(Faber Piano Adventures ). Written for ages 5 and 6, My First Piano Adventure captures the child's playful spirit. Fun-filled songs, rhythm games and technique activities develop beginning keyboard skills. Three distinguishing features of the Lesson Book A make it unique and effective for the young 5-6 year old beginner. 1. A strong focus on technique embedded in the book through playful technique games, chants, and carefully-composed pieces that gently lead the child into pianistic motions. 2. An outstanding CD for the young student to listen, sing, tap, and play along with at the piano. The orchestrated songs on the CD feature children singing the lyrics, which has great appeal to the 5-6 year old beginner. The CD becomes a ready-made practice partner that guides the student and parent for all the pieces and activities in the books. 3. The fanciful art features five multi-cultural children who are also learning to play. These friends at the piano introduce basic rhythms, white key names, and a variety of white and black-key songs that span classical, folk, and blues. Young students will listen, sing, create, and play more musically with Nancy and Randall Faber s My First Piano Adventure, Lesson Book A. The Lesson Book introduces directional pre-reading, elementary music theory and technique with engaging songs, games, and creative discovery at the keyboard. Young students will enjoy the multi-cultural "friends at the piano" who introduce white-key names, basic rhythms, and a variety of songs which span classical, folk, and blues. Ear-training and eye-training are also part of the curriculum. The Fabers' instructional theory "ACE" - Analysis, Creativity, and Expression, guides the pedagogy of My First Piano Adventure. Analysis leads to understanding, creativity leads to self-discovery, and expression develops personal artistry. The CD for this book offers a unique listening experience with outstanding orchestrations and vocals. The recordings demonstrate a key principle of the course: when children listen, sing, tap, and move to their piano music, they play more musically. View Helpful Introductory Videos Here

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Grow your child’s piano-playing skills with these familiar, fun, and easy-to-learn songs! My First Piano Sheet Music is the perfect songbook for budding piano players, with 40 beginner-friendly tunes, clear music notation, and helpful hand positions for every song. Compiled by an experienced piano teacher, the songs naturally progress from simple, right-hand-only songs to ones that use both hands. With letter names for each note, your kid can easily learn to play the songs and practice their music reading. Whether your little one is just starting their piano journey or is looking for more songs to add to their repertoire, My First Piano Sheet Music will boost their piano-playing confidence—all while having fun! Simple songs for beginners. A wide variety of music, including nursery rhymes, folk songs, popular songs, and classical tunes. Hand positions for every song. So kids know where to put their hands and which notes will be played in each song. Easy-to-follow music notation. Letters for each note, along with some finger numbers, help kids easily learn to play the songs—and build their music-reading skills. Familiar tunes kids will love to play. Learn to play “Hokey Pokey,” “Jingle Bells,” “Yankee Doodle,” “On Top of Spaghetti,” “Bingo,” “Happy Birthday,” “Ode to Joy,” and more! A companion to My First Piano Lessons. Looking for more piano help? Check out My First Piano Lessons by the same author for easy, step-by-step piano tutorials.

A colorful, imaginative, and highly absorbing introduction to music theory for the younger student. Packed with exciting exercises and entertaining characters, this is the ideal introduction to theory for a young instrumentalist.

Following the success of "My First Classical Music Book," author Genevieve Helsby and illustrator Jason Chapman return with "My First Piano Book." Bursting with life and humour, this is a uniquely comprehensive introduction to the piano, designed first and foremost to inspire. Text and illustrations are so perfectly in tune with each other that every page is a treat to explore. With a cast of animal characters showing what they know (and what they don't!), this truly is both informative and great fun. Book and two CDs, with online music, and narration. Part 1: "Why is the Piano So Special?" How the piano works and sounds. 23 music tracks including: Bach - Prelude in C; Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 21; Joplin - The Entertainer; Debussy - Clair de lune; Faure - Berceuse; John Cage - Perilous Night No. 6; Satie - Gymnopedie No. 1 Part 2: "How Do I Play It?" A clear introduction to playing the piano. Play along with 12 specially written pieces with "Guide Me" narration option