If you follow the given fingering for the opening bar, this is actually a good piece to teach by rote. Publisher: Faber Piano Adventures The 2nd Edition Level 1 Lesson Book introduces all the notes of the grand staff, elementary chord playing, and the concept of tonic and dominant notes. Try to move around the piano using the same fingers in different pentascale positions to practice your fingering pattern. Martha Mier is an independent piano teacher, clinician, adjudicator, and composer of piano pieces. This is a good song to practice 3/4 time, making sure the student doesn’t pause at the bar line and that the downbeat is continuous. Return to home page of the-piano-studio.com. (C minor) How can you make the piece sound mysterious? Experiment with the metronome by explaining how the metronome marking suggestion (half note equals 76 – 84) means they will learn to feel two clicks to each measure. ‘Smooth and Crunchy’ teaches the student how to master hand independence. Paying close attention to the suggested fingering (especially from bar 9 on) will help to have a smooth, flowing melody line. This piece helps to underscore the importance of rhythm and counting. (The first beat of each bar moves down in parallel motion with the LH; the second and third beats always return to the same notes: B & C. For the fourth line, I point out that the LH descends by step, but we practice hands together slowly to work out the proper fingering. © Copyright 2021 Hal Leonard - All rights reserved. This is a demonstration video of The Haunted Mouse from Piano Adventures Book 1 by Nancy and Randall Faber. You can ask the student: “What do you think Boots the dog is up to?” in order to introduce imaginative interpretation. The student may want to count and feel the pulse in eighth notes at first, and then switch to quarter notes, and then finally half notes. She owned a piano studio in Florida for many years and is active in church music and as a professional accompanist. For example, have the student find all the pattern of the first bar throughout the song. A hungry cat makes his way into a ghost town and finds nothing but a spectral mouse. As part of their preparation, I recommend that students listen to these performances frequently, to aid in their own comprehension of notes, rhythms, articulation, dynamics and as an aid to memorizing. Sheet music for Piano Adventures: Lesson Book - Level 1: buy online. Elissa began giving piano lessons when she was 14. Don’t let your student be intimidated by all the accidentals in the song. The student needs to be in the centre of the action and lean towards the left and right when needed. Prices and availability subject to change without notice. Our privacy policy has recently been updated. We often go through the roadmap: Pattern 1 (bar 1) is repeated at different octaves–how many times (three times) and ends with a two note chord. Nancy and Randall Faber are probably best known for their bestselling Piano Adventures® method series. This piece is an excellent piece for analyzing. Series: Faber Piano Adventures® Publisher: Faber Piano Adventures Format: Softcover Composers: Randall Faber, Nancy Faber Piano Level: 1 The 2nd Edition Level 1 Lesson Book introduces all the notes of the grand staff, elementary chord playing, and the concept of tonic and dominant notes. In each 2015 Celebration Series collection, the beginner student is introduced to miniature pieces that explore the piano and what the instrument has to offer. He is known for his work on Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Transformers (1984) and Dino-Riders (1988). It is a very joyful piece and it is extremely helpful to let the student know that “Boots” is the name of a dog. Teach the student to look for patterns in this song. ‘Let’s Waltz’ is a graceful waltz (dance in 3/4 time) that allows the student to practice balancing the hands. (US) In order to help with exam preparation, it is important that the RCM student hears their repertoire played at performance tempo, with correct notes, and attention to articulation and dynamics. After notes and rhythm are correct, shape the phrases with the dynamics that are marked in the piece. Jazz Blast introduces syncopation, a simple jazz scale (with flatted third and seventh notes), different articulations, and melodies that travel from hand to hand. Adventure Scale and Chord Warm-Ups 62 Certificate of Achievement 64 ? Ask them to tell the story with the music. The piece is full of fun dynamics, staccatos, accents, and accented staccatos! What patterns repeat? She studied composition at the University of Alberta and University of British Columbia. Faber Piano Adventures®, Sample ‘Shadows’ is another piece that comes with lyrics. Directed by Tex Avery. Pages, Au Clair de la Lune (By the Light of the Moon), Shepherd's Song (from the Sixth Symphony). Many of these composers are teachers themselves and have honed their craft in their studios. SKU: MN0019927 Publisher Code: FF1078 Slow practice, and anticipation of hand shift positions will help the flow of the piece to be steady. The accompanying left hand two-note chords are marked with staccatos and the dynamic marking pianissimo. Elissa Milne has been composing since the age of 6 and holds degrees in many different fields: (composition, semiotics, education, performance studies, and business administration)! Format: Softcover The student will also have fun shaping the crescendo and diminuendos to create waves of sound. Length: 12.0" He was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2000. Learning to remember B flats is also important to this song. The Haunted Time Signature Faber Piano Adventures. Students play in varied positions, reinforcing reading skills and recognizing intervals through the 5th. Piano/Keyboard - 1 Faber Piano Adventures®. Another essential element that is learned in this piece is how to create a crescendo without altering your tempo. The mouse decides that the cat would make a perfect target for torment, and sets out to ruin his life. How long does the LH copy the RH melody? Students play in varied positions, reinforcing reading skills and recognizing intervals through the 5th. Next, we look at the notes. The Adventure of Music-Making Level 1 – Technique & Artistry Book – 2nd Edition, Level 2A – Performance Book – 2nd Edition, Primer Level – Performance Book – 2nd Edition, Level 2B – Performance Book – 2nd Edition. The lyrics help students to memorize the roadmap of the piece and also are useful to help guide the student’s interpretation of the song. Even though the dynamics are not as specific as Pearce’s Waltz, care should be taken to bring out the melody line. Practising while counting out loud and with the metronome are important to help feel the natural ‘zip’ of the piece. The only problem, there is no piano to found near this floor. Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal in Eb Major (transposable). Then, there are three notes, by themselves, an octave below that, etc. She studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London. The pattern can be explained by: three notes in each hand, LH: Black, black, white and RH: white, black, black. -  Designed by Thrive Themes "Piano Adventures: Faber Basic Piano Method Level 2 Lesson and Theory Book" is written by Nancy and Randall Faber, who have combined their backgrounds as composer and performer. Please click on the product images in order to read the full product description. When memorizing this song, look at the overall patterns. A ’round’ is a musical form where one hand plays a melody and the other hand plays that same melody at a different entry point. Tom Ray, Animation Department: Mrs. Doubtfire. Piano (PF). This song teaches them to hold down one note while playing staccato with the other. I have the student read the notes for the first line, and then have them read the notes that enter in the LH at the second line of music. There is a brief composer biography, a discussion of the main concepts to be learned in each piece, a little bit of advice on how to perform or teach the piece, and a recording of the song at performance tempo. They originally collected beginner pieces in their Introductory Level but recognized that the gap was still somewhat difficult for some students to breach. Composer: Faber, Nancy. Dismiss, Limitations in Composition – Barbara Arens, Circle of Fifths – Perfectly Explained (video), Free Apps For Piano Students on Google Play. He taught piano and piano pedagogy for several years at the university of Montana and currently lives in Albuquerque, NM. It is also a good idea to go through the “roadmap” ahead of time by having the student place their hands for each hand position change (at bar 7, bar 10, and bar 11). Some questions I like to ask when teaching this piece: What five finger scale are you playing? Then double the metronome marking (quarter note equals 152 – 168) and ask them if it feels any different. Noise complaints consistently come in from other guests on adjacent and proximal rooms on the eighth floor. ‘The Haunted Mouse’ is a favourite of many students. Copyright text 2015 by The Piano Studio. UPC: 674398201280 Observe the dynamics — how quietly can you play the final three, low, notes? The Haunted Mouse is a 1941 Looney Tunes short directed by Tex Avery. The study guide presents selections from the RCM Preparatory A book. Since this piece requires several hand position shifts, I have the student skip from bar to bar and place their hands in each new hand position. When your student is ready to look at incorporating the dynamics, introduce them to having four distinct ‘steps’ of volume: mf, mp, p, pp. Methods. In this piece, one hand plays smoothly (legato), while the other hand plays crunchy (staccato) at the same time. I often teach this song by rote so that students aren’t intimidated by the two pages–the only two-pager in the book! He published a large amount of material on the subject of teaching piano and taught a large number of notable pianists. Practising with a metronome will train the student to have a good rhythmic pulse which is at the heart of this song. If your student is playing on a keyboard at home, you might want to check if a) they have a sustain pedal and b) if they have enough keys to play the song! He was also active as an examiner, lecturer, and festival adjudicator in Toronto. She taught music lessons for more than 30 years and is now retired from teaching. Elvina Pearce studied piano in NYC with Isabelle Vengerova and pedagogy with Frances Clark. As an introduction to this piece, we will sing Row, Row Row Your Boat together and then try to sing it as a round. Piano Adventures Lesson Book, Level 1 book. The 5-finger approach is presented here in a fresh, musically appealing way. ‘A Skating Waltz’ is the second waltz offered in the RCM Preparatory Level collection. Feel free to contact us with any questions! The last line in particular helps to underscore familiarity with the different octaves explored in the piece. Compare the first two lines of the song and have them point out what is different. Practice moving into the different RH hand positions. ‘Curious Cat’ is easy to memorize quickly once the pattern is analyzed. Tom Ray was born on August 2, 1919 in Williams, Arizona, USA as Thomas Archer Ray. ‘The Haunted Mouse’ is a favourite of many students. 1 Plot 2 Availability 2.1 Streaming 3 Notes 4 Gallery 5 References A cat is hungry and starving. 64 pages. The study guide pieces are presented in the order that they appear in the book. Published by Hal Leonard, FJH Music Company. John Milligan is an examiner with the Royal Conservatory of Music and also teaches piano, rudiments, and harmony in his private studio. Inventory #HL 00420171 Then that whole phrase is repeated an octave lower. It helps to play through it SLOWLY, first bar only, in order to get the feel of the two different articulations being played with each hand, before introducing the handshift. The World's Largest Source for Music Publications, Series: In the first part of the waltz, the right hand has the legato melody and is marked forte. Practice doesn’t have to happen only at the piano. Music Blocks – Their History and How to Use Them! The piece also introduces the technique of making a large crescendo with a sudden (subito) pianissimo. Compare bars 1 and 2 with bars 3 and 4 and have them point out differences. (To varying degrees of success)! In any case, tradition dictates that the accompanying chords should be played detached. ‘Boots’ is from a collection called “Little Dog Tales“: the story of Boots the dog, and his family. Her specialty was rhythmic and aural training for children. (observe the articulation and dynamics) What picture do you hold in your mind while you play this? As a teacher, she taught privately as well as with the Training School for Music Teachers in London. In the second half of the song, the two hands switch. Her workshops are often about technique and how to play artistically. Make sure that the student holds notes for their notated value and pays attention to rests. Instrumental Solo in A Minor. 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Nancy Faber is a distinguished composer and Randall Faber performs classical piano and lectures on musical artistry and talent development. This is an excellent piece to teach rote memorization, because it is heavily pattern-based. It’s the musical equivalent of the old “patting your head while rubbing your tummy” trick. Print and download The Haunted House sheet music by John Carpenter arranged for Piano. This is a piece that is a favourite with students because it looks and sounds so complicated. Nancy and Randall Faber are probably best known for their bestselling Piano Adventures® method series. Practising with a metronome will help the student to have the correct pauses that are interspersed  throughout from bar 5 to the end. I like to start out with the rhythm. It’s fun to sing the words to your students so they get an idea of how the song should be expressed. Christine Donkin is from northwest Alberta. You can accomplish a lot by listening to performances, looking at the music, and visually analyzing it. (RH: bar 7 & bar 14). Learning to play this (slowly) with the metronome is extremely useful to help the student get the feel of that continuous quarter note beat. He died on April 6, 2010 in … She taught piano and pedagogy at Northwestern University and also served as Editor-in-Chief of Keyboard Companion Magazine. Yvonne Adair was a pianist and teacher. Piano Adventures Lesson - Level 1 - 2nd Edition. Again, practising with a metronome will help in this instance. This piece is good for independence of hands: one hand plays a continuous legato melody while the other hand plays short, staccato, two-note chords. (only until bar 8). The student learns to find their original hand positions quickly and use strong fingers to play two note chords together crisply. You can count it out, tap the rhythm on the closed lid, clap the rhythm as a duet (one person taps the RH rhythm, the other person taps out the LH rhythm, then switch). The 2nd Edition Level 1 Lesson Book introduces all the notes of the grand staff, elementary chord playing, and the concept of tonic and dominant notes. View our privacy policy. Slow practice, while counting eighth notes to make sure the student understands the syncopation pattern that shows up frequently (for example, in bars 2, 4 6, and 8). Brass Bell Music Store uses cookies to analyze traffic and provide you with the best experience possible. Faber Piano Adventures® The Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM) recognized that there was often a learning gap between their Level One curriculum and popular method books designed to teach beginner students to read. Should the music be tense and suspenseful or loose and relaxed? In Stock - Usually ships in 1-3 (M-F) days - Guaranteed Same Day Shipping for Orders with UPS 1, 2 or 3-days shipping method selected (not USPS) Audio, Basic Piano Adventures, Level 1, Method Orchestrated accompaniments with practice and performance tempos for each Lesson Book selection. Read 3 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Playing with both hands in the treble clef will introduce the student to keyboard geography. Special bonus: MIDI files for the Lesson, Performance, and Technique & Artistry Books are also included. Print and download The Haunted House sheet music composed by Irving Berlin. Once a particularly strange complaint involving loud piano playing on the floor. Rounds encourage hand independence and encourage the brain to learn how to control two voices at the same time. I like to show students YouTube videos of dancers dancing the waltz to give them an idea of the feel of 3/4. However, the cat is killed, turning him into a ghost, and the mouse flees the town. | Powered by WordPress, Welcome to the-piano-studio store! You may want to show your student how to position their hands in order to reach the flats properly and play with firm fingers in order to achieve crisp staccatos. Follow the dynamics closely! By clicking Accept or "X", you hereby accept and agree to the updated privacy policy. (Click on the link to jump to that piece). Level 1 - Lesson Book - 2nd Edition : Piano Adventures : Lesson Book : # FF1078. Dennis Alexander is a prolific composer and clinician and is affiliated with the Alfred Publishing Company. $7.99 When we first read through the piece, I often tackle it in stages. Some of her best known piano scores are the Pepperbox Jazz series and Little Peppers books. She also presents composition and performance workshops for teachers and students across Canada. This is a good piece to emphasize good posture and good sitting position. Some of the reports may be also linked to the accidental fatality of the worker in 1997. They have written a series of piano methods which piano pedagogy and child psychology into consideration. haunted mouse,the: faber/faber : jazzy joe: faber/faber : juggler,the: faber/faber : jumbo's lullaby: faber/faber : kite in the sky: faber/faber : legato skips: faber/faber : legato steps: faber/faber : li'l liza jane: faber/faber : lightly row: faber/faber : lonely pine,the: faber/faber : magnetic march: faber/faber : merlin the wizard: faber/faber : mexican jumping beans: faber/faber : my pony ‘The Haunted Harp’ is a ghostly exploration of the upper end of a C# minor harmonic scale. ‘Rowing Round’ is an excellent introduction to inventions. ISBN: 9781616770785 This level continues the interval orientation to reading across the full range of the Grand Staff. ‘Rainbow Fish’ is a piece that uses the whole-tone scale, hand crossovers, and covers almost the whole piano (from two C’s below Middle C to 4 E’s above Middle C!) (tense and suspenseful!) With Mel Blanc, Walter Tetley. In recognition of that gap, they introduced the Introductory Level and then later divided it further into two Preparatory Levels: RCM Preparatory A and RCM Preparatory B. Moving from black notes to white notes, crossing over thumbs with your second finger, and resetting your hand position are some of the things that are explored in this piece. This 2nd Edition Theory Book provides instruction, reinforcement, and creative applications of basic theory concepts. Please note that not every piece from the book is included. Randall Faber, This would be a good time to introduce them to the soft pedal and let them hear what the difference is between using and not using it. The range of this waltz covers a two octave range, slightly larger than Elvina Pearce’s ‘Let’s Waltz’ that is featured earlier in the book. She lives in Australia. SKU: MN0077735 Series: Teresa Richert is a graduate of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Composition & Theory, Piano Teaching & Piano Performance. The RCM Preparatory A collection is full of pieces from the following composers: Dmitri Kabalevsky, Daniel Gottlob Turk, Elvina Pearce, Christine Donkin, Nancy Faber and Randall Faber, Teresa Richert, Catherine Rollin, Yvonne Adair, Dale Reubart, Dennis Alexander and Martha Mier, David Duke, Elissa Milne, John Milligan, Linda Niamath, Stephen Chatman, Boris Berlin, and Dianne Goolkasian Rahbee. Each piece is very short  (one or two pages), but introduces the beginner pianist to layers of learning and basic elements of playing the piano. She has more than 200 published compositions and has conducted workshops worldwide. Softcover. For the third line of the piece, I have the student discover the pattern. One of the ghosts happens to be a mouse, who wants revenge on cats for tormenting him all his life. 64 pages. In the second part of the song, these articulations and dynamics are reversed. Musicianship is built with the introduction of legato and staccato touches. He has worked as an adjudicator, church organist, accompanist, and choir director. I have them name the bottom note in each hand position before we start. He sees a sign that says "Ma's Place/Home Cooking/3 Miles." Catherine Rollin is a pianist, composer, clinician and teacher of piano students. This is also a good piece to analyze before you even play a note. ‘Sleigh Bells’ is a cheerful piece that uses light, crisp staccatos contrasting with smoothly flowing legato melody lines. Composers: He rushes into town at once, but neglects to read the part that says that the town full of a hundred ghosts. It is also challenging to make the shifts in articulation (from staccato to legato) and shifts in hand position (from two note chords to smooth scale-like passages) and to do so with rhythmic precision. The sustain pedal plays an important role in this song to give the “ghostly” effect of the song. Each piece is carefully edited and the following are found throughout the collection: For the exam, three pieces (including one Teacher’s Choice) are chosen from a variety of time periods. Width: 9.0" There are quite a number of hand position shifts, but they often involve landmark notes. Where does your hand position change? This piece is an excellent piece for analyzing. This waltz does not notate the two note chord accompaniment as staccato–you can have your student experiment with whether they want to play these as staccato, or with a slightly longer touch. Nancy Faber. Her compositions have a wide range of styles and forms. She is the author of Pathways to Artistry. ‘Boots’ introduces subtleties in articulation: slurs, staccatos, tenuto marks, and accents in an exciting combination. Page 32 / 33 Page 35 What would you do if you saw a mouse?! This piece encourages attention to articulation: slur notes versus staccato notes. Paying attention to these different articulations provides a fun character to the melodic line. Mickey mouse clubhouse _ Mickey Mouse - Haunted House (1929), Cartoons FullHd Tv 2017 Teach the student to look for patterns in this song. Watch out for F#’s! Boris Berlin was a Canadian pianist, music educator, arranger and composer of Russian birth. She is also a teacher, adjudicator, clinician, and arranger. Nancy Faber is a distinguished composer and Randall Faber performs classical piano and lectures on musical artistry and talent development.
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