Harmony in Motion (3B and up)-Scales and arpeggios are the backbone of confident polished playing. Practicing these two pillars of technique develops dexterity and speed. When combined with essential music theory patterns the result is harmony in motion. Not just a reference for technical progress Scale and Chord Book 3 encourages a focus on touch and sound especially the feel of the black keys under the hands. Late intermediate and advancing students learn to perform multi-octave scales and arpeggios with fluency. Transposition exercises emphasize understanding of tonic dominant and leading tone. Gestural marks direct the integration of wrist motion. And importantly study of chord progressions providesthe toolset for analysis improvisation and composition. View Helpful Introductory Videos Here

Discover motivation at your fingertips with the Student Choice Series from Piano Adventures. Arranged at six levels of difficulty the series offers enjoyable arrangements of well-known pieces at precisely the right grade. Each book offers an array of genres perfectly arranged for each student's level:Popular Classics Jazz & Blues Rock n Roll and more and correlates with the Faber Piano Adventure Method Book levels. Students can play popular hits from Harry Potter Disney Charlie Brown and more. Learn classic arrangements of well-loved symphonic and operatic literature by the great composers. Experience the unique sounds of jazz standards and soulfulblues. The right piece at the right time makes all the difference! Each book has a multi-language introduction making the series suitable for supporting the FPA method in a number of countries including Germany Italy Holland and Spain.Suitable for all early beginner students and onwards whatever method they are using. Discover motivation at your fingertips with the Student Choice Series from Piano Adventures. Arranged at six levels of difficulty the series offers enjoyable arrangements of well-known pieces at precisely the right grade. Each book offers an array of genres perfectly arranged for each student's level:Popular Classics Jazz & Blues Rock n Roll and more and correlates with the Faber Piano Adventure Method Book levels. Students can play popular hits from Harry Potter Disney Charlie Brown and more. Learn classic arrangements of well-loved symphonic and operatic literature by the great composers. Experience the unique sounds of jazzstandards and soulful blues. The right piece at the right time makes all the difference! Each book has a multi-language introduction making the series suitable for supporting the FPA method in a number of countries including Germany Italy Holland and Spain.Suitable for all early beginner students and onwards whatever method they are using.

Faber Piano Adventures - Student Choice Series Christmas Level 6

Dutch Edition - Nederlandstalige Editie-Piano Adventures: Techniek- & Voordrachtboek 3. Dutch edition.

Intermediate to Late Intermediate Original Compositions by Nancy Faber-This book completes the three-book series. Teachers will appreciate the development of phrase shaping extended crescendos and diminuendos subito piano and rubato playing fluid two-hand gestures and artistic pedaling. The pieces are ideal for recital and festival as well as personal enjoyment. Contents include: Rainbow Splendor · To Have a Rainbow · Shimmering Waterfalls · Valse Indigo · Crystalline Rag · Amber Rhapsody. Colour original solos by Nancy Faber which develop musical expression and creativity at the piano. Contents include: Rainbow Splendor; To Have a Rainbow; Shimmering Waterfalls; Valse Indigo; Crystalline Rag; Amber Rhapsody.

Level 2A-An excellent collection of symphonic and operatic works by the great composers. The pieces were chosen for their appealing melodies and rhythmic vitality. Includes: Theme from Don Giovanni (La ci darem la mano) by Mozart · Egyptian Ballet Dance (from the opera Sanson & Delilah) by Saint Saëns · Liebestraum by Liszt · The Merry Widow Waltz (from the opera The Merry Widow) by Lehár · Minuet (Op. 14 No. 1) by Paderewski · Canon by Pachelbel · Spring (from The Four Seasons) by Vivaldi · Suitor's Song (from the operetta The Gypsy Baron) by J. Strauss Jr. · Theme from Symphony No. 1 (Third Movement Frère Jacques theme) by Mahler · Prince of Denmark's March (Trumpet Voluntary)by Clarke. ShowTime® Piano: Classics is an exciting selection of ten classical pieces arranged for pianists at Level 2A on the Faber Piano Adventures® course. The works in this collection were chosen for their appealing melodies and rhythmic vitality. This volume includes the pieces Theme from Don Giovanni (Mozart) Egyptian Ballet Dance (Saint Saëns) Liebestraum (Liszt) The Merry Widow Waltz (Lehár) and more.

The Collaborative Artist Flute Viola Piano-Faber Piano Adventures is proud to present a new chamber music composition Curiouser and Curiouser . Composed by Nancy Faber this unique piece was commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) to celebratethe organization's Year of Collaborative Music and was debuted at the 2011 MTNA National Convention. Written for late intermediate to early advanced students this chamber trio features a curious one-noteopening followed by a quirky merry melody that leads the performers to unexpected musical places. The piece ends as mysteriously as it begins - with a final flourish. This piece is suitable for piano students whohave completed Piano Adventures® Level 5.Faber Piano Adventures is proud to present a new chamber music composition Curiouser and Curiouser . Composed by Nancy Faber this unique piece was commissioned by the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) to celebratethe organization's Year of Collaborative Music and was debuted at the 2011 MTNA National Convention. Written for late intermediate to early advanced students this chamber trio features a curious one-noteopening followed by a quirky merry melody that leads the performers to unexpected musical places. The piece ends as mysteriously as it begins - with a final flourish. This piece is suitable for piano studentswhohave completed Piano Adventures® Level 5.

Contents include: Stuffing the Stockings (interval review) œ Angels We Have Heard on High œ Deck the Halls œ Jingle Bells œ O Come All Ye Faithful œ O Come Little Children œ Up on the Housestep œ We Three Kings of Orient Are. The Faber Piano Adventures Level 1 Christmas Book includes a selection of Christmas favourites for beginning pianists.

Late Intermediate-Level 5-A haunting piece destined to be a Halloween classic. The performer matches wits with a ghost in the piano by playing diminished arpeggios a haunting melody and a show-stopping cadenza. A haunting piece destined to be a Halloween classic. The performer matches wits with a ghost in the piano by playing diminished arpeggios a haunting melody and a show-stopping cadenza.

Contents: The First Noel œ Go Tell It on the Mountain œ Jingle Bells œ O Christmas Tree œ Pat-a-Pan œ Silent Night œ We Wish You a Merry Christmas œ Christmas Music Calendar. The Faber Piano Adventures Level 2A - Christmas Book includes a selection of easy Christmas songs for Piano.

2nd Edition-The 2nd Edition Performance Book is a solo collection of 28 effective pieces that reinforce the concepts presented in the Primer Lesson and Theory Books. Fanciful lyrics colorful artwork and sophisticated teacher duets enrich the learning experience. Contents include: In the Jungle · The Doorbell · The Shepherd's Flute · Hot Cross Buns · Banana Split · Listen to the Drums · Classical March · The Opposite Song · Rex the Tyrannosauraus · Trumpet Song · and more. Piano Adventures: Primer Level - Performance Book (2nd Edition) is a solo collection of 28 effective pieces that reinforce the concepts presented in the Primer Lesson and Theory Books. Fanciful lyrics colorful artwork and sophisticated teacher duets enrich the learning experience. Contents include In the Jungle The Doorbell The Shepherd's Flute Hot Cross Buns Banana Split Listen to the Drums Classical March The Opposite Song Trumpet Song and more.

Contents: The Boogie Woogie March - Fiddler on the Roof - I Taut I Taw a Puddy-Tat - Matchmaker (from Fiddler on the Roof) - Once Upon a December (from Anastasia) - Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) - Superman (Theme) - This Is It! (Theme from the Bugs Bunny Show) - We're Off to See the Wizard (from The Wizard of Oz). Contents for the Faber Piano Adventures: Level 1 - Popular Repertoire Book include: The Boogie Woogie March • Fiddler on the Roof • I Taut I Taw a Puddy-Tat • Matchmaker (from Fiddler on the Roof) • Once Upon a December (from Anastasia) • Over the Rainbow (from The Wizard of Oz) • Superman (Theme) • This Is It! (Theme from the Bugs Bunny Show) • We're Off to See the Wizard (from The Wizard of Oz) .

Level 2A- ShowTime® Piano Kids' Songs is a collection of popular songs that brings special joy to children. The variety humor and charm of the selections is especially engaging for the elementary pianist. Songs include:Tomorrow The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything The Hokey Pokey and more. The book is graded 2A and is specifically written to provide a smooth transition for the student between Level 1 and Level 2. Pieces are inthe keys of C G F A minor and D minor and begin gradually moving the hands outside of the 5-finger position. Circled finger numbers help alert the student to a change of hand position. Melodies are harmonized simply usuallywith single notes or harmonic intervals. ShowTime Piano - Children's Songs is a collection of songs that brings special joy to children. The variety humour and charm of the selections are especially engaging for the elementary pianist - Level 2A. Pieces are in the keys of C G and F and begin to gradually moving the hands outside the 5-finger position.

Lesson Book 2 Accompaniment GM Disk-Accompaniment General MIDI disk for pieces in Lesson Book 2 FF1210. Orchestrations by Edwin McLean. Contents include: Almost Like a Dream; America; American Fiddle Tune; Beach Party; Beethoven's Fifth Symphony Theme; Blues Train; The Boogie Machine; Brahms' Lullaby; Can-Can; Cathedral Chimes; Chord Jumps; Classical Dance; Cross-Hand Arpeggios; El Matador; The Entertainer; Evening Guitars; '50's Jukebox; The Flight; French Dance; Give My Regards to Broadway; Jazz Blast; Jumpin' Jazz Cat; The King's Royal Entrance; Kum Ba Yah; Lazy Chord Blues; Magnolia Waltz; Malaguena; Minuet in G; Mysterious Casbah; New River Train; New World Symphony Theme; Parasailing; Pedal Power; Pumpkin Boogie; Rise and Shine; Rowing on a Stormy Sea; Rustic Dance; Silent Movie Music; Sixth Hour;Sounds from a Gumdrop Factory; Stars and Stripes Forever Theme; Summer Stars; Taps; Waltz (Chopin); Wayfaring Stranger; Whirling Leaves; William Tell Overture Theme.

Level 2A-GM disk of accompaniment tracks. Contents include: Come Into His Presence; Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus; Dona Nobis Pacem; Ezekiel Saw the Wheel; Jesus Tender Shepherd Hear Me; Little David Play on Your Harp; Lord Speak to Me that I May Speak; Michael Row the Boat Ashore; Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow; Rock-a My Soul; Send the Light; Simple Gifts; This Is the Day; Wasn’t That a Band?.

Level 2B-Background accompaniments on CD. Orchestrated by Edwin McLean. Piano arrangements of some of the great symphonic and operatic masterworks of Western music. Contents include: Aria (from the Peasant Cantata) by J.S. Bach · La Donna e Mobile (from the opera Rigoletto) by Verdi · Largo (from the opera Die Fliedermaus) by J. Strauss Jr. · The Little Man in the Woods (from the opera Hansel and Gretel) by Humperdinck · March Militaire by Shubert · Overture (from the opera William Tell) by Rossini · Pizzicato Polka by J. Strauss Jr. & J. Strauss · Polvetzian Dance No. 17 (from the opera Prince Igor) by Borodin · Roses from the South by J. Strauss Jr. · The Rage Over the Lost Penny byBeethoven · Theme from The Surprise Symphony by Haydn · Theme from Trumpet Concerto in Eb by Haydn · Trepak (from the ballet The Nutcracker) by Tchaikovsky. Contents include: Aria (from the Peasant Cantata) by J.S. Bach; La Donna e Mobile (from the opera Rigoletto) by Verdi; Largo (from the opera Die Fliedermaus) by J. Strauss Jr.; The Little Man in the Woods (from the opera Hansel and Gretel) by Humperdinck; March Militaire by Shubert; Overture (from the opera William Tell) by Rossini; Pizzicato Polka by J. Strauss Jr. & J. Strauss; Polvetzian Dance No. 17 (from the opera Prince Igor) by Borodin; Roses from the South by J. Strauss Jr.; The Rage Over the Lost Penny by Beethoven; Theme from “The Surprise” Symphony by Haydn; Theme from Trumpet Concerto in Eb by Haydn; Trepak (from the ballet The Nutcracker) byTchaikovsky.

An Improvisation Primer-Designed for students of all ages who have had no previous experience improvising this primer lays the foundation for composition and improvisation using the simplest possible exercises in imaginative settings. Features solo andduet improvisations written assignments theory review and teacher accompaniments. An Enhanced CD of background accompaniments is included for play-along plus standard MIDI files may be accessed with a computer. When used withyour software keyboard or synthesizer the MIDI files allow you to adjust tempos isolate track playbacks and transpose to different keys. Level 2B.Designed for students of all ages who have had no previous experience improvising this primer book lays the foundation for composition and improvisation using the simplest possible exercises in imaginative settings. Features solo and duet improvisations written assignments theory review and teacher accompaniments.

Mid to Late Elementary Original Compositions by Nancy Faber-Written for the mid to late elementary piano student the focus on the tone color and interpretation fosters musical growth while developing technical facility at the keyboard. The pieces are ideal for recital festival or personal enjoyment. Each piece includes a short creative opportunity to inspire the student's composing talent. Also included at the end of the book is an optional composing project. Titles include: I Love a Rainbow · Purple Rainbow Swirls · Rainbow in My Pocket · Rainbow Dreams · Rainbow Ice Cream · Walk in a Rainbow.Colourful original solos by Nancy Faber which develop musical expression and creativity at the piano. Contents include: Walk in a Rainbow; I Love a Rainbow; Rainbow in My Pocket; Purple Rainbow Swirls (for L.H. only); Rainbow Ice Cream; Rainbow Dreams.

Accompaniments on CD to the Popular Repertoire book #FF1290. Orchestrations by Edwin McLean. Contents include: Angel Eyes * Honky Cat * I Believe I Can Fly * I Got Rhythm * I'll Be There for You * Inspector Gadget (Main Theme) *Jeopardy Theme * The Rose * Sunrise Sunset.Contents include: Angel Eyes; Honky Cat; I Believe I Can Fly; I Got Rhythm; I'll Be There For You; Inspector Gadget (Main Theme); Jeopardy Theme; The Rose; Sunrise Sunset.

Developing Artist Original Keyboard Classics-The Developing Artist Piano Literature Book 4 is a collection of authentic keyboard literature for the late-intermediate pianist. The book consists of carefully selected repertoire from the Baroque Classical Romantic and Contemporary periods. Historical text on the major periods of music history is presented at the beginning of the book. This series complements The Developing Artist Piano Sonatinas Books 1-4. Contents: BACH: Bourree in E minor • Little Prelude in C Major BWV 939 • Little Prelude in F Major BWV 927 • Musett in G Major (Gavotte II from English Suite No. 3 BWV 808) • Prelude in C Major • BUTTSTEDT: Minuet in D minor • GRAUPNER: Intrada • PESCETTI: Presto • SCARLATTI: Folia • C.P.E. BACH: Solfeggietto • W.F. BACH: Allegro in A Major • BEETHOVEN: Fur Elise • Minuet in G Major WoO 10 No. 2 • BENDA: Sonatina in A minor • CLEMENTI: Sonatina in G Major OP. 36 No. 2 • HAYDN: Concerto in C • KUHLAU: Sonatina in C Major OP. 55 No. 1 • BEACH: Canoeing Op. 119 No. 3 • BURGMULLER: L'Orage Op. 109 No. 13 • CHOPIN: Mazurka in F Major OP. 68 No. 3 • Prelude in B minor OP. 28 No. 6 • Prelude in E minor Op. 38 No. 4 • Waltz in A minor • FIBICH: Adagio and Furiant • GRIEG: Sailor's Song Op. 68 No. 1 • Watchman's Song Op. 12 No. 3 • GURLITT: Miniature • Scherzo in D Minor • TCHAIKOVSKY: Sweet Dream Op. 39 No. 21 • FABER: Ride of Pegasus • Winter Painting • MCKAY: Bronco Bill • Distant Sierras • REBIKOV: Dance with a Bell • In the Forest OP. 51 No. 4 • ROSSI: Giant Purple Butterflies The Developing Artist: Piano Literature - Book 4 is a collection of authentic Keyboard literature for the late-intermediate level pianist. This book contains carefully selected repertoire from the Baroque Classical Romantic and Contemporary periods. Historical text on the major periods of music history is presented at the beginning of the book. The Developing Artist: Piano Literature - Book 4 offers a wealth of pieces to enrich Piano or Keyboard students' repertoire with works spanning all periods and styles. The pieces presented in this fabulous book have been compiled and edited by Nancy and Randall Faber.