Piano Adventures Method Books
Explore the pedagogy of Nancy and Randall Faber, now complete with all 6 levels in German!
Holiday Greetings 2020
Dear Friends and Colleagues around the world, Happy Holidays to you and your families! There is great hope as we enter 2021. We wish you safe, healthy, happy holidays now, and with the prospect of happy times ahead. Let us play music for a seasonable time! Whatever it may be—a carol, a sonata, or a favorite popular […]
Bring the Life and Story of Beethoven to Your Online Teaching
We invite you and your students to discover a new educational website — Beethoven, Independent Man — an idea brought to life by Nancy Faber with help from friend and colleague Marienne Uszler, and Piano Adventures European editor and clinician, David Andruss. Young music students, their teachers, and music lovers of all ages will enjoy […]
Read Our Review in Piano News
In the March 2020 issue of Piano News, we were honored with a review of the Piano Adventures German edition, by pianist and educator Ratko Delorko. Based in Essen-Kettwig, Mr. Delorko has gained a national reputation for his concert performances and recordings. As a music historian and author, his articles have been published in the […]
Frozen—Then Springtime
A message from Randall Faber: Nancy and I join you and many around the world during this unsettling “lockdown” defense against the pandemic. Cancellation of international travel, cancellation of conventions, cancellation of schools—and now our lessons? Please know that the Piano Adventures community is here for your support. We have tools to keep you going, […]
Holiday Greetings from Nancy & Randall Faber
Once again we arrive at this special time of year. We send to you and your students our warmest holiday wishes! Let’s imagine we are all chatting around the table drinking hot cocoa: What kind of fun things do you and your students do this month? Do you have a favorite holiday song to teach? […]
Piano Adventures Receives 2018 MTNA Pedagogy Award
We are pleased to announce that Piano Adventures® by Nancy and Randall Faber has been selected as the recipient of the MTNA Frances Clark Keyboard Pedagogy Award for 2018. The method was selected by members of the Frances Clark Center Board of Directors and ratified by the MTNA Board of Directors at its winter meeting. […]
Level 2: Articulation and the Wrist
Articulation and the Wrist An essential concept of Level 2 is beginning articulation, specifically legato and staccato. These terms are so familiar to us as music teachers that we might overlook the importance of these touches in developing technique and musical expression. Perhaps you have noticed that there are no articulation marks at Level 1 — […]
Synergy at Level 1
There is much to share with our beginning students. With limited lesson time, how do we maximise results? Fortunately, Level 1 presents three elements of pedagogy that have exponential value when taught in combination. Varied fingerings to develop note-reading skill Arm weight for tone production and technique A braced third finger for a round hand […]
