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Piano Methods
by: jamesmusicstudio
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Nov 26, 2011
3:05 am
I've been teaching for over 20 years and for the past 10 have been a fan of the Faber Piano Adventures series. I currently use it for everyone from 4 to 72 and find it superior in every way to Alfred, Bastien, Schaum, Thompson, etc.
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I prefer Faber as well, but find it a little lacking in develop of proper technique. So I generally supplement faber with Edna Mae Burnam's wonderful Dozen A Day series, or something similar.
I am agreed on the Faber being superior as well, the pieces are a good mix of modalities and interesting for students. Doesn't push C major as exclusively as some other methods, there ARE other keys after all. Lots of busy-ness on the pages too, which my students find enticing. Recently, like in the last six months, they started introducing revised editions, which are welcome.
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