LEVEL 1

FABER PIANO ADVENTURES

LEVEL 1

Flashcards

LESSON
BOOK

Theory

Technique
& Artistry

Achievement
Skill Sheet #1
Major 5-finger
patterns
(challenging)

I Can Read Music

Book 1

PlayTime Piano
Level 1 Supplementary Series

Performance

Gold Star
Performance

Classics

Popular

Popular
Repertoire

Christmas

Favorites

Rock n Roll

Jazz & Blues

Hymns

Kids Songs

Christmas

Achievement
Solo & Duet Sheets

DuetTime
Christmas

Once Upon
a Rainbow
Book 1

The Bunny With No Name

Happiness Runs (Duet)
Im Ready!
Look What I Can Do!
Plurals!
Prayer at the Piano
Shout Boo!
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LEVEL 1

FABER PIANO ADVENTURES

Level 1 Concepts
reading across the grand staff

legato and staccato touches

2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th, and octave

quarter, half, and whole rests

half steps, sharps and flats

C and G 5-finger scales

tonic and dominant notes

I and V7 chords in C and G

Teach with...Analysis

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Creative activities engage students and bring

smiles. Short creative forays at the lesson allow
the students personality to emerge, reinforce
theory skills, and are fun to do!

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Use technique secrets with imaginative similes

to draw students into the music.

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Patrick, imagine your left hand is

weightlessas if it was in outer space!
Let it float up and over your right hand
for the final E.

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Melissa, pretend your fingers are

astronauts skipping over the craters.
Keep firm fingertips as you travel.

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Megan, will you write the last sentence of Legend of the

Buffalo to complete the story?

Teach with...Expression

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David, will you read the words as I demonstrate the piece?

Then choose your own dynamic marks to write in the boxes.
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Legend
of the Bu
ffalo!

Teach with...Creativity

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Emily, lets analyze. Does the L.H. begin on the tonic

or the dominant note?

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Michael, can you discover the 5-finger scale used for this piece?

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Begin pieces with an analysis of various musical elements. The student

might name the 5-finger scale used, find a rhythm pattern, or discover
why a forte dynamic makes musical sense. Begin to use the word
analyze at lessons and compliment students for good thinking!

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