Piano Adventures® – Primer Level Technique & Artistry Book

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This series is fun and interesting for young beginners. So far I have been using primer books that start with black keys and do not introduce the stave till a later stage with my kid, and I find them effective for her age (3-4) as she is able to focus more on listening and other musical details such as dynamics and articulation. Many kids can learn to read notes at this age but not so many of them enjoy looking at their books (with notes on staves) when they practise, most would rather memorize the tune and just look at their hands all the time.I am getting alot of these used books from Jenson books and they are in pretty good condition, so I highly recommend getting from this seller.

prefect book for learner

Also love Faber and their way of progression!

This book has "partner pages" that go along with the lessons in the Piano Adventures Lesson book. The songs in this book include warm-ups, finger strengthening exercises, and pattern introductions. The lesson book has an icon at the bottom of the lesson page that looks like a hand with a page number beside it if there is a corresponding piece in the Technique book.Some of the exercises in this book are:Firming Up My Fingers - playing with each finger for about 8 countsMerrily I Move Down/Up - introduces the pattern in "Merrily We Roll Along"Special Ending - an extra to add to the end of "Alouette" (one of my favorites!)Thumb Perch - Walking the thumb playing a pattern that should be memorized. Helps prevent students from depending on a stationary hand position.Space to Space skips - great to play as a warm up before the song in the lesson book!If a student is used to playing the exercises in this book, they should have no problem playing from harder exercise books later on (such as Hannon). They will have stronger fingers, wrists, and more even rhythm. A must have addition to lessons!

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There are a whole set of books that work together to teach/learn piano. This supports the Lesson Book. In the front of the Lesson Book, it indicates which pages of which books work together to introduce a concept. I would also highly recommend going to the website for Piano Adventures. It outlines well how this series works and what to purchase.After using the series for a few months to teach my son how to play piano, I think it is a good guide. I don't follow every thing. I use the concept they are introducing and pick out the parts I think will work for my purpose. I do feel like I'm juggling by going between all the books. I use the Lesson, Technique/Artistry, Theory and Performance books.

My eldest already knows how to play some pieces but we were looking for a more structured approach with theoretical knowledge. These books are super fun for my 8year old so we just ordered the first batch for my 5 year old as well. Great! Highly recommended!👍🏼