Primer Level - Gold Star Performance: Piano Adventures (Faber Piano Adventures)
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Primer Level - Gold Star Performance: Piano Adventures (Faber Piano Adventures) Details
(Faber Piano Adventures ). An exciting collection for the elementary pianist that offers performance pieces "with a challenge." As the title "Gold Star" suggests, these pieces are especially appropriate for recitals and other musical events. The long awaited addition to the Piano Adventures series contains songs and pieces like: Pterodactyls, Really Neat * Cartoon Stories * Squinchy-Pinchy Shoes * Roller Skate Ride * and more. Includes online access to Gold Star Performance audio for both listening and play-along.
Reviews
After having taught thousands of students at our conservatory of music, we can say that this book has singlehandedly saved more students at the primer level than any other book. We call it our “student saver” book.We did find that the book is not in order of difficulty, which poses problems in teaching with it unless you pay a lot of attention to what notes, exactly, are used in each song. There are also some songs that are easier than others to teach because of patterns in the melodies.We recommend this order:1) Zoom zoom Witch’s Broom2) Pterodactyls3) Theme and Variations4) Hello to the Drums5) Banappeal (We rewrite the lyrics to be Banana Peel)6) Pony Express7) Chugging Choo Choo8) Eternally MusicThe rest of the songs/pieces aren’t as popular so we usually skip them. We always write words for kids that are more creative or who sing.Kids who finish this book, along with primer theory and technique/artistry, are allowed to move into the level 1 books when they finish. This provides for a fun and smooth transition to the next level.
