Level 2A - Theory Book: Piano Adventures
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Seller provided wrong description
The book itself is good. But I got it from the seller named Hippo Books where they described the condition of the book is VERY GOOD. It turned out almost every page has notes, all exercises are done. There are even some stamp marks that cannot be cleaned. Worst of all, the covers are messed with some brown colored thick soup like thingy but already dried out. Spent a lot of time to clean up but found out the liquid also messed up many pages that is not clean-able. The book can only be described between good and acceptable.
Works with Edition 1
My second child is starting to learn piano from this series. I have the 1st edition lesson book and was really happy that I could use the 2nd edition theory book with it. Arrived quickly and in good shape.
Theory books help to motivate
I bought (and paid for) this particular Theory book for a student who has no interest in learning to read music. He always prefers to learn songs by tutorial YouTube videos. He's learning about theory in spite of himself!
Great way to cover music theory
My students really like these books. They're colorful and the material is presented in a fun, playful context. I have students who remind me to do theory if I forget.
Music theory "workbook"
I love teaching from this series, using the Lesson, Technique, Performance and Theory books. All the units move forward together and each book offers a different sort of challenge. The theory book functions much like a math workbook, focusing on music theory. It almost always has examples that are very similar to pieces in the lesson, technique and/or performance books, so student cannot help but make the connections with what they are doing during practice. The hardest thing about the theory book is getting the students to complete the pages. I request students complete their theory as part of their first practice session after their lesson, to ward off practicing something "wrong" for a week. It's simply not a favorite--at this level, most students feel like they are wasting time on anything that is not actually playing the piano. This book offers a few pieces, but is mostly a workbook for things like interval training, music "vocabulary", ear training, manuscript writing, and pages that must be completed with the instructor's assistance (ex. sections where instructor plays something and the student must identify which example they heard).I've tried not using it with a few students, but it actually makes a pretty big difference in how much they understand about the music.
An excellent theory companion for the lesson book
This theory book is an excellent companion for the lesson book, well matched with the concepts in the lesson book.
Thoughts
My piano teacher got me started on these books. For people who like being self taught, I believe they are excellent. Of course we often need the experience of a wise teacher to catch our faults. There are three to four books in the series and even if you have some experience, start at the beginning because the Faber's will help catch bad habits.
great books
Needed piano books for lessons, these came quickly and in wonderful shape.
Great theory book
My child has been using this series of lesson and theory books and it's been excellent. Recommend it.
Amazing
Not much to say, except that the quality of the book is great.
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