artistic playing.
Sam, in which passage will you use
a cupped hand for the scales?
What technique secret will help for
the soft staccato 3rds?
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Snowfall
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
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Westminster Chimes
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Nightfall
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Piano Concerto No. 1
The Piano Playin
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Playing Fast
This is what the student has been waiting fora chance
to play fast. Now I can really show off! Then we tell the
student, The rst lesson in playing fast is slow practice.
Weve just taken the wind out of their sails. Well almost.
There are secrets to playing fast. And if we let students in
on these secrets, they are usually more than willing to go
through the necessary paces to achieve fast playing.
Building Speed
It is tempting to push for virtuoso playing when we see
potential, but pushing into big repertoire almost always
backres if we fail to ramp up through prerequisite stages.
In ngerwork, for example, the student must develop
coordination that allows instantaneous contraction followed
by relaxation, and precise contraction that does not also
tense up neighboring muscles. This takes time to develop
and requires specic practice routines. Virtuosity cannot be
forced; virtuosity unfolds from well-practiced repetitions that
are based on correct information and appropriate monitoring.
Pulsing
The Level 3B Lesson Book opens with Beethovens Rage
Over a Lost Penny, providing a review of cut time. Why
does cut time so effectively increase speed? Because it
invites pulsing every two beats instead of pulsing every beat.
Consider a set of four eighth notes. If we provide a metric
pulse on both quarter-note beats, the passage bogs down with
heaviness, as if running with boots in the sand. If we pulse
only on the rst of the four eighth notes, we get uency
and musicality.
Measure 3 invites a drop of arm weight into the rst of the
four eighth notes (beat 1) and a wrist oat-off at the end of
the slur (beat 3). Match this down-up motion in the left
hand. The four quarter-note chords are played as DOWN-
and-UP-and. The down-up motions match that of the right
hand and the ands are played with a light ripple. Notice
how the half-note pulsing of this down-up gesture matches
the feel of cut time. It propels the beat, not only through half-
note pulses, but from measure to measure.
Rotation
Rotation refers to the back-and-forth turning of the forearm,
as if turning a doorknob or a key in a lock. The efcacy of
forearm rotation is that it plays two notes with the effort of
one. In Interval Review the tenuto notes are played with the
forearm rotating toward the thumb and the recurring Cs are
played effortlessly on the rebound. The many notes of the
passage are thus reduced to a simple descending major scale.
Efciency is gained by employing the natural fall of a turned
hand and its rebound.
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Much of what enables speed at the keyboard is the playing
of several notes in a single gesture. For example, in Phantom
of the Keys, the RH eighth-note passages should be initiated
by a single drop of arm weight that carries through the entire
passage. This drop takes the wrist rather low as it transcribes
the lower half of a wrist circle.
What do pulsing, rotation, and slur gesture have in common?
All of these techniques carry many notes on a single
impulse. This gives efciency and motion, technical uency,
and musical artistry.
Slow Practice
So, how do you practice slowly, yet execute the gesture?
The simplest way is to use slow practice to exaggerate
the gesture. Slow practice just for nger work has limited
workability because the gesture required for speed and
expression may be absent. Bringing the gesture into the slow
practice makes slow practice exponentially more valuable.
Sometimes you need to sprint with a passage to nd the
gesture, then execute it in slow motion.
With a facile technique, this can all be done in very little
time. But students need yet to develop a facile technique.
Developmental steps need to be taken to build fundamental
nger coordination.
Note, however, that were not going for building muscles or
nger power. Were looking for instantaneous, precision
ring of very specic muscles, with simultaneous
relaxation of the surrounding muscles. Thus, coordination
is key; strength is not. (Arm weight, rotation, and forearm
thrust provide sources of impact that are much more
effective than nger strength.)
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For students at the early stage, the ring of a nger generates
many contractions in a generalized area. Specicity is
weak; generalized tension is high. Slow practice can
provide a relaxation immediately after the note is played,
thus allowing the inappropriate contractions to relax. Over
time, generalized tension diminishes and nger contractions
become very specic with concurrent relaxation of proximate
muscles. This is how slow practice, done correctly and over
time, can build the neurological basis for speed.
In Piano Adventures
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this sophisticated neurology through specially developed
exercises. We help build fast ngers by incorporating the
process of play-relax with slow practice and repetition.
(See the Technique Secrets of Levels 2A and 2B.) Adding the
correct gesture provides the formula for expressive virtuosity.
Alignment
We open the Level 3B Technique & Artistry Book with a
secret called Closed, Cupped Hand for Scale Passages.
Here we contract the hand, bringing the ngers close
together with visibly tall knuckles. This contracted position
allows the arm and bridge of the hand to align with the
nger that plays. We avoid any angle between the playing
nger and arm, preferring straight alignment. In this way the
weight of the arm can transfer nger-to-nger for efciency
and evenness of touch. The contracted, closed, cupped hand
invites continuous alignment through stepwise passages. A
slight adjustment is made by the wrist and forearm for each
nger being played. You can easily check the alignment at
any time by touching the thumb to the tip of the playing
nger, then releasing. This brings the hand (with its tall
knuckle) and the forearm into balance over the ngertip.
This is an advanced application of the Primer Level
technique-secret Making Os, which builds a rm
ngertip. At Level 3B, the closed, cupped hand-
shape essentially brings the O to the keyboard for
effective passagework.
Uptouch
Weve discussed arm weight at previous levels. But
efcient playing also utilizes what we call the uptouch.
Here the hand springs from the surface of the key, with
active ngers and a thrust of the forearm. The spring of the
up-touch sends the hand and ngers to upcoming notes,
in precise preparation for the next chord or passage. The
touch is effective for either loud or soft chords, and makes a
wonderful counterpart to the drop-touch of arm weight.
In summary, we work slowly with smart practice to build
speed. Students want to play fast, so lets give them the tools
to do it correctly. We can harness our students motivation
for speed to elicit hours of practice.
Then students can indeed show
offwith ying ngers and the
groundwork for virtuosity.
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LEVEL 4
Performance
Theory Technique
& Artistry
LESSON
BOOK
Classics
Popular
Hymns
Christmas
Jazz & Blues
Achievement
Solo & Duet Sheets
Ave Maria
Halloween Sonatine
Nocturne
Beethoven
Achievement
Skill Sheet #5:
2-Octave Major
Scales and
Arpeggios
Achievement
Skill Sheet #8:
Intermediate
Cadence Booklet
Christmas
Popular
Repertoire
Ragtime &
Marches
Favorites
Developing
Artist Piano
Sonatinas
Book 2
Developing Artist
Selections from the
Notebook of Anna
Magdalena Bach
Developing
Artist Piano
Literature
Book 2 (easier)
Developing
Artist Piano
Literature
Book 3
(challenging)
Kids Songs
BigTime
Piano
NEW!
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Lesson p.14 (Medieval Fair)
review of 16th-note rhythm patterns
pattern and sequence
Am, Dm, Em natural/harmonic scales
all sharp key signatures
16th notes in time
more study of chord inversions
V7 chord in root position
2-octave scales: C, G, D, A, E, B
We might think of each student as having a musical biographya
portfolio of learned skills. Analysis plays an important part. Level 4
students should know chord inversions, key signatures, and minor
scales as part of their growing portfolio.
Ben, for this theory page, lets examine each chord specimen
closely. What is the root of the chord? Is it in root
position, 1st inversion, or 2nd inversion? And is the
chord major or minor?
Analysis of chords prepares students to
compose with chords and inversions.
Consider having students write their own
1st Theme based on the Sonatina in C by Frank Lynes.
The opening two measures are simply a C chord and
inversions played against a LH tonic note.
Measures 3 and 4 feature a stepwise passage played
against the dominant.
The rst theme continues similarly on the dominant at
mm 5-6, then back to the tonic at mm 7-8.
Voila! A rst theme!
Students are now literate enough to discuss
many descriptive words. The tempo
for Ceremony for Peace is marked
Majestically. We might also use words
such as, impressive, noble, dignied.
Discuss with the student which
techniques might be needed for such
a majestic piece.
Ingrid and Kai, point out
measures in which we use an
extended hand position. In what
passages would arm weight be
especially important?
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Ceremony for Peace
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Grand Central Station
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King
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The Way It Is
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Lyric Playing and Personal Sound
At Level 3B, we appealed to the students interest in fast
playing. At Level 4 the student learns lyric playingthe
ability to project and beautifully shape a melody. We
positioned lyric playing after fast playing because it requires
more mature expression. We like to discuss the excitement
of speed and the expressive quality of lyric playing as
contrasting modes of expressionboth powerful in
different ways.
Almost every student can relate to facile speed at the
keyboard, but most need to be coached into the expressive
mode. With exposure, most students nd the more subtle
expression personally rewarding.
Lyric playing isnt entirely new to the student. Back in Level
2A we even devoted a unit to Shaping the Phrase. Building
on the Level 1 Wrist Float-off, the Technique & Artistry
secrets gradually develop more sophisticated wrist gestures.
Painters Brush Stroke at Level 2B particularly addresses
shaping the slur. At Level 3A, the Round-Off ensures the
student hears a softened phrase ending, and the Wrist Circles
of Level 3A employ the wrist to shape a longer phrase. Level
3B Technique & Artistry worked with Voicing the Melody
to develop melodic projection. Now, here at Level 4, the
repertoire is specically tailored for beautiful handling
of melody.
Variety of Repertoire
In most teaching studios, there is a range of musical tastes
among students. Some students tell us their preference
upfront, but, generally, we have to explore a range of sounds
to nd the style that really resonates with the individual.
Broad exposure to various sounds and styles helps the
teacher and student uncover a special interesta personal
sound. Once identied, we might celebrate this interest with
a tailored supplement from the PreTime
to BigTime

library or from literature collections in The Developing
Artist Library.
The motivational impact of this customization can
be dramatic. In addition to harnessing the magnetic
attraction to an individuals favorite musical sounds,
this process personalizes piano study. This shift in locus
of control from teacher to learner constitutes a major move
toward intrinsic motivation. We nd more attentiveness,
better retention, more practice, and a signicant change
in the communication dynamics. The right music makes
all the difference.
Motivation isnt the only benet of exploring many styles.
A variety of styles invites a range of fundamental
competencies which coalesce into the essentials of
intermediate piano playing: note-reading, chord recognition,
steady tempo, dynamic contrast, pedal coloring, coordination
of ngers, wrist, arm and torso, technical gestures, long line,
melodic shaping and projection, and so on.
While this list is not intended to be comprehensive, even
for elementary piano pedagogy, it nonetheless suggests a
range of skills with an implication of sequence. The method
levels provide proper sequence, and the special repertoire
characteristics of each level help provide focus.
Focus of Repertoire
It is easy to assume that once taught, a concept is learned.
Experience tells us otherwise. Neuroscience informs us
that cognitive patterns and motor skills must be repeated
to be retained. If at level 3B we didnt immerse the student
in the coordinated movements of fast playing, motor
patterning would not become automatic. If we taught I, IV,
V only in a single unit, there would be little or no recall
of this a year later. So the entirety of Level 2B focuses on
the primary chords, the bulk of Level 3B focuses on fast
playing, and Level 4 focuses on lyric playing. By immersing
the student in the dening character of the level, motor
patterns, perceptual patterns, and cognitive patterns become
reasonably lastingnot yet robust, perhapsbut sufciently
stable for the move to the next level.
Lyricism
Lets examine the Level 4 characteristiclyricism. The
lyric is the text of song, so lyricism refers to the singing
quality in instrumental playing. The pianist does not simply
accompany the singer; the pianist
emulates the singer. We breathe the
phrase, project the phrase, shape
the phrase, and we imbue it
with meaningjust as the
voice does so naturally.
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Lyric Playing and Personal Sound
In lyric playing, we give meaning to each phrase without
words. Our goal in lyric playing is to bring the melody to
the fore with intention and sensitivity. We dont just play the
melody, we speak the melody through our instrument. When
we give each note meaningas in the spoken word
a melody takes on special magic. It becomes a personalized,
poetic communicationindeed, a song without words.
The magic of melody often comes from its context. In other
words, a melody derives its character, in part, from the colors
of the accompanying voices. The setting critically frames the
melody. How is the melody set against the accompaniment?
To what degree does it contrast in dynamic? Does the
accompaniment invoke the mood?
Invariably, students play the melody too softly. Students
need to be taught to project the melody way above the
background setting. Not just loudera lot louder. This
is accomplished with the drop of arm weight and its roll
through the melodic phrase, but also with the softening of
the accompaniment. Were after big projection, but also big
contrast, which is made possible by intentionally softening
the accompanying voices.
Lyricism requires sensitivity to the contour of the melody.
Are there expressive leaps? If so, might we stretch time
through the larger interval?
Does the melody fall away (characteristic of Viennese
Classical) or move toward (as in the late Romantics)? How
does the wrist assist phrase shaping? Does the passage invite
wrist circles that can help transfer arm weight
nger-to-nger?
Consider, for example, Chanson (French, meaning song),
which is explicitly melody over accompaniment. The melody
is intentionally long and beautiful. Though the rst gesture is
a simple 3-note slur, the melody continues to unfold across
seven measures. Use the pedal to sustain the D and take a
new drop into the continuing phrase (pickup to measure 2).
The long line invites awareness of direction in melody.
Probably the highpoint of expressive lyricism would be the
coloratura soprano singing an operatic solo cadenza. So we
give this to the student pianist in Wild Flowers.
The expressive quality of the cadenza is enhanced by the
color tones of the forte chord at measure 27 which sustain
beyond the fermata. The singer ascends freely to the high B
with a crescendo, but also with subtle 2-note diminuendi in
the appoggiaturas B-A, E-D, G-F, A-G. Soften the second
note in each of these stepwise pairings while maintaining
a legato throughout. Remind the student of the expressive
quality of the F that begins the resolution. It is borrowed
from the parallel minor (and from the B section) and also
forms a tritone (three whole steps) against the preceding B.
The nishing expressive gesture places the V chord atop
the I chord (E major atop A major) through a
molto ritardando.
The student learns that expression derives from the musical
content, and yet needs to be infused by the performer. We
nd hints for expression in our analysisour analysis of
phrase shape, and even our theory analysis. Informed by the
simplicities and subtleties of the score, we add the warmth
and expressive power of human emotion.
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LEVEL 5
Performance
Beyond Level 5
Theory
Technique
& Artistry
LESSON
BOOK
Christmas
Popular
Repertoire
Achievement
Skill Sheet #6:
2-Octave Minor
Scales and
Arpeggios
Achievement
Skill Sheet #8:
Intermediate
Cadence Booklet
Developing
Artist Piano
Sonatinas
Book 4
(advancing)
Developing Artist
Piano Literature
for a Dark and
Stormy Night
Developing
Artist Piano
Literature
Book 3
(easier)
Developing
Artist Piano
Literature
Book 4
(challenging)
Developing
Artist Piano
Sonatinas
Book 3
Achievement Solo & Duet Sheets
American Frontier
Dance Brillante
Fr Elise, Beethoven
Ghost in Our Piano
Sonata in C Major
Prelude in C, J.S. Bach
Solfeggietto, C.P.E. Bach
Sonata in G Major, Beethoven
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Achievement Literature Sheets
Claire de lune, Debussy
Tarantella, Pieczonka
Rondo alla Turca, Mozart
Prelude in D-fat Major, Chopin
La flle aux cheveux de lin, Debussy
Pachelbel Canon, Pop & Jazz
Arrangement
Chinese Dragons (Duet)
Egyptian Rhapsody
Toccata in Morse Code
The Keyboard Artist
Three Easier Waltzes, Chopin
Three Mazurkas, Chopin
Four Lyric Pieces, Grieg
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Level 5 Concepts
Recognition of triads in all inversions is important at the early
intermediate level. At Level 5, work with the students recognition of
the primary chords (I, IV and V) in any inversion. This is not achieved
by playing the music, but only through deliberate analysis.
Steven, lets nd the chord names and label them
above each measure. Look across both the bass and
treble clefs. Can you bring the chord tones together
under the hand?
Laura, what is the chord function of C7 in this
context? Does it resolve to I? Below each of
these measures, lets write I, IV or V7.
In addition to reading chords, we want the student to
feel and manipulate chord tones under the hand. The ability
to see chord tones across the keyboard can be a basis for
improvisation and composition.
John, lets move this LH pattern to other chords.
Staying within our key signature, can you play the
pattern a step higher?
The piano lies silent until the hands are placed
on the keys. The music unfolds and expression
becomes the artist in action.
Tim, lets make this LH
accompaniment a watercolor
backdrop for the melody. Think
muted LH tones so the RH
melody can soar over top.
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The Swan
(from the Carnival of the Animals)
Camille Saint-Sans
(1835-1921, France)
P e r f o r ma n c e H i n t s :
Play smooth left-hand arpeggios for the harp-like opening.
Bring out the expressive cantabile* melody over the soft,
murmuring left hand.
Carnival of the Animals is a set of pieces for two pianos
and orchestra. Each piece is named for a different animal.
The beautiful melody of The Swan is played by the cello.
arranged
* cantabile (pronounced con-TAH-bee-lay) means singing
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I, IV, V7 chord inversion studies
8
12
time signature
perfect intervals (4th, 5th, octave)
circle of 5ths
flat key signatures
three forms of minor scales
cadences in major and minor keys
more repertoire in E major
major/minor intervals (2nd, 3rd, 6th, 7th)
two-octave arpeggios: C, G, D, A, E, B
two-octave flat scales: F, B, E
changing time signatures
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Harmony of the Angels,
Burgmller
A Little Flower, Gurlitt
March in D Major,
C.P.E. Bach
Melody, Schumann
Minuet in A Minor, Krieger
Minuet in D Minor, Lully
Minuet in G Major, Anon.
Minuet in G Major, Haydn
Minuet in G Minor, Pezold
Moons of Jupiter, Faber
Musette in D Major, Anon
Playing Soldiers, Rebikov
Rondo for Four Hands,
Diabelli (Duet)
Solfeggio in D Major,
J.C. Bach
Sonatina in C Major,
Clementi
Haslinger
Sonatina in G Major, Diabelli
Sonatina, Jacoby
Song of the Range Rider,
McKay
Spinning Song,
Ellmenreich
Tambourin, Gossec
Two German Dances,
Beethoven
Wild Rider, Schumann
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Level 4 and Beyond!
Students at Level 5 and above often work
on increasingly difcult repertoire
pieces that can take weeks or months to
learn and polish. It is important to pair
that repertoire with shorter pieces that
can be learned in a week or two.
For that reason, consider assigning a
sequence of books from the BigTime

Piano Library to your advancing
students. They can learn pieces quickly,
often completing an entire book in just
a couple of months. While developing
facile reading skill, the contrasting styles
and sounds allow work on the essential
elements of tone and expression. And,
it is fun for the teacher and the student!
Level 5
Lesson Book
FF1093, 00420186
$6.95
Around the World
Autumn Ballad
Ballade
Blue Etude
Carillon Fantasia
The Chase
Choral Reef Etude
Fanfare on America
Hot Pursuit
Jazz Reection
Naming Intervals
Rhythm Flight
Risoluto
Rolling River Etude
Shenandoah
Smoky Mountain Prelude
Sonatina
St. Louis Blues
Tumbleweed Blues
Two Guitars
When the Sun Rises
Whirlwind
Theory
FF1094, 00420187
$6.50
Writing
Sightreading
Ear Training
Performance
FF1095, 00420188
$6.50
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. Anthonys Chorale
The Swan
Waltz in E Flat
Popular Repertoire
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Buttery Kisses
Candle in the Wind
Hedwigs Theme
Over the Rainbow
Summertime
Take Five
Tears in Heaven
There Youll Be
Viewer Mail Theme
Wind Beneath My Wings
Activity Pages
CD1030, 00420096 $10.95
GM1038, 00420299 $10.95
Achievement Skill
Sheet #6: 2-Octave
Minor Scales &
Arpeggios
AS5006, 00420027
$3.95
Achievement Skill
Sheet #8: Cadence
Booklet
AS5008, 00420029
$3.95
Achievement Solo &
Duet Sheets
American Frontier
A2011, 00420040 $2.95
Dance Brillante
A2007, 00420036 $2.95
Fr Elise, Beethoven
AL6002, 00420006 $2.95
The Ghost in Our Piano
A2029, 00420056 $2.95
Prelude in C, J.S. Bach
AL6006, 00420010 $2.95
AL6004, 00420008 $2.50
Sonata in G Major,
Beethoven
AL6009, 00420013 $3.95
Sonata in C Major,
Mozart
AL6008, 00420012 $3.95
Developing Artist
Piano Literature
Book 3 - with CD
FF1056, 00420165
$9.50
Allegro in A Major,
L. Mozart
Allegro in F Major, Haydn
Arabesque, Burgmller
Avalanche, Heller
Ballade, Burgmller
Chinese Figurine, Rebikov
Cowboy Song, McKay
Fanfare in C Major,
Dumcombe
Gavotte, Reinecke
German Dance in D Major,
Haydn
See page 59 for more details!
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Developing Artist
Piano Literature
Book 4- with CD
FF1282, 00420239
$15.95
Adagio and Furiant, Fibich
Allegro in A Major,
W.F. Bach
Bourre in E Minor,
J.S. Bach
Bronco Bill, McKay
Canoeing, Beach
Concerto in C, Haydn
Dance with a Bell, Rebikov
Distant Sierras, McKay
Folia, Scarlatti
Fr Elise, Beethoven
Giant Purple Butteries,
Rossi
In the Forest, Rebikov
Intrada, Graupner
LOrage, Burgmeller
Little Prelude in C Major,
J.S. Bach
Little Prelude in F Major,
J.S. Bach
Mazurka in F Major,
Chopin
Miniature, Gurlitt
Minuet in D Minor,
Buttstedt
Minuet in G Major,
Beethoven
Musette in G Major,
J.S. Bach
Prelude in B Minor, Chopin
Prelude in C Major,
J.S. Bach
Prelude in E Minor, Chopin
Presto, Pescetti
Ride of Pegasus, Faber
Sailors Song, Grieg
Scherzo in D Minor, Gurlitt
Benda
Kuhlau
Clementi
Sweet Dream, Tchaikovsky
Waltz in A Minor, Chopin
Watchmans Song, Grieg
Winter Painting, Faber
Developing Artist
Piano Sonatinas,
Book 3
FF1112, 00420201
$8.95
Spindler
Kuhlau
Clementi
Clementi
Wesley
Lichner
Kuhlau
Benda
Sonatina in C, Mozart
Sonatina in D, Camidge
Sonatina in F, Beethoven
Developing Artist
Piano Sonatinas,
Book 4
FF1113, 00420202
$9.95
Rondo la Turk, Mozart
Sonata (Hob. XVI/13,
3rd Movement), Haydn
Sonata (K. 545), Mozart
Sonata (Op. 49, No. 2),
Beethoven
Clementi
Clementi
Gurlitt
Sonatina, Keller
Kuhlau
Sonatina (Op. 88, No. 3,
3rd Movement), Kuhlau
Developing Artist
Piano Literature for
a Dark and Stormy
Night
FF1175, 00420219
$4.95
Allegro con Fuoco,
Diabelli (Duet)
Avalanche, Heller
Etude in C Minor, Bertini
The Ghost in the Fireplace,
Kullak
Storm and Stress, Gurlitt
The Wild Horseman,
Schumann
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FF1124, 00420203
$6.50
Auld Lang Syne
Celebration of Carols
Dance of the Reed Pipes
Go Tell It on the Mountain
God Rest Ye Merry,
Gentlemen
Jingle Bells
March (Nutcracker Suite)
Over the River and
Through the Woods
Silent Night
Skaters Waltz
We Wish You a Merry
Christmas
Beyond Level 5
Egyptian Rhapsody
A2014, 00420043
$3.50
Pachelbel Canon,
Pop-Jazz
Arrangement
A2013, 00420042
$2.95
Toccata in Morse
Code
AD3001, 00420000
$3.50
Chinese Dragons
(Duet)
AD3005, 00420004
$5.95
Four Lyric Pieces,
Grieg
FF1187, 00420223
$4.50
Three Easier
Waltzes, Chopin
FF1154, 00420213
$4.50
Three Mazurkas,
Chopin
FF1153, 00420212
$4.50
Clair de lune,
Debussy
AL6007, 00420011
$2.95
La fille aux chevex de
lin, Debussy
AL6011, 00420015
$2.50
Prelude in D-flat
Major, Chopin
AL6001, 00420005
$2.95
Rondo alla Turca,
Mozart
AL6005, 00420009
$2.95
Tarantella,
Pieczonka
AL6010, 00420014
$3.50
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As we read and create
music, we weave through
a I-IV-V tapestry of
primary chords. At Piano
Adventures
Level 5, we
ensure that the student
can see and feel this
structural tapestry for
each tonal piece.
Scales
Why learn scales?
students ask. Our
answer? A scale reduces
88 keys to seven. Five keys are eliminated in each octave
(12 chromatic tones minus ve leaves seven diatonic scale
steps), and each of these seven tones retains its own meaning
regardless of octave.
So when playing the Pachelbel Canon in D, for instance,
we can ignore one third of the keys on the keyboard and
visualize a simple thread of the D major scale weaving
through seven tones per octave, across the entire keyboard.
Whether reading or improvising, attention is delimited to this
D major thread for security, predictability, and condence.
Consider When the Sun Rises . . . from the Level 5 Lesson
Book (p. 36). The piece is essentially an improvisation in
B-at major, excepting a brief color detour with the A-at
in measures 6-9. By delimiting the keyboard to the notes of
the B-at major scale, and imagining this scale thread of
two black keys interspersed with ve white keys, the piece
becomes easy to read and easy to play. Furthermore, there is
little chance of a bad note sounding because the scale tones
all relate to the tonality.
The last three measures of this piece offer opportunity for
improvisation. Taking the short rhythmic motive given,
explore any tones from the B-at major thread. It is
surprising to seeand to hearhow easy this can be.
Well, yes, there is that issue of fumbled ngering.
Fortunately, the at-key scales give special opportunity to
simplify ngering, which is why we devote Level 5 to the
at key signatures. Heres the rule:
For RH at-key scales, the thumb plays on C and F.
So we always have RH ngers 1-2-3 on C-D-E, and ngers
1-2-3-4 on F, G, A, B.
n Without shifting this image,
lets at the B under nger 4.
n Now also at the E in the
3-nger pattern up from C.
n Now add A-at to the
4-nger pattern.
n Back to the 3-nger pattern for D-at, etc.
And so we go around the at
side of the circle of 5ths: C-F-
B-E-A-D-G.
In every case, the RH ngering
is consistent: three ngers built
up from C, and four ngers built
up from F. Work this over in blocked fashionthree ngers,
four ngerswithout beginning on the actual keynote.
Then block it out in this same fashion, but going up several
octaves. Now play the actual scale. (Its not really important
which nger plays the black key opening tonic.)
With this ngering in mind, lets revisit When the Sun Rises
and improvise on measure 6, where we nd an A-at chord
over the B-at pedal point. Place RH ngers over C-D-E
and/or F-G-A-B and improvise over the LH ostinato. One
might return to B-at major accompanied by the
opening ostinato.
Also consider exploring alternative scale passages modeled
after those in measures 13 and 14. (See Level 5 Lesson
Book p. 37.) We composed these scale passages to begin
with thumb on F (measure 13) and thumb on C (measure 14)
The I-IV-V Tapestry
67
to reinforce the at-key ngering rule. In improvising, one
might use the prescribed hand placements, but begin on
any note.
Chord Etudes
Scales are invaluable, but it is the combining of scale tones in
thirds that gives tonal music its harmonic structure. Recalling
our metaphor, we use the scale thread to weave the chord
tapestry. First and foremost, we weave the tapestry of I, IV,
and V chordsin all inversions.
As Level 5 progresses through various keys, each piece is
preceded by a short etude, disguised by a title. Coral Reef
Etude, for example, opens the book as a primary-chord study
in C, featuring all inversions of I, IV, and V. To maximize the
effectiveness of this and similar etudes:
n Play by memory. Encourage students to look at their hands
for these etudes so that the keyboard patterns are
visually imprinted.
n Play with eyes closed. Highlight the feel of the keys and
the feel of the thirds and fourths.
n Transpose. Use Coral Reef Etude as a generic warm-up for
every piece, in any key, whether major or minor.
Coral Reef Etude is the harmonic grid, the primary-chord
tapestry. It is essential for the student to grasp these chord
patterns that combine the students understanding of primary
chords with understanding of chord inversions. This is the
bridge to the intermediate repertoire.
Notice that Blue Etude (p. 11) is a primary-chord etude
in F, preparing for Tumbleweed Blues (p. 12). Similarly,
Rolling River Etude (p. 14) drills the primary chords in A
major using the LH pattern of Shenandoah (p. 15). As the
student progresses to new keys, come back to Blue Etude,
transposing, for example, to B-at (especially for those
pre-jazzers who will be playing in B-at with brass players).
Revisit Rolling River Etude as preparation for the pieces in
C minor and G minor when these are encountered later in
the book.
Popular Repertoire
A look at Piano Adventures
Popular Repertoire Level 5

gives insight into the importance of chord comprehension.
Consider Elton Johns Candle in the Wind. The entire verse
(mm. 5-20) simply alternates between I and IV chords
(G and C in the key of G major). Yet, how many students fail
to recognize this simple chord pattern and struggle to decode
150 notes instead of two chords? So we pair the arrangement
with an Accompanying Activity that drills I-IV chords in
a pop accompaniment style. The arrangement then reduces
to simplicity.
In a different context, we again explore the repetition of
I and IV in Wind Beneath My Wings. The corresponding
activity page, titled The Bass Beneath My Wings,
explores aural recognition of the bass line and various
accompaniments for the I-IV chord progression.
The Power of Primary Chords
In the Level 2B, we discussed The Power of Primary
Chords. Indeed, one cant overestimate the value of
recognizing fundamental harmoniesfor reading, for
memorization, and for musical creativity. We recapitulate
this concept here at Level 5 by weaving an elementary
understanding of primary chords into a patterned I-IV-V
Tapestry that includes chord inversions.
The warm-up etudes in Piano Adventures
Level 5 provide
some very effective tools. But learning the etudes once, in
the key written, will not make a real musician. We need
to roll up our sleeves and help students transpose these
etudes to many, if not all, keys. Do so in conjunction with
learning each new scale and each new piece. With this higher
expectation, we can indeed develop a I-IV-V Tapestry that
wont fade by next weeks lesson.
68
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ACCELERATED BOOK 1
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Pony Express
Shout Boo
Theyll Be Back
Walk on a Rainbow
Cat Prowl
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Skill Sheet #1:
Major 5-finger
patterns
Discover
Beginning
Improvisation
Once Upon
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Book 1
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69
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Alaskan Sled Team
Contrary Motion Study
Dance of the Irish
Double Ferris Wheel
Finlandia
Good Music to You!
Jazzy Saints
Painter in the Park
Perilous Midnight Ride
Swan Lake Theme
Viking Ship
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Allegro
Alouette
Backpacking
Boogie in 3rds
Carousel Melody
Clock Tower Bells
For Hes a Jolly Good
Fellow
Greensleeves
The Handbell Choir
(Duet)
Horse and Sleigh
La Cinquantaine
March of the English Guard
A Merry March
Miniature Sonatina
Mr. McGill
Painting with Pastels
Party Time
Reveille
Showboat
Simple Gifts
Snake Dance
Square Dance
Strike Up the Band!
The San Francisco Trolley
The Spanish Guitar
Theme by Mozart
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In Dreams
Over the Rainbow
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Christmas
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on High
Deck the Halls
Good King Wenceslas
Jingle Bells
Joy to the World
Silent Night
We Three Kings of
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We Wish You a Merry
Christmas (Duet)
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Aloha Oe
Amazing Grace
Bagpipes
Bus Stop Boogie
Camptown Races
Chant of the Monk
Chant of the Monks
Chinese Dragon
Dreamscape
English Minuet
Fife and Drum
Forest Drums
French Minuet
Go Down Moses
Guide Note Pinball
Gypsy Band
Halftime Show
Hard-Drivin Blues
Hungarian Dance
Ive Got Music
Irish Washerwoman
Journey by Camel
The Lonely Pine
Melody on C and G
Midnight Ride
Minuet
Morning
Musette
My Invention
No Moon Tonight
Ode to Joy
Oh! Susanna
Pep Rally
The Piano Tuner
Planetarium
Polovtsian Dance
Promenade
Racecar Rally
Rhythm and Blues
Roman Trumpets
Russian Folk Song
Scenic Train Ride
Sugarfoot Rag
Surprise Symphony
Toccatina
Two-Hand Conversation
Waltz
When the Saints Go
Marching In
Zum Gali Gali
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theory review
teacher accompaniments.

The enhanced CD provides audio background accompaniments as well as MIDI les.
Exercises in Discover Improvisation are virtually foolproof, inspiring student creativity
and offering fun-lled exploration for both student and teacher. Students should have an
elementary music-reading prociency, completing Piano Adventures
Level 2A.
70
ACCELERATED BOOK 2
Performance spans...
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and ChordTime
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LESSON BOOK
Achievement
Solo & Duet Sheets
Walk in a Rainbow
Cat Prowl
Classic Sonatina
Jazz Pizzazz
Land of Dreams
Achievement
Skill Sheet #2:
Minor 5-finger
patterns
Discover Blues
Improvisation
Once Upon
A Rainbow,
Book 2
Popular
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Piano Literature
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(challenging)
I Can
Read
Music
Book 2
ChordTime
Popular
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Classics
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Favorites
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Rock n Roll
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ChordTime
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ShowTime
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Developing Artist
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71
Accelerated Book 2
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50s Jukebox
Almost Like a Dream
America
American Fiddle Tune
(Turkey in the Straw)
Beach Party
Beethovens 5th Symphony
Blues Train
The Boogie Machine
Brahms Lullaby
Can-Can
Cathedral Chimes
Classical Dance
El Matador
The Entertainer
Evening Guitars
The Flight
French Dance
Give My Regards to
Broadway
Jazz Blast
Jumpin Jazz Cat
The Kings Royal Entrance
Kum Ba Yah
Lazy Chord Blues
Magnolia Waltz
Malaguena
Minuet in G
Mysterious Casbah
New River Train
New World Symphony
Parasailing
Pumpkin Boogie
Rise and Shine
Rowing on a Stormy Sea
Rustic Dance
Silent Movie Music
Sounds from the Gumdrop
Factory
Summer Stars
Taps
Waltz
Wayfaring Stranger
Whirling Leaves
William Tell Overture
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Dancin to the CD
Etude in C
Gusts of Wind
The Kings Royal Exit
Long, Long Ago (Variation)
Long, Long Ago, (Theme)
Mirage
Musette
Mystery Waltz
The Potato Chip Thief
Track Meet
Winners Waltz
Zebras Running
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Down by the Riverside
Everybody Ought to Know
Gallop on the Moor
German Dance
Holiday Fanfare
Mysterious Cavern
Niagara Falls
O Sole Mio!
Pale Moon Serenade
Peppermint Rag
Prelude in F
Ride of Paul Revere
The Snow Castle
Surprise Symphony
Tambourin
The Time Machine (A Stop
at the 18th Century)
Waltz in D Major
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Because You Loved Me
Bring On the Rain
Empire State of Mind
The Game of Love
Hero
I Will Remember You
The James Bond Theme
A New Day Has Come
Thank You
You
Discover Blues Improvisation
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Discover Blues Improvisation offers piano students a chance to explore
the blues, and improvise in other styles such as popular music and
jazz. The enhanced CD includes real blues band accompaniments, as
well as standard MIDI les.
Students should have an elementary music-reading prociency,
completing Piano Adventures
Level 2B or Accelerated Piano

Adventures
Book 2.
The exercises and pieces in this book nurture creativity and self-expression through the
framework of the 12-bar blues. The improvisation exercises are simple, effective, and fun for
both student and teacher. This comprehensive approach features:

instruction in improvisation and theory
appealing pieces with improvisation options
blues technique
blues ear training.
72
ADULT PIANO FABER PIANO ADVENTURES
Learn to read music with an approach that
is easy to understand and apply.
A wide variety of music: classical, folk,
jazz & blues, and spirituals.
Sightreading and ear-training are
integrated into the course.
Lead sheets give an opportunity to read
chord symbols and create accompaniments.
3-Minute Technique offers effective
exercises for fingers, wrists, and arms.
Music Theory pages review concepts
such as intervals, chords, and scales.
FF1302 146
T e c h n i q u e H i n t :
Let your R.H. wrist gently lift, gracefully leading
your hand to the next higher chord. The quarter
rest will give you time to prepare the next chord.
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FF1302 97
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For Teacher Use Only (The examples may be played in any order.)
1. First, sightread these G major pentascale melodies.
Then, add harmony by writing G or Gsus4 in the boxes.
Listen and let your ears guide you.
Lastly, play each melody with the chords.
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c.
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d.
G
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2. Your teacher (or friend) will play a short example that will end
on the G or Gsus4 chord. Circle the correct answer for the last chord.
Hint: The G chord sounds restful and complete.
The Gsus4 chord sounds restless and incomplete.
T R A I N I N G
E A R
Theory
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Directions. Clear musical graphics
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ADULT PIANO ADVENTURES

All-in-One Lesson Book 1
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Rhythm Warm-up:
Clap (or tap) the R.H. rhythm for
measures 14. Count aloud, 1-2-3-4.
Feel the tie over the bar line.
Name the pentascale used: ___
Words and Music by George David Weiss,
Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, and Solomon Linda
Copyright 1961 Folkways Music Publishers Inc.
Copyright Renewed 1989 by George David Weiss, Luigi Creatore and June Peretti.
Copyright Assigned to Abilene Music Inc. c/o Larry Spier Music, LLC, & The Estate of Solomon Linda.
This arrangement 2001 Abilene Music Inc. c/o Larry Spier Music, LLC, & The Estate of Solomon Linda.
International Copyright Secured. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission.
45/46 73 2
Songs
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Directions:
1. First, play the melody only.
2. Then add L.H. blocked chords on beat 1 of
each measure as indicated by the chord symbols.
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Traditional
Lead Sheet in G Major
Now that you have learned the primary chords (I-IV-V7) in the Key of G major,
explore playing the melody and harmony from a lead sheet in G major.
Chord References: Practice the chords used in For Hes a Jolly Good Fellow.
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ADULT PIANO FABER PIANO ADVENTURES

Begins with a review of fundamentals: rhythm,
dynamics, intervals, C and G scales.
An outstanding song selection continues with
famous classical, folk, and jazz melodies.
Connected pedaling broadens expressive
playing across the keyboard.
The theory of major and minor scales is clearly
explained and reinforced.
3-Minute Technique develops skill with new
rhythms, scales, chords, and arpeggios.
Applied Music Theory offers chord playing
using lead sheets of familiar songs.
FF1334 96
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(for L.H.)
Rippling Triplets
(for R.H.)
Technique Hints:
Look for a tall knuckle for nger 3.
Play the thumb lightly, perched on the side tip.
Listen for even triplets that ripple up and down
the A natural minor scale.
Hand Shape Warm-up: Open your R.H. with the palm facing up.
Bring your ngertips and thumb together. Notice your cupped hand.
Turn your hand over and look for tall knuckles. Repeat with the L.H.
Technique
FF1334 84
THEORY OF MI NOR SCALES
u n i t
8
minor
scales
A piece in a minor key may sound mysterious, sad, or dark.
A piece in a major key generally has a brighter quality.
Relative Minor Key
Every major key also has a minor key that shares the same key signature.
This minor key is called the relative minor because it is related by key signature.
To nd the relative minor scale, start on scale degree 6 of the major scale.
Playing and Listening:
1. Play the C major scale above and listen to the sound.
The major scale has half steps between scale degrees 34 and 78.
2. Now play the A natural minor scale (the relative minor scale).
Listen to the difference in sound.
The natural minor scale has half steps between scale degrees 23 and 56.
Notice that the natural minor scale uses only notes from the relative major scale.
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Theory
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Traditional carols, seasonal
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memorable holiday favorites,
including: Frosty the Snowman,
Joy to the Word, Jingle Bell Rock,
Winter Wonderland, Silent Night,
The Skaters Waltz, and more!

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Solos Technique Theory
A COMPREHENSI VE PI ANO COURSE
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ADULT PIANO
ADVENTURES

All-In-One Lesson Books 1 and 2
Solos Technique Theory
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this theme for his orchestral work Scheherazade.
The composer took his inspiration from an exotic
tale of a young woman named Scheherazade, as
told in The Arabian Nights.
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The Londonderry Air is a 17th-century Irish folk melody. It has been put to song with countless lyrics,
including the highly popular Danny Boy, penned in 1913. The plaintive melody, often played by
bagpipes, has been heard at the memorial service of John F. Kennedy and at ceremonies honoring heroic
police ofcers and reghters.
Directions:
1. First play the melody alone, carefully observing
the ngering.
2. Then add L.H. blocked chords on beat 1 of each
measure, as indicated by the chord symbols.
(See next page.)
Notice there is no chord on the opening upbeats.
The Londonderry Air
Key of F Major
Lead Sheet
Traditional
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About the Fabers
Nancy and Randall Faber have combined their backgrounds as composer
and performer to become leading supporters of piano teachers and students.
The husband and wife team has authored over 200 publications, including
the bestselling Piano Adventures
method and the PreTime
to BigTime
Piano
Supplementary Library.
Nancy Faber was named Distinguished Composer of the Year by the Music
Teachers National Association for her award-winning composition Tennessee
Suite for Piano and String Quartet. Her ute quartet Voices from Between Worlds
was the winning composition for the National Flute Associations Professional
Chamber Music Competition. Her most recent commissions include Curiouser
and Curiouser for Clarinet, Saxophone, and Piano, commissioned by MTNA for
the 2011 National Convention in celebration of its Year of Collaborative Music,
and Bettyian Roulade for the 2012 National Flute Convention. Nancys music
has been heard on network television and public radio. Teachers of composition
include Joan Tower, William Albright, and British composer Nicholas Maw;
piano studies were at the Eastman School and Michigan State University.
Randall Faber performs extensively as a classical pianist and lectures on
musical artistry and talent development around the world. His performances
have aired on television and public radio. A guest artist at universities
throughout Asia and North America and a frequent convention artist, Faber
has been a master teacher for the World Piano Pedagogy Conference, the
Music Teachers National Association Conference, and the National Conference
on Keyboard Pedagogy. Dr. Faber holds three degrees from the University of
Michigan and a Ph.D. in education and human development from Vanderbilt
University. Faber is a Steinway Artist.
The Fabers advocate piano study not only for personal expression and
performance success, but also as a vehicle for the students creative, cognitive,
and personal development. Their philosophy is reected in their writing, their
public appearances, and in their own teaching.
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TEACHERS DESK REFERENCE - 2013

method and the PreTime

Primer, Level 1, Level 2A, Level 4...

curriculum. The adventurous hallmarks have been retained and

will continue to explore

Improvise dinosaur dance by doing the following:

curriculum. It is especially effective because of the

Spring, down up,

spring, down up,

spring, down up, down

up, down up! - - - - -

I Just Cant Wait

Hes Got the Whole

library has been updated with

Piano Supplementary Library

has become the leading piano curriculum across

is student-centered. The sounds are tailored to each

by Nancy & Randall Faber

Primer Level Level 1 Level 2A Level 2B Level 3A Level 3B Level 4 Level 5

Book A Book B Book C

. Ten years of painstaking pilot testing has

Piano Supplementary Library

Instructional Theory: Analysis, Creativity,

friends as they play

Whis - per soft - ly,

whis - per soft - ly,

provides the curriculum. The

Piano - Primer Level Supplementary Series Solos/Duets

____ ____ ____

____ ____ ____

____ ____ ____

Piano - Level 1 Supplementary Series

, the component parts of the legato

Josh - ua fought the bat - tle

Josh - ua fought the bat - tle

Josh - ua fought the bat - tle

bet - ter run and

let him be!

try to calm him

But if you should

You may pet it

ver - y gen - tly,

Piano - Level 2A Supplementary Series

after the basics of reading are

systematically builds skill in pattern

2B have been strengthened for exciting musical outcomes:

Piano Supplemental Series

and the corresponding ChordTime

work with a two-note

Andante, in two ( = 72-80)

Piano Supplemental Series

Level 3A becomes clear:

. The method provides

Piano series also offers an opportunity to

books, one at a time, before moving up to Level

Piano. Students often discover a favorite

Piano Supplemental Series

, we accelerate the development of

Transition back to 1st Theme 3

Piano Supplemental Series

Popular Repertoire Level 5

Jazz & Blues

Jazz & Blues

Theory Technique & Artistry