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    FABER Vana eLeEONaRD A Note to Teachers and Parents Welcome to Piano Adventures? Primer Level. The four core books are Lesson, Theory, Technique & Artistry, and Performance. ‘The Performance Book offers a variety of effective pieces that reinforce the concepts presented in the Lesson and Theory books of the Piano Adventures method. Discovery questions are included as part of the learning process, encouraging students to look deeply into the score and to review earlier concepts. Fanciful lyrics, colorful artwork, and sophisticated teacher duets further enrich the learning experience. Orchestrated background accompaniments for the pieces in this book are readily available on your iPhone or iPad using the Piano Adventures Player® app. Download from the iTunes link at pianoadventures.com/player. For more challenging performance repertoire, consider the Gold Star Performance series. Help motivate students with additional repertoire in their favorite style from the PreTime® Piano series. See back cover. Visit pianoadventures.com to access helpful online resources for teachers. Production Coordinator: Jon Ophott Cover and tiustratons: Terpstra Design, San Francisco Engraving: Dovetree Productions, Ie. ISBN 978-1-61677.077-8 Copyright © 1993, 1996, 2011 Dovetre Productions, Ine clo FABER PLANO ADVENTURES, 02 Crock De, Ann Arbor, MLA81O8 Tnvernational Copyright Secured, AIL Rights Reserved. — Printed in the U.S.A, ‘The mui ext, td graphics inthis publication are protected 2ND EDITION PERFORMANCE BOOK ° PRIMER LEVEL PLANO dventures’ by Nancy and Randall Faber THE BASIC PIANO METHOD UNIT 1 Introduction to Pl UNIT 4 Orientation to the Staff 2 In the Jungle zy 7 Listen to the Drums 13 2B JUNIE 2 Base Rhy tims eee 2 [Like Roller Skating 24 e UNIT 5 Middle C D E F G Notes are ae ae 4 = = 2 The Happy Stream 25 4 4% Classical March 14 acai eaaeaaee ae ‘The Shepherd’s Flute 5 42 Rex, the Tyrannosaurus 15 UNIT 8 Bass C D E F G Notes 2 The Inchworm 16 ‘Are You Sleeping? 26 UNIT 3 Key Names - ABCDEFG y ae eee : - = i Hot Cross Buns (for LH. alone). 6 UNIT 6 Middle C B A G F Notes Hot Cross Buns (for R.A. alone) 7 — 4X Cowboy Joe W ( Banana Split 8 2% Lullaby and Goodnigt 18 {Trumpet Song 28 Train’s A-Comin’ 9 2 The Opposite Song 19 !< A Song About Cats 10 Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star 20 NUTT he Cua bes eet Rai 1's Boogie! 2 Rain, Go Away 30 !-( School Bell Is wo a lege alla NS . a at ag Re SAS TY UISTY WAN In the Jungle Elephant Walk Imagine your fingers are the heavy legs of the elephant. Make them walk slowly and steadily! oa i 3 RH. misters 2 2 Rum - ble, rum - ble, in the jun - gle, EL - e ~~ phants go march - ing by! finger RE cies DB a 3 3 4 4 4 4 " ‘Would this piece sound better played low, high, or in the middle of the piano? \Y y ¥ Finger Number Warm-up 1. Find your hand position on the black keys. Play R.H. fingers 2 and 4 back and forth, saying the finger numbers aloud. 2. Repeat with L.H. fingers 2 and 4. The Doorbell same Jjdd. eo ee Ding - dong, ding - dong, Hear the door - bell ring - ing. Ding - dong, ding - dong, Makes feel like sing - ing. cp PP Peek ee | 4 4 4 pisegyeny How many half notes are in this piece? __ ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays high on the keyboard) op AIA AA RA A A eas Se te ee [s t if law dapats Special Wind Effect | the Keys Play this piece HIGH on the keyboard. You or your teacher may hold the right-foot pedal (damper pedal) down for the entire song. Listen for the piano and forte sounds! Ee it = H- Wind in the Trees 3 3 ia together 3 ee the - tle breeze____ play - ing in __ the trees, Li. “f f f f o ait v 3 2 oe 3 3 3 3 RH. a a ab of wind blows and spins all the au - tumn eaves. __ ro" of ta. f f f f ( f ‘Teacher Duet: Saee = < ne a sippaee Pies = N so 8 se os 0 ‘aie suit nodal. Find the Keys a Cla CRA The Shepherd’s Flute Sound Check: Circle the f° and p signs in the music. Words by Crystal Bowman ads? jl oe - ing for his sheep (2.- 3 - 4) as they go to _— sleep. (2. - 3 - 4) Lint f "ee 4 ; 3 3 2 2 3 re ye P ; Gen - tle shep - herd play - ing songs so sweet. (2 - 3 - 4) uff | © You or your teacher may hold the pedal down for the entire song, Where is there an echo in the piece? ping Hot Cross Buns (for LH. alone) Buns. (2 - 3 - 4) pore rep pe ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays high on the keyboard) 5] Lye Abt pdtd eee eee ere mp vs Hand Position Check: E - 234 ‘Are you playing with a round hand shape and firm fingertips? Hot Cross Buns (for R.H. alone) 4 3 4 3 R.H. 2 2 S oe © Hot Cross Buns, (2 - 3 - 4) Hot ‘Cross Buns, (2 - 3 - 4) eo Pp One a_ pen - ny, - ny, Cross. Buns. (2 - 3 - 4) y 1s ¢@veRy Can you play Hot Cross Buns hands together? Hint: Say the letter names aloud to help you. ‘ er: Use duet from page 6, C 5-Finger Scale Bel ‘cole r cl | lclble, ‘lel 64321 123 i 45 tH RH Banana Split One scoop, two scoops, three scoops, four scoops, icecream and ba - na- na treat, eS | mg ldde 4e Whipped cream, choc - 0 - late, piscdyery ( Which measure only steps down? only repeats? steps down and up? @ ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays in the middle of the piano) ae 2 sweet, (2-3 - 4) LILLE Train’s A-Comin’ 1 en 4 J A mf Hear the train a - i, tPF ete ; Teacher Duet: (St plays high on the piano) cae os, tere } % bt ie ta : hn oly ae Find the Keys | ] Thumbs are | | | | next-door LL Ls [als|sfalslal | |_| master CLH-'-R.H— A Song About Cats Beira ee mf? Cats have whisk - ers, Jie string and ball, nn de Cats will chase a ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays in the middle of the piano) i when cats feel good cca Cats are cats and Meet pub Peregriite een Peeeereesy | Td d¢| they will purr. PPP that is all! | School Bell Is Ringing! Use the same hand position as p. 10. Rhythm Hint: Don’t stop at the bar line! med did ne School Ring, Ring, bell bell (2 - (2 - rings 3) 3) ay ring, ring, a - ing, at > (2 - the the 3) 3) ci. aaqweaig in eee mes - sage is clear, end = of the day, ae school time is here. play! err viscpyeny A Can you hear the difference in your mf" and ,f sounds for this piece? REE ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays high on the keyboard) (2 - 3) @-- 4%) @ - 3) (2 - 3) ales uo Special Bells Effect For a special effect, hold the a right-foot pedal down throughout. Very steady Chimes oan __? (brace with thumb) of Ding, (2. - 3 - 4) |ding, (2. - 3 - 4) |bells ring from the oe oe tower, (2. - 3 - 4) 3on A __? (brace with thumb) ‘p Ding, (2-3 - 4) o eo ding, (2. - 3 - 4) chim - ing »15 Ay ERY This piece uses only two notes. Name them both. Middle Can you play Chimes using finger 2’s? . and Treble__. imes using fit ‘Teacher Duet: (Student a as written) Be wn dd AD oy a 1 Al) ee rie tirteriee ep Pa Pape i ' Sound Check: \ a Notice the dynamic marks 4 in the second line of music. «4 wa Listen to the Drums With energy 3on_? mf Lis - ten to the drums pound, o @ P Strong, ~ light, light Jeng: light, light oe strong, strong! pis ur Which measure uses only a whole note? Choose other fingers to play this piece. ay ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) med aT mf) j ded Free did = wT Classical March Ferdinand Beyer (1803-1863, Germany) Steady march lon S Step - ping up, Tm |step- ping up, I'm step - ping down, (yo | on) Step - ping up, then — |step - ping down, I'm -ping up and down, G - Ct seAy EY Circle all the repeated notes. The first one has been done for you. -— Can you play this melody with your L.H. only? Hint: Begin with L.H. finger 5 in the € S-finger scale. ‘Teacher a (Student plays as written) as 4g dttter abt her tPCT EE ote reltth tseey After leaming this piece, try playing it LOW on the piano for a special dinosaur sound! ricer ae Rex, the Tyrannosaurus Son_? lon_? Rex, ‘Ty - ran - no - >1s My ERY Circle the time signature for this piece. How many beats are in each measure? __ Can you play using L.H. finger 2 on bass F? ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) a x4 ae daa se ZL . inna +g ee ee at Quietly move to D @one oo down, (2 - 3 - 4) Pcreep-ing up and ney - er makes sound. (2 - 3 - 4) move @) to E Inch - worm makes his home i ground. (2. - 3 - 4) oe 20n_? Optional: Play any (brace with thumb) LOW C for the last piscdyeny 6 A ‘Name the first note of each measure aloud. SE measure. (solo only) Teacher Duet: (Student plays 1 octave higher) 3 ° 4 ae ieee a * Circle all the B’s in this piece. 7 Cowboy Joe 5 New RH. Lon Brightly position. ? Have you heard of — |Cow - boy out west in the nf he would stand, shout - ing, “Look, Ma, piscgpeny A You are an Expert Note Reader if you can name these notes aloud in 15 seconds! ing Teacher Duet: (Student plays 1 octave higher) gregh tht Heyl a Lullaby and Goodnight *« Peacefully wa a and sleep lon ? all through the piscdyrry A Circle the time signature. How many counts or beats are in each measure in this piece? ( ‘Teacher Duct: (Student plays I octave higher) a ph al Ae Gia end al oe of rf ee aa att =a rom? of The Opposite Song Note Check: Find and circle Bass F in this piece, Hint: Think LINE 2 going down. Cheerfully noe af’ What's the it ? Down, of course, 3on ? 3 au What's the Soft, of course, f Di piscdyeny A Can you find the entire musical alphabet spelled twice in the piece? (A BC D EF G) Teacher Duet: (Student plays J octave higher) ee ec a ee fo a cs 7 r os mf [; * Circle all the repeated notes. -_ Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star Quickly Traditional 2on__? os oo 5 5 mf Twin - kle, twin - kle lit - tle star, how I won - der what you are. tre Optional: For solo, play BOTH HANDS 1 octave (8 notes) higher ftom measure 7 to the end, Your teacher will show you how. like a dia - mond my Twin - kle, twin - ke Discdvery Where is there an echo in this piece? Show your teacher. Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) 8% throughout fp] hel csi rine ig PIE OEE rteent ete eefteitett P with pedal mp ‘a piscdyery Which measure is stepping down? Daneing merrily Lon ? Frank - Frank - en - stein, Frank - ny if - stein, Frank - en + stein, 2on__? play } together his this twirl - dane - and and Whirl - Prane - ing ing ing ing 2 ‘Teacher Duet: (Student mse 1 octave higher) 2 ee eer H ers a a re : Dancing with Frankenstein Q (2 in a quite a he's he's trance, sight, dance. night. (2 strange mon - ster (7 dark, storm - y oo Hue aad - = ieee iat ppt IF Ceer'te aa a Donkeys Love Carrots Happily lon__? mf Don- keys love to |munch on car - rots, | Car - rots don’t like | that at (prepare L.H.) don - key’s call. piscdyeny + Circle all the skips in this piece. Hint: Don’t forget to look over the bar lines! ae ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays 1 octave higher) sy det hp dt at fan a i? dtd. 4 id oAitedt nibs | a rte rt Fire eel, mf Peo - ple trav - el in air - planes, oth - er peo - ple like the trains. (prepare L.H.) ion ? il 1 | Sf 1s ¢@y ERY Circle all the skips in this piece. E | Tell your teacher whether itis line to line or space to space. _ ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) 8% throughout | aie Haat appa ey The Happy Stream bro Giuliani Lively 1829, Italy) 3on 2 Repeat playing sofily SP on repeat lon 9 Play the first line once again to finish the piece. Create a music box sound by playing very high on the keyboard. (Teacher duet plays high, also.) _~ ><" ‘Teacher Duct: (Student plays 1 octave higher) ar Dc aie Die sDiald mae i it avai penile ee 8 Pa ‘toeate | a i ° Sound Check: Listen to D xx | ee YoulSleeping? your teacher play this piece. re You Sleeping: How is it like a copy cat? C 5-Finger Scale Sneaking quietly lon i Traditional P Are you sleep - ing, | are you sleep - ing, | broth - er John, broth - er John? Son Time for break - fast, time for break - fast, | please come on! visegyery A Play a round with your teacher. One person begins. At measure 3, the next person begins. Keep a steady beat! ‘Teacher Duet: (Student plays as written) & eo ei RH “TN [5] ea gi: Ses ae 7 Poe aie Horseback Riding 5-Finger Scale Galloping along mf Gal - lop - ing, gal - lop - ing, Wind in my face as my (prepare LH.) Optional: Play the RH. 1 octave higher on the repeat. gal - lop - ing gal - lop - ing, Son i viscayery A Circle the time signature. Tap this piece, counting aloud “I - 2 - 3.” Be sure to tap with the correct hand! ‘Teacher Duet: (Student ea 1 octave higher) pa arene PTS id F aaa ’ ° tH unio A “ eat oe ee :

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