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10/29/2021

The Faber Piano Adventure Method for Online Piano Lessons

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I use Nancy and Randall Faber's Piano Adventures series with all of my students. From the First Piano Adventure Series to the Piano for the Older Beginner Series, the Faber Method has been an ideal fit for my teaching priorities.

The pieces selected for each level represent a variety of musical genres from all over the world and allow students to select additional pieces from genres that interest them most. After a relatively short time, students are often able to teach themselves new pieces, which gives them an increasing sense of empowerment.

The books also offer consistent opportunities for composition, improvisation and ear-training, three skills which lay a terrific foundation for composition by developing the player's creativity and voice. The Faber series is also a favorite of mine because of the way it entices students to practice with it's multitude of styles and song choices. 

The Piano Adventures APP is a Game-Changer

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Then there's the App!
My friends can attest - I talked of little more than the Piano Adventures App for multiple weeks after it's release. Every single song from almost every book, recorded with multiple instruments - complete with controls that allow you to adjust the parts, volume, balance and tempo. There's even a keyboard the student can watch that lights up the correct keys as the song plays!


The App answers all the questions that might stop a student from practicing, like:
What does this song sound like?
How fast should I be playing?
What note is that?
 
How do the hands play together in this piece?

But the real MVP of the App is the built-in metronome. Playing with metronome is hard! Hard to learn and hard to teach. But the App allows students to hear a metronome beat along with a recorded version of the song they're playing. And that. changes. everything!


But Do they work for Online Lessons?

They really do. The Faber Method has more song options per level than Alfred or Bastien or any other popular piano lesson method out there - and those options have been more important than ever as folks study from home.  

The Fabers break their piano information down into 4 books per level (Lesson, Technique and Artistry, Theory and Performance) while most method books just have 2. That structure has helped even my youngest students feel empowered to locate the information they need quickly. -something I'm quite thankful for now that they're managing their own books at home. 

Then there's the benefits of working with the most popular piano method series: they're easy for students to find and purchase, there's a host of supplement and supportive materials online, and almost every song from every book has a youtube video to accompany.

Switching to Online Piano Lessons has been a change for us all. So thankful that the piano lesson books my studio has used for years were ideal for the occasion!

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Billy C Cooke
11/28/2021 12:17:54 pm

Hi, Sarah
I am an amateur songwriter... with five self-posted songs on YT. (((For a peek, go to YouTube & SEARCH: Billy C - Sabrina .<I>. Billy C - No Good Love Lasts .<I>. Everyday Boy - Sookie's Big 6))) My reason for contacting you... is to ask IF -- I can "COMMISSION" you to PLAY (on piano OR preferably acoustic guitar) & SING... a song called "Juliette" that I wrote? This particular song I wrote is about my Grand Daughter. However, it is sung from her Mother's perspective. Should you be interested... (..my budget allows $200 payment at start and $200 at finish PLUS, if tenderly & beautifully performed within ONE MONTH - $100 BONUS..) I can EMAIL a rough DEMO of "Juliette" on mp3 to you via AOL so you can hear. Undoubtedly, there will be some questions that you'll have. That's fine, let's talk. Thank you for your time,
~Billy

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Sarah link
12/2/2021 01:50:16 pm

Hi Billy,
Thank you so much for the offer but I'm not currently available for new recording projects. I did look up your songs on YouTube, though, and they were terrific! I wish you all the best as you finalize recording details for Juliette.
Sincerely,
Sarah

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