Announcing nd Edition Primer Level and Level
Dear Colleagues, We are delighted to announce the nd edition of Piano Adventures Primer and Level While e have made small improvements to Piano Adventures over the years, this is our first major revision More and more students no move into Level after completing the My irst Piano Adventure series While smoothing that transition, e also took the opportunity to refresh the Primer Level So hat has changed irst, be assured that the essence and student-centered philosophy of Piano Adventures remain intact Second, as you peruse this brochure, notice that e added more pages, more color, and some great ne features! Then take a look ith the books in-hand You can also visit our ebsite for a closer look at PianoAdventurescom/SecondEdition Most importantly, observe your students as you use the ne editions in your teaching Our publications have alays gron from the needs of the students in your studio So e re confident that you ll see more achievement and more student smiles! Warmest ishes, Nancy aber Randall aber 877 ABER (877--7) PianoAdventurescom
0 9 8 7 6 Welcome to the Second Edition Primer Level! Six Ne Musical and Pedagogical eatures Enhanced Reading Strategies The Primer adds an additional reading strategy ith ne pieces for learning Bass C-D-E--G notes Level opens ith E-G-B Mouse (from My irst Piano Adventure ) for very effective revie and a head-start orientation to ne notes Ne Progress Chart The Lesson Books no open ith a progress chart for quick reference and easy lesson planning Includes detailed correlations for the core books: Lesson, Theory, Technique Artistry, and Performance Table of Contents Introduction to Playing UNIT Lesson Theor y Technique Sitting at the Piano, Making a Round Hand Shape, inger Numbers 6, inger lashcards 7 The Pecking Rooster (for Left Hand) 8 The Pecking Hen (for Right Hand) 9 To Black Ants 0 To Blackbirds Into the Cave - Three Little Kittens 6-7 Performance Sightreading Integration Beteen Lesson and Theory Books The Theory Book no tightly parallels the artork, subject, and pedagogy of the Lesson Book to offer more cohesive teaching and learning or example, Copy Cat leads to Copy Cat Meos for learning steps and skips in the Primer Theory Book Ne Pieces / Ne Musical Tists We ve added additional pages to provide ne repertoire pieces hich are destined to become student favorites! Continuing the path of My irst Piano Adventure, the student encounters musical themes by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, and Tchaikovsky, plus folk melodies from around the orld We ve also spiced up many original pieces for lively musical discovery and pianistic applications of the Technique Secrets Improvisation Activities We re delighted to offer improvisation activities in the Theory Books that are closely linked to musical adventures from the Lesson Books Creativity is tapped by venturing deep into the cave on black keys, enjoying a erris heel ride ith the C -finger scale, and creating a Dinosaur Dance using the G -finger scale Challenge Section The Level Lesson Book includes an optional Challenge Section at the end of the book These delightful pages previe more -finger scales, introduced here as off-the-staff keyboard patterns This offers teacher flexibility for transposition of Level pieces and for other creative activities that highlight auditory and tactile learning
PRIMER LESSON BOOK What s Ne Improved The book opens ith a progress chart that includes full page-by-page correlation of the four core books We ve also placed the correlating page numbers and CD tracks at the bottom of each page for easier access CD - - 8-9 Eight additional pages in the book allo for a smoother sequence Ne activities present round hand shape and finger numbers The Pecking Hen and Rooster no include duets for setting a strong, steady beat 07 HL00068 $69 Ne pieces in the book encourage discovery Magic Rhyme for Bass D and A Joke for You offer rhymes and riddles for learning notes Once There Was a Princess or as it a monster Students can choose their on character in this clever teak to a favorite song Monster duet included! inger lashcards On the ClOSED KEYBOARD lid Play each flashcard four times, saying the finger numbers aloud Listen for a strong tap using firm fingertips lashcard lashcard lh lh lashcard lashcard Rh Rh lh lashcard lashcard 6 Rh 07 7 inger lashcards motivate students to learn and remember finger numbers
PRIMER LESSON BOOK 8 UNIT Learning Bass D B AS M ID ind and play the D belo Middle C This is called Bass D Play Bass D ith LH finger, then, then Look at the staff to the right Bass D is LINE on the bass staff S D D LE C Technique Check: Brace LH finger ith the thumb as you play With bounce repeat LINE Magic Rhyme for Bass D f Hey, D s did - in dle the did - mid - Drop loudly ith arm eight dle, dle D is ver - y p Bounce lightly! eas - y for me! 6 CD 70-7 DISCOVERY Try some finger magic and sitch to a braced finger for the last to measures Teacher Duet: (Student plays # # - as ritten) - - n π 07 A ne song, Magic Rhyme for Bass D introduces Bass D before Bass C It is easier for beginning students to recognize the note on the middle line Grandmother Question and Anser Song 6 Question Anser! Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ RH LH P ith pedal Cheerfully Grand - Grand - on (prepare RH) moth - er, moth - er, on Grand - Grand - mo - ther, mo - ther, Grand - Grand - moth - er, moth - er, Grand - Grand - Teacher Duet: (Student plays octave higher) CD 80-8 7 7-77 Musical Question A short melody that DOES NOT end on the home note or the C -finger scale, the home note is C Can e make some Can e make some question pan-cakes, question pan-cakes, yum, yum, mo - ther, mo - ther, yum, yum, yum on t on t you you b tell teach me me then then yum e ll e ll bake bake! We can make some! a a We can make some Parallel Anser hat ho to to buy bake cher - ry choc - late Traditional lyric adapted An ansering melody that begins the SAME as the question, then changes and ends on the home note parallel anser pan - cakes, yum, pie cake yum, Contrasting Anser An ansering melody that does NOT begin the same as the question, but still ends on the home note contrasting anser pan - cakes, yum, yum, yum! yum! 07 C R E A T I V E Notice that Grandmother has a parallel anser (measures -8) Can you make up a parallel anser of your on by changing measures 7-8 Can you make up a contrasting anser 07 7 6 Grandmother, a perennial student favorite, no introduces the concept of a musical Question and Anser
PRIMER THEORY BOOK What s Ne Improved Completely revised Theory Book! A stronger thematic correlation beteen the Lesson and Theory books helps students dig deeper into musical concepts or example, after playing ootball Game in the Lesson Book, students use note names to Score a Touchdon in the Theory Book! 076 HL00069 $60 Improvisation exercises encourage students to create their on soundtrack for a trip deep into the cave and for a visit ith royalty Colorful ne artork sparks student creativity and enthusiasm Steps on the Staff step up line - space Steps on the Staff Happily on stepping up stepping don repeating step don space - line Circle the correct anser for each measure belo line-space line - next space space - next line step up f Connect each example Go to the bluebird house for STEPPING UP Go to a cherry on the ground for STEPPING DOWN Mis - ter Blue - bird, Ex C D space-line step don stepping up stepping don repeating I kno hy you stepping up stepping don repeating Mis - ter Blue - bird, stepping up stepping don repeating sing so ell, you stepping up stepping don repeating I can hear your stepping up stepping don repeating step up step don prac - tice all day DISCOVERY A STEP moves from a line to the next, or a space to the next Name each note in this song aloud What is the home note Mister Bluebird C -inger Scale 07 Bluebird Calls song Reading Steps on the Staff Name the notes in the blanks Then play each step on the piano Can you sing tur-ee as you play long CD 6-7 7 076 Lesson p (Mister Bluebird) 7 After playing Mister Bluebird in the Lesson Book, students enjoy riting and singing the note names that the bluebird sings! 6
PRIMER TECHNIQUE ARTISTRY BOOK 096 HL00089 $60 Technique Secret: correct thumb position Do a LH Thumb Perch as your daily arm-up (p ) MON TUES WED THUR RI SAT SUN C LH This exercise uses all fingers in a musical pattern that moves DOWN the keyboard Start in the MIDDLE of the piano ith your left hand thumb on Middle C Do a thumb perch as you begin each musical pattern B E-ven A G tone musical pattern on ev - ry f g a b sin - gle Çnote! (--) B A E-ven move to B G tone Going to the South Pole (for LH alone) on e f g a ev - ry sin - gle ınote! (--) keep the pattern going! LH starts on A LH starts on G LH starts on M ID M ID M ID D D LE LE A G C C D LE C Continue the LH pattern DOWN beginning on E, D, and C 096 Lesson p (Sea Story) Working on the correct thumb position is a blast for students going to the South Pole ith their penguin friends! PRIMER PERORMANCE BOOK All of the teacher and student favorites are back in the Primer Performance Book including: Banana Split, The Opposite Song, The Inchorm, and Rainy Day The correlations ith the Lesson Book pieces make it easy to assign appropriate repertoire Primer CD Watch for the revised Second Edition Primer Level CD in August 0, in time for the ne teaching season (MIDI included) 077 HL00070 $60 7
PRIMER SIGHTREADING BOOK Introducing Develop strong sightreaders from the start ith the inventive ne Primer Sightreading Book This engaging course uses sets of exercises based on melodic and rhythmic patterns from the Primer Lesson Book pieces Students play one exercise a day, completing one set per eek After completing each exercise, students are encouraged to dra a large X over the music This instruction and the humorous Don t Practice This logo are so out of the ordinary that students mark their progress ith great satisfaction based on Lesson Book p # Sightreading 006 HL0008 $69 NEW! Sightreading based on on Lesson Book p p # day : My Invention Notice the starting LH finger f p day : My Invention Notice the starting LH finger Come ith me; day : My Invention Notice the quick change from f to p you ill see My in - ven - tion makes me but-tered pop - f-p on repeat my in - ven - tion My in ven -tion s y hack ven - tion s My in - day : My Invention It can talk, it can alk, p - - my in ven tion s corn! great! fun! cooks! Six variations on each Lesson Book piece develop perceptual recognition of rhythmic patterns and melodic contour Here, the silly invention helps make sightreading fun! 8
PRIMER SIGHTREADING BOOK based on Lesson Book p # day 6: The Dance Band Sightreading f Hip, hip, hoo Hear the drums ray, ( --) con cert to - - - day ( --) play ( - -) Hip, hip, hoo - ray! ( --) On day six, the characters help students celebrate their eekly accomplishments! or example, students sightread, rite note names in the guitars, and play ith The Dance Band Entertaining musical art helps guide the sightreading process Penny Piano, reddy orte, Little Treble, Little Bass, and the other characters captivate the beginning reader ith musical questions, antics, and requests Each page presents a ne learning vignette in a spirit of fun 9
PRIMER TEACHER GUIDE Introducing This innovative Teacher Guide for the Primer Lesson Book breaks ne ground ith its comprehensive approach and teaching videos Written in collaboration ith respected pedagogue Marienne Uszler, the guide presents a systematic approach for teaching beginning students using the abers student-centered philosophy This 08-page guide for Teaching Piano Adventures covers the full curriculum as presented in the Second Edition Primer Lesson Book It includes complete lesson plans for each piece in the book The lesson plans offer steps for introducing each piece to the student, tips for reinforcing concepts and skills, and interesting ideas for creative musical exploration NEW! 007 HL0007 $99 The Primer Teacher Guide is a valuable resource for experienced teachers, pedagogy students, and ne teachers, too 0
PRIMER TEACHER GUIDE The Teacher Guide features a unique, comprehensive DVD of model teaching for each piece in the Primer Lesson Book The videos feature Nancy aber orking ith young students, offering an in-depth look at the creative techniques and activities used at the aber Piano Institute Duets for student improvisation are presented in a 6-page appendix These duets offer the option of creative exploration, based on the sounds and patterns in each Lesson Book piece PIANO ADVENTURES VIDEO Pedagogy pointers convey the educational foundation for each concept and skill, to help stimulate further, personalized teaching activities
LEVEL LESSON BOOK What s Ne Improved Eight additional pages offer exciting ne pieces! Ne pieces from the great composers: Mozart, Beethoven, and Haydn Graduates from the My irst Piano Adventure series ill elcome the return of their composer friends A useful note-reading orientation begins the book for both revie and previe These pages may be revisited regularly to ensure mission accomplished Ne transposing activities are presented irefly, the muchloved revie piece, offers an opportunity for students to transpose the piece using a G -finger scale Students have fun chasing the firefly in another key! 078 HL0007 $69 A ne Challenge Section at the end of the book offers flexibility to further explore transposition and other creative activities This section gives the option of introducing -finger scales in D, A, E and, taught off-the-staff Head Start for Treble Clef Lines The Adventures of E-G-B Mouse My first name is E-G-B My last name is D- ı Î Ï M i d d l e C e G b d E-G-B Mouse, a favorite character from My irst Piano Adventure, motivates students ith fun and highly effective note-reading games Mouse Mission # Memorize and say my name quickly times Mouse Mission # Play my name on the piano times Mouse Mission # Your teacher ill call for, Line, or Line, etc Ho fast can you play and say the note Mouse Mission # Darken the notes so the letters disappear! Your teacher ill point to a note Play and say it on the piano teacher note: Do these reading activities throughout this level Regular revie ill develop confident note readers 6 078
LEVEL LESSON BOOK 9 V 7 Students enjoy a melody from a Mozart string quartet as they learn Treble C-D-E Later in the book, students explore the sounds of the V 7 Chord ith Haydn s London Symphony UNIT The V 7 Chord V is the Roman numeral for the number 078 Treble C-D-e E C A Treble C D space Brightly The V 7 chord (pronounced five-seven ) is a -note chord Play the chords belo and say their names aloud Play: LH In this book, a simplified -note version of the V 7 chord is used Ó With spirit I V7 I theme from the P on Step and skip, 9 on This Think: A - on Can you Say, Jo - on on Ó f Step and skip, G V 7 London Symphony DISCOVERY CD 80-8 8-9 de - us NEW NEW E line space Play and say these three notes step and skip, Ó step and skip, Ó com - lou - han - nes pos - et - er s te try it Mo - zart as his DISCOVERY What is your full name *rom Quartet in C, KV7 D B G Play: RH Write i or V 7 under each chord the dominant, step V is 7 notes above G It is played just belo G for ease I V7 I play this theme by Chrys -os - ranz Joseph Haydn end on ton - ic (7-809, Austria) arranged name Hay - dn name as ver - y loud - ly, say it to - mus Œ shift C! p Mozart s ive Names * d f Wolf - gang s-l-o--i-n-g don Mo - zart as his Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (76-79, Austria) arranged 078 strong! long (prepare LH) A - ma - name CD 8-9 CHALLENGE SECTION teacher note: D and A -inger Scales are introduced ith notation at Level A Students ill benefit from learning these keyboard patterns aay from the staff at Level or Adventurers Explore some or all of these scales ith your teacher Use the Adventure Warm-Up on p 6 for each scale Transpose pieces from the book to these adventurous keys I can have a cookie hen I get to the top! Think: Vanilla Cookie ith Chocolate in the Middle D -inger Scale A -inger Scale C D E G A A B D E Why are these scales the tins Yum! Double Chocolate Who Moved the Chocolate E -inger Scale -inger Scale Students like exploring keyboard patterns especially hen imaginary cookies make learning deliciously fun! G b E A B G A C 6 078
A th spans letter names LEVEL THEORY BOOK What s Ne Improved This completely revised Theory Book offers thematic tie-in ith the Lesson Book This invites students into the theory activities for deeper understanding After playing Dinosaur Stomp from the Lesson Book, the student improvises a Dinosaur Dance in the Theory Book, for revie of the G -finger scale After playing ths in Rain orest from the Lesson Book, the student explores riting ths in the corresponding page of the Theory Book 079 HL0007 $60 Student imagination and creativity are tapped hen they improvise the sounds of a thrilling ride on a erris heel But atch out, you might get stuck at the top! Interval of a th th = a Skip Plus a Skip On the Keys On the Staff th or C d e G = th On the Staff Count each line and space, including the first and last note Point to each number and count aloud th Play a C-G fifth ith RH fingers - Does it sound like Tinkle, Tinkle, Little Star Repeat ith LH using fingers - or line to a line space to a space C D E G line to line Count: = a th th A th spans letters To identify a th, count each line and space Be sure to count the first and last notes! C R E A T I V E Moving gently Write a rd UP, then a th UP for each sound from the rain forest Your teacher may ask you to rite the letter names belo the notes P on space to space on Sounds from the Rain orest s-l-o--i-n-g don (Begin the round) - - - P Rain orest --- Play Rain orest as a round Teacher plays to octaves higher and begins at m 078 CD 6-7 - 9 rd th rd th ExE G E B Hint: Think skip plus a skip the toucan s call th rd th rd the lion s roar the parrot squaking Lesson p (Rain orest) 079 Writing intervals is fun hen you imagine rain forest sounds!
LEVEL TECHNIQUE ARTISTRY BOOK Strong technique and expressive playing are achieved ith the exercises and Artistry Magic pieces in this book A ne final piece, Ocean, Ocean, moves hands around the keyboard hile students create the sounds of crashing G major aves ith the damper pedal 097 HL00090 $60 LEVEL PERORMANCE BOOK Did you kno This song is from the island country of Jamaica It as a popular ork song of farmers, ho sang in call (measures -) and response (measures -) Circle the dynamic marks before you begin Hill and Gully Rider 080 HL0007 $60 The ne Performance Book features seven ne pieces to refresh your recitals, including folk songs from around the orld f ast and fun on Hill and gul ly rid er, hill and gul - - - on Hill rid er, and gul ly hill and gul - - - Ó Jamaican olk Song ly! Ó ly! I as Teacher Duet: (Student plays octave higher) 9 RH Œ Œ Œ Œ LH Œ Œ Œ Œ b b!!! repeat 7 b b π!!!! 9 Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ Œ π Œ Œ Œ Œ b b rit 0 Lesson p (Ro, Ro, Ro Your Boat) 080 Level CD Watch for the revised Second Edition Level CD in August 0, in time for the ne teaching season (MIDI included) or more information please visit PianoAdventurescom/SecondEdition or call our aber Piano Adventures Teacher Help Line 877-ABER (877--7)
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