Daniel McFarlane's piano method is about building students' confidence with fun, original pieces - and this piano book for adults and teens is no exception. Supersonics Method Quick Start B introduces new scales, modes and styles of music at an accelerated pace for older students at mid-late elementary level. The catchy, original pieces will engage learners of all ages. You'll help them develop into expressive players, refining their pedalling technique and musical ear. They'll have a practical understanding of many of the major and minor scales, as well as chromatic, blues and jazz scales. And you'll expand their knowledge of music with more authentic, historical pieces, popular chords, familiar melodies and folk songs. The streamlined modules introduce new concepts in a fast, flexible and open-minded way. Mix and match the pieces to learn according to your lesson plan, or work through the book from cover to cover. Students will consolidate their learnings with a range of new creative exercises. This book is the best way to get students to learn piano fast. You'll see their confidence bloom as they take pride in their success. Support material: The Supersonics Plus App adds so much more to this piano lesson book for beginners. Access the teaching resources, backing tracks, activities and more - in studio or at home, and create a rich, dynamic and engaging learning experience. All the core content is free! Content: 140 pages piano method book with 1-2 years of teaching material for older beginners (approx. ages 10+). BONUS FREE ACCESS to Supersonics Plus material: Get backing tracks and rhythm builders that work with this method, to give you a fun and rich teaching experience for you and your students. Teaching Support via our Facebook Group: Join the Supersonics Piano Facebook Group to join a lively community of piano tutors using our method. Q: What ages / grades is the Quick Start B suitable for? A: The lessons taught in Quick Start B build on the techniques and theory in previous levels. The books have content suitable for late-elementary (approx. 10 years right through to adults). Q: If I want to transfer my students to your method from another, how do I know where to start? A: The best entry points into the accelerated Supersonics Piano Method are at Quick Start A, Blast Off Bridge and Level 4 of the main method. Q: What techniques and skills will my students master by using this piano method? A: By the end of Quick Start B, students will be confident and expressive players. They'll have a practical understanding of components of Grade 1 Theory and know how the modes of the major scale work. They'll also be able to: compose and play in a range of different keys, transpose more complex pieces, play expressively with good technique, play pieces with homophonic and polyphonic elements, play pop chords in a range of major and minor keys, respond to complex creative stimuli and much more. Q: How will I know when my student is ready for the next level in the Supersonics Piano Method? A: When your student gets to the end of this method book, use your judgement as to whether you feel they're ready to move onto Level 4 of the main method book series. If you'd like to spend more time consolidating the skills and techniques learned, you might like to use 'Beat the Clock: 2'. Please note that this book is perfect bound.

This is the original edition of this book. An updated 2021 edition is also available. Level 2 of the Supersonics Piano Method is full of more engaging pieces, guaranteed to continue to excite your students - while building their technical skills and note reading range. The best piano method books provide a fun, open-minded approach to learning and teaching piano. And this is what the Supersonics Method is all about. Students extend their reading range out to the 5 C's gradually, without locking them into rigid closed hand positioning. They'll learn and practise how to leap across octaves, with a range of popular folk tunes, pop chords, canons and simple pieces of classical historical repertoire. You'll love watching their confidence grow as they play. Watch your students take pride in their progress as the method introduces them to unusual time signatures and tonal variations. Help them refine their ear, develop their transposition skills and create melodies in different keys. By the end of Supersonics Piano Method Level 2 your students will be playing expressively across a range of music from different eras, sparking their love of music in all its styles and genres. When accompanied by a standard Grade One theory book, Level 2 comprehensively puts theory into practice throughout each module. Support material: The Supersonics Plus App adds so much more to this piano lesson book for beginners. Access the teaching resources, backing tracks, activities and more - in studio or at home, and create a rich, dynamic and engaging learning experience. All the core content is free! Content: 164 pages piano method book with 1-2 years of teaching material for elementary pianists (approx. ages 6+). Book 2 features Modules 12 to 22 of the course, each building on the skills, technique and theory taught in Level 1. Each module is targeted towards a particular concept, note-reading range or rhythm, making it easy to understand and to integrate extra material. BONUS FREE ACCESS to Supersonics Plus material: Get backing tracks and rhythm builders that work with this method, to give you a fun and rich teaching experience for you and your students. Teaching Support via our Facebook Group: Join the Supersonics Piano Facebook Group to join a lively community of piano tutors using our method. FAQ Q: What ages / grades is this book suitable for? A: The lessons taught in Level 2 of the Supersonics Piano Method are suitable for children aged 6+ years. Older students and adults might find the accelerated learning in Quick Start A provides a more suitable lesson pace. Q: If I want to transfer my students to your method from another, how do I know where to start? A: The best entry points into the Supersonics Piano Method are at Level 1, Blast Off Bridge and Level 4. Please note that this book is perfect bound.

Watch your students fall in love with the piano, using the Supersonics Piano method - starting with this Level 1 book for beginners. These fun, inspiring pieces will excite your students from the get-go, encouraging them to develop a regular practice routine and take pride in their progress. Level 1 of the method takes a playful, open-minded approach to teaching students to read music, developing core techniques, learning to transpose and harmonise. It features creative activities for students, encouraging them to make up their own melodies, train their musical ear and consolidate learnings with repetitive melodic patterns across fun-to-play pieces - making it easy to understand and integrate new music. Support material: The Supersonics Plus App adds so much more to this book. Access the teaching resources, backing tracks, teacher duets, activities, theory and more - in studio or at home, and create a rich, dynamic and engaging learning experience. All the core content is free! Content: 160 pages with 1-2 years of teaching material for complete beginners (approx. age 6+). This book + the free online resources contain 129 original pieces, arrangements, compositions tasks and simple harmonisations. Musical preparation: Set your students up for success by developing fundamental musical skills and techniques. BONUS FREE ACCESS to Supersonics Plus material: Get rote pieces, backing tracks, teacher duets, theory, rhythm builders and improvisation pieces that work with this method, to give you a fun and rich teaching experience for you and your students. Teaching Support via our Facebook Group: Join the Supersonics Piano Facebook Group to join a lively community of piano tutors using our method. FAQ Q: What ages / grades is this book suitable for? A: The lessons taught in Level 1 of the Supersonics Piano Method are suitable for children aged 6+ years. Older students and adults might find the accelerated learning in Quick Start A provides a more suitable lesson pace. Q: If I want to transfer my students to your method from another, how do I know where to start? A: The best entry points into the Supersonics Piano Method are at Level 1, Blast Off Bridge and Level 4. Q: What techniques and skills will my students master by using this piano method? A: By the end of Level 1, students will be confident and effective players and be able to: link musical symbol to sound, read effectively, learn pieces by rote, transpose, play in time, play with good technique, display a wide dynamic range, understand and express a range of musical gestures, play simple pop chords, harmonise simple melodies, respond to creative stimuli and much more. Q: It looks like a lot of the pieces are in "C position". Is this the case? A: No. By using different finger combinations, wide-ranging rote pieces and transposition early in the book and small stretches and moving around the thumb later in the book students avoid getting locked into a 5 finger mindset. Q: How will I know when my student is ready for the next level in the Supersonics Piano Method? A: When your student gets to the end of this first method book, use your judgement as to whether you feel they're ready to move onto Level 2. If you'd like to spend more time consolidating the skills and techniques learned, you might like to use 'Land of the Middle Seas'.