Snowball Scales opens the Technique & Artistry 2018 calendar. What do scales and snowballs have in common? Let’s find out! This rolling scale exercise from Level 2B applies the essential Technique Secret #3, Light Thumb. Dr. Faber demonstrates how to align the thumb behind each finger for tension-free preparation. The snowball…
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Piano Adventures 2018 Down Under Tour Are you a piano teacher in Australia? Would you like to learn more about Piano Adventures? We invite you to attend one of our Technique and Artistry workshops presented by Hal Leonard Australia and featuring Piano Adventures Ambassador, Carly McDonald. Join Carly in Adelaide,…
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It’s a New Year and what better way to begin than to meet new people. Here we introduce our chief editor for the European Editions of Piano Adventures, David Andruss. You’ve likely heard David’s expressive orchestrations on Piano Adventures CDs! Also, meet Vivaldi, the (possible) poet—with new insight into this…
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To our friends and colleagues around the world, we send holiday greetings and best wishes for a musical New Year!
At first glance, Spindler’s two Preludes in G present a flurry of eighth notes—first in the treble line, then the bass line. However, if we look through our “theory glasses,” patterns emerge! This video explains how grouping the 8th notes into chords allows us to see the harmonic structure of…
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Now available! The Adult Piano Adventures Book 1 by Nancy and Randall Faber is in a NEW user-friendly e-book on iBooks, Kindle, and Google Play. This adaptation offers a welcome format for teachers and adult students to explore digital learning, or for screen sharing during classroom instruction. Though digital textbooks have evolved, music…
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Are familiar melodies easier to learn? Not necessarily! While familiar melodies are fun for students to play, learning the music may not be as easy as one would presume. Watch as Randall Faber discusses the potential stumbling points for the Primer level student, and presents solutions to create an engaging…
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Take your holiday music “over the river and through the woods” in the Piano Adventures Player app. Now access digital sheet music with play-along tracks for 79 Christmas songs at every level. All your favorites from PreTime® to BigTime® Christmas are here, including Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, Rudolph the Red-Nosed…
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Throw snowballs, dribble a basketball, chase butterflies, and travel to the North Pole — all with a bit of technique & artistry. Here’s how! The 2018 Year of Technique & Artistry Calendar presents twelve engaging images of children, animals, and nature matched playfully with the Piano Adventures Technique Secrets. Major holidays…
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It’s that time of year! An avalanche of leaves, of cornstalks and pumpkins—and of fast notes in A minor skittering wildly about the keys. An avalanche is sudden and overwhelming. Enjoy this riveting performance of Stephen Heller’s famous “Avalanche” by Ms. Kate Acone, from Piano Literature for a Dark and Stormy Night.…
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