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Gracious - that is Randy and Nancy Faber. I've attended every Faber seminar and session at MTNA Convention for the last several years. What I always observe is how gracious they are when receiving comments and questions from teachers. They never react in a proud way, but they have much to be proud about. Even other composers and editors said how great they are as I made my way through the exhibits, with phrases like, "Of course it's great. It's by the Fabers." I was actually thinking today, "I would hate to be their competitor!"

All the attendees were stunned at the amount of complimentary music: Primer Level Lesson, Theory, and the new Primer Sightreading (which is just fabulous!) Level 1 Lesson, Performance, Theory,  AND Bigtime Jazz and Blues Level 4. 

I really appreciated all the changes in the 2nd edition and I think they will make using Piano Adventures even more exciting. Here's a summary of what they have added:

Enhanced Reading Strategies. Level 1 opens with "E-G-B Mouse" (from My First Piano Adventure®) for very effective review and a head-start orientation to new notes.

New Progress Chart The first page in the Lesson Books is a progress chart. These are so useful for easy lesson planning. I love how easy this makes it to see both the concepts and pieces in each unit.

Integration Between Lesson and Theory Books The Theory and Lesson books are correclated even closer through the same artwork and subject. For example, Copy Cat is reinforced by Copy Cat Meows in the Primer Theory Book, an aid to learning about steps and skips.

New Pieces / New Musical Twists The books now include more pages and new repertoire. I can't wait to teach "Magic Rhyme for Bass D," "A Joke for You," and "Octavius the Octopus.' 

Improvisation Activities are offered in the theory books and are linked closely to the pieces in the Lesson Book. I'm really going to enjoy getting creative with many ideas in the new books. Looking forward to my students creating their own Dinosaur Dance using the G 5-finger scale.

Challenge Section The Level 1 Lesson Book includes Challenge Section at the end of the book. More 5-finger scales, introduced as off-the-staff keyboard patterns.