Piano Adventures - Lesson Book - Level 3b

ISBN 10: 1616771801 / ISBN 13: 9781616771805

Published by Faber Piano Adventures, 1998

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G1616771801I3N10

Synopsis:

The Piano Adventures Lesson Book Level 3B (2nd Edition) by Nancy and Randall Faber is an engaging early-intermediate piano method book that expands expression, technique, and creativity. Ideal for students progressing beyond beginner level, it introduces contrasts in tone, rhythm, and style while reinforcing key skills from earlier levels. Perfect for lessons, practice, or classroom learning, it blends structured guidance with musical artistry.

Whats Inside: Level 3B features 17 expressive pieces spanning classical and contemporary styles. Students strengthen coordination, phrasing, and tone control while learning new scales, triads, inversions, and syncopation. Classical favorites by Dvo?ák, Liszt, and Rebikov appear alongside original Faber works, each designed to challenge and inspire. Teacher notes, clear visuals, and sequenced exercises make concepts easy to understand and apply in performance.

How It Helps: This level develops confident, expressive pianists through balance and variety. Students improve rhythm, reading, and artistry while exploring light and dark tones, lyrical melodies, and energetic phrasing. A trusted music teacher resource and great gift for young pianists, it motivates progress and creative growth through enjoyable repertoire and guided learning.

Full Song List
Andante * Fiesta Espana * Gavotte * Humoresque * Highland Jig * House of the Rising Sun * Minuet in F * Pachelbel Canon * Phantom of the Keys * Rage Over a Lost Penny (Op. 129) * Rhythm Puzzle * Swing Low Sweet Chariot * Tropical Island * Westminster Chimes * Snowfall * Sea Chantey * Tum-Balalaika

Trusted by teachers, loved by students. Level 3B helps early-intermediate pianists refine tone, phrasing, and technique while inspiring creativity and confidence in every performance.

About the Author: The husband and wife team Nancy and Randall Faber are internationally known as authors of the Piano Adventures teaching method and over two hundred publications for the piano. They recently founded the Faber Piano Institute in Ann Arbor, MI, where they live with their daughter Vivian. Nancy Faber, who was named "Distinguished Composer of the Year" by the Music Teachers National Association, enjoys a busy schedule of commissions for the concert stage in addition to her educational composing. Recent commissions include "The Snow Queen" for narrator and orchestra, "The Picture My Imagination Has Painted" for Flute Quartet and Piano, and "Trio for Flute, Saxophone and Piano". Her pieces have been heard on U.S. public radio and network television. She studied composition with Joan Tower, William Albright, and British composer Nicholas Maw; piano studies were at the Eastman School and Michigan State University. Randall Faber has toured Korea, Taiwan, Canada and the United Kingdom. He was master teacher for both the World Conference on Piano Pedagogy and the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy. He gave recitals in St. Louis, Ann Arbor, as Convention Artist for the North Dakota Music Teachers, and performed as Visiting Artist at the University of Michigan, University of Southern Mississippi, Saginaw State University, and numerous universities throughout South Korea. He was featured clinician for the Nebraska Music Teachers, the Florida Music Teachers and the Pennsylvania Music Teachers Convention, and recently presented his research at the 9th International Conference on Motivation in Lisbon, Portugal. Dr. Faber holds three degrees from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. The Fabers advocate piano study not only for personal expression and performance success, but also as a vehicle for the student's creative and cognitive development. Their philosophy is reflected in their writing, their public appearances, and in their own teaching.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Piano Adventures - Lesson Book - Level 3b
Publisher: Faber Piano Adventures
Publication Date: 1998
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 2nd Edition