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Level 1 introduces all the notes of the grand staff, elementary chord playing, and the concept of tonic and dominant notes. Students play in varied positions, reinforcing reading skills and recognizing intervals through the 5th. Musicianship is built with the introduction of legato and staccato touches. This level continues the interval orientation to reading across the full range of the Grand Staff. The 5-finger approach is presented here in a fresh, musically appe… More >>
Piano Adventures Lesson Book, Level 1
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I purchased this book for a student of mine. In the description it said the book was used but the only sign of that was the name of prior student written in pencil on the first page. Not only the name was written in pen, the pages were also drawn with pen randomly, making a few pages unusable. I wanted to return the product but I was on a strict timeline and did not have the luxury to order and wait for another book. Needless to say, this was a very disappointing experience.
Rating: 2 / 5
This is a great book if you are planning on doing piano lessons for someone. But I would probably add memory cards and get sheet music paper, because one of the lessons said to compose a piece of music and they don’t include it.
Rating: 5 / 5
I’ve been teaching piano for several decades, using various lesson series over the years. I really like the Faber Piano Adventure series. While I supplement with pieces from other publishers occasionally, Faber is the best overall. They really have some nice compositions for beginners, pieces that students enjoy and those they share the house with like too. The pace of the lessons is very nice also, allowing the student to play plenty of pieces well in a reasonable length of time. Overall, the Faber series has plenty of really fun and intriguing pieces of music for teaching the student to play piano, hold the students interest, and foster the appreciation of good music.
Rating: 5 / 5
Good book, good material. I find, though, that the Fabers offer an at-times confusing array of products (a criticism of how they have named or organised their materials, not a criticism of the product). This book is not essential, but is good for students who are motivated and want to become more serious performers. That said, I do find myself working the lessons from this book into my other students’ instruction – which is good for all of us! Wouldn’t hurt to have one of these on hand even if you didn’t assign it to a student (since most young students find it a bit daunting to have a theory book, lesson book, performance book, technique and artistry book). If you have other Faber materials, like the lesson book or classics book, these lessons dovetail with those. For example, the first lessons in this book deal with staccato and legato techniques, which are features of the first lessons in the lesson book and the classics in the classics book, not to mention the theory stuff in the theory book. Also included is stuff on how to hold your wrist, which is not mentioned in the other books.
Rating: 4 / 5
This product info is misleading! This is not the Lesson Book, as it says. This is the Background Accompaniments. It’s just a CD. No sheet music. Yea, I know I was surprised too when it arrived.
Rating: 2 / 5