mathnerd Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 My son's piano teacher uses Faber's Piano Adventures in her music studio. My son loves it and is in level 2A and will most likely move to level 2B in early 2014. He needs a "fun" break during practicing and asks me to provide extra material that his teacher does not cover in classes (his teacher asks him to practice some pieces 5 times a day and he wants to play a "fun" piece of his choice in between to break the monotony). I have bought the Playtime, ChordTime series from Faber for him and he loves to play songs like Star wars, Harry Potter etc. He also enjoys playing very simple classical pieces. Any "fun" supplements that will help an eager learner? Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 We pair Faber with Suzuki. It's a strange combo, but it works. My dd likes the classical music in the second Suzuki book. She mostly tolerates the Faber books. We're not as far in them, yet. I try to remind her that it is the musical equivalent of time tables. I think mostly anything they know and like would be fun. I think that's why the Suzuki book's are my daughter's favorites. Bean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Way of My People Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 We also supplement (Alfred's Basic) with Suzuki. The pieces are beautiful, well-arranged, and my son loves showing them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted June 5, 2013 Author Share Posted June 5, 2013 Thanks! I had no idea that Suzuki books can be used with non-suzuki students! I am off to check them out. We do have the primer Alfred's books and love them. I will look at the level 2 Alfred books - Amazon has them, so they are easy to buy :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 The Music Tree books have ideas for how to improvise. None of the sample pages shows it, but they periodically have examples of using what you have learned to improvise your own songs. http://www.amazon.com/Music-Tree-English-Edition-Students/dp/1589510208/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370455031&sr=8-1&keywords=Music+tree Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted June 5, 2013 Share Posted June 5, 2013 my kids use the Faber and Faber books called Showtime Piano. There are many different varieties: Popular, Classics, Favorites, Kid's Songs, Rock N Roll, Jazz and Blues, Ragtime and Marches, Hymns and Christmas. They are leveled so your child can play the level at which they are in ther regular books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathnerd Posted June 6, 2013 Author Share Posted June 6, 2013 Music Tree is a new one to me. It looks like there is a "workbook" that goes with the music book for each level. I am going to check them out. prairiemom, I have the Popular and Favorites from the Showtime series - we enjoy them a lot. Maybe I should get a few more in that series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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