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A FaberPiano Web Resource TEACHER GUIDE PRIMER LEVEL

TEACHING Piano Adventures

Table of Contents
Song Title Lesson Book Page
HOW TO USE THIS PRIMER LESSON GUIDEVisual Overview
PHILOSOPHYThe Piano Adventures Teacher

PRE-READINGLeading to Reading
Sitting at the Piano 3
Rounded Hand Shape 4
Finger Numbers 4
The Pecking Rooster/Hen 5
Two Black Ants 6
Two Blackbirds 7
Into the Cave 8
Three Little Kittens 9
RHYTHMPulse is What Counts
The Quarter Note 10
The Old Clock 11
The Walking Song 12
Two Questions 13
The Half Note 14
The I Like Song 15
I Hear the Echo 16
The Whole Note 17
Old MacDonald Had a Song 18-19
CREATIVITYThe Teacher Creates/The Student Creates

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The Music Alphabet 20

Balloons 21
Merrily We Roll Along 22
The Escalator 23
C-D-E-F-G March 24
Men From Mars 25
Ode to Joy 26
Partners at Sea 27
Hey! Mr. Half Note Dot! 28
Alouette 29
TECHNIQUENotions About Motions
The Grand Staff 30
The Bass Clef and Treble Clef 31
Middle C March 32
A Ten-Second Song 33
Honking Cars 34
Best Friends 35
Gorilla in the Tree 36
My Invention 37
STEPS AND SKIPSNote Names & Interval Contour
March on D-E-F 38
Mister Bluebird 39
The Dance Band 40
Frogs on Logs 41
Let's Play Ball 42
Petite Minuet 43
Rodeo 44
Russian Sailor Dance 45

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Come See the Parade 46-47

Hey, Hey, Look at Me! 48
Allegro 49
Elephant Ride 50
Yankee Doodle 51
C Song 52
C Scale Warm-up 53
Copy Cat 54
Grandmother 55
Lemonade Stand 56-57
All My Friends 58
Bells of Great Britain 59
Our Team 60
Once There Was a Princess 61
The Bugle Boys 62-63
BOOK CORRELATIONCross-Reference Chart
INDEX OF THEMESMusic for Parties, Recitals and Special Events

Welcome
The enthusiastic response to Video-of-the Week inspired us to combine text and video for this brand new guide to teaching Piano
Adventures, the Primer Level. We hope it will inspire fresh teaching with your own personal, creative style.

Browse, study, enjoy. Then share your thoughts on the Forum in the Piano Club."

Nancy and Randall Faber

with Marienne Uszler

1. HOW TO USE THIS PRIMER LESSON GUIDE

Visual Overview

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Articles
1. PHILOSOPHY
The Piano Adventures Teacher

2. PRE-READING
Leading to Reading
3. RHYTHM
Pulse is What Counts
4. CREATIVITY
The Teacher Creates/The Student Creates
5. TECHNIQUE
Notions About Motions
6. STEPS AND SKIPS
Note Names & Interval Contour

References
1. BOOK CORRELATION
Cross-Reference Chart
2. INDEX OF THEMES
Music for Parties, Recitals and Special Events
Copyright 2007 Faber Piano Institute. Piano Adventures is a trademark of The FJH Music Company, Inc. and an exclusive publication of Nancy and Randall Faber.

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