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Five Technique Secrets
Finger Olympics
Tale of a Pirate Ship
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| ASIN : | 1616770988 |
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| Publisher : | Faber Piano Adventures; 2nd edition (January 1, 1997) |
| Language : | English |
| Paperback : | 40 pages |
| ISBN-10 : | 9781616770983 |
| ISBN-13 : | 978-1616770983 |
| Item Weight : | 4.8 ounces |
| Dimensions : | 9 x 0.12 x 12 inches |
| UNSPSC-Code : | Report an incorrect code |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #56 in Music Instruction & Study (Books) |
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| Customer Reviews: | 674 ratings |
$7.00
Great for beginners!
Bought this for my 11 year old who plays electric guitar. At first I didn’t love that it wasn’t full songs but it’s great for his short attention span. It’s handy for short practice sessions and easy to learn from. Glad I bought it!
Use for repetoire, don’t use for learning
I’m a guitar teacher, so my review is biased towards music education. My view of this book is that it has good content – if you can already play some guitar and want to quickly expand your repertoire, this book fits the bill. It has a lot of great and recognizable riffs, and you’re likely to find something in here that you don’t already know and can learn quickly to add to your personal catalog. (Note, many of the “songs” are really just a couple of bars with the main riff, but it’s a good starting point to find songs you’d like to learn.) I use many of these riffs in my lessons. But, and this is a big but, the book leaves a lot to be desired as a “method”. It shows you how to play some things, but addresses virtually none of the why. This stems from – you guessed it – not teaching music, but teaching tabs instead. This leaves the depth of music in this book only surface deep – it’s like learning to read a book out loud, but not understanding what any of the words actually mean.So, I’m going to split the bill and give it 3 stars. If you are an intermediate or better guitar player, you will likely find some useful things in here and can use this book to teach yourself repertoire. But if you are a beginner, do yourself a favor and don’t start here – get yourself a book with an actual music method (I like Hal Leonard’s regular guitar method book) and a good teacher to go through it with. Learning to read music is an invaluable skill to have, and will lend itself to understanding what it is that you’re actually playing.
8 people found this helpful
this is good for the BEGINNER beginner
This was good for me when I knew absolutely nothing about the guitar. Very short snippets to play and you can hear how it is supposed to sound w the tracks online but these snippets are so well known, you won’t need it
Fun
Most books are boring but this is fun.
As a gift I was told it was good.
This was a gift
Fun
This book is a lot of fun to go through. I will admit however, it is not a part of my daily practice routine, but more a part of when I want to just get on the guitar and noodle. It has a lot of short riffs to it that are fairly simple, even for a beginner. For the price of the book, I definitely recommend it.
One person found this helpful
Very easy to follow
I like the samples. Very easy to work with.
Kindle Version has broken multimedia – But the content is good !
Really good book BUT! Once I began reading it none of the audio clips would play in my Kindle apps. Not the Android, not the PC version.The audio clips worked fine when I was looking at the book sample before I purchased.Back to the content… Other than the audio clips not working for me… the rest of the content seems to be really good. Three Stars for the bad audio clips.
4 people found this helpful
Different from other HL guitar books!
This book takes the beginner approach from their other books and turns it upside down. The “riffs” all start from the lowE string vs starting on the high E. The riffs are easy and mostly well known and fun for the student. The only problem is that they only learn the riffs and not the whole song. The images are all in “tab” orientation and look upside down in the book.
2 people found this helpful
Tab Method Warning!
Get this. Better on computer or iPad as the music is embedded. If not the included CD has it all. Great way to learn and to learn short riffs.This should be a book anyone starting to play should get. The warning is you’ll wind up buying them all. :-)Fun way to learn.
2 people found this helpful
Excellent
I would recommend this to others. The audio and text combined make the book very easy to understand. Well done.
Four Stars
Not all songs complete.
Four Stars
Great book now why does this one come with a CD but the acoustic one doesn’t?
Four Stars
Guitar teacher recommended. Was a clean book in great condition.
Good one.
Good one.
Three Stars
As expected.
Great product
Best learning book yet easy to follow and not under done or over your head makes it easy to learn
No audio/video with Kindle edition
No audio/video with Kindle edition; I am using iPad.
molto bello
libro molto ben fatto e indispensabile per muovere i primi passi con la chitarra!esercizi carini e divertenti!si imparano i riff più famosi!è scritto in inglese!
Good book for beginners
I am new to the guitar. The book walks you through it slowly. It’s a good way to start learning small parts of some popular songs you know.
Great music book
Excellent beginner guitar book
Good for acoustic or electric beginners
This is a good method for beginning acoustic or electric players wanting to learn TAB. Lots of short snippets of famous tunes in TAB format.
Four Stars
great thanks
Recensione Hal Leonard Guitar Tab Method Book One
The author takes us by the hand and guides us step by step through the fantastic world of music, in this case specifically centered on the instrument that, more or less, we all have, at least once, tried to play the guitar!Just an excellent job that the author did in preparing this manual. Inside, many tips, explanations and practical explanations on how to get started, well presented even for a neophyte like me. I was afraid in too difficult a reading and that it would discourage me, but the guide is gradual and helps to make progress starting from the basics.There are tips on how to choose the guitar, what it is made of, how to tune it, the posture to use while playing, scales, chords, etc … It also suggests some techniques for playing without a pick, to embellish the songs, to improvise, in short, a small bible to devour !!!!
One person found this helpful
enfin une methode pour les debutants
superbe methode pour apprendre les bases de la guitare a travers de morceaux connus tres bonne pedagogie pedagogiea achetez sans hesiter
$10.00
Five Stars
exactly as “advertised” Easy to follow
Wonderful!
The product was just what I was hoping for, and the reason I made the order. It came on time (actually early) and has been perfect for my needs. Thanks so much, and God bless you!Dick Grout
AWESOME BOOK -PART 1 & PART 2
Vert good book for basic to Advance learner.My special thanks to SANDY SIR ,WANAMAKER SIR and DAVE BLACK SIR.
Five Stars
Super Book
Torn cover
Item was supposed to be new but arrived with 1/4 of the front cover missing.
School required!
Thanks for carrying this. School required. Student reports good results from use.
Drum Traning Book
Useful
Good price
My son uses this for school. The price was good.
Alfreds Drum Method, Book 2 DVD
Awesome to view….like the option to view section by section as well as watching the whole thing…can note the interesting or challenging pieces and be able to go right to it. The store I bought it from had a great price and shipped very quickly. I am happy with the whole transaction. Great product, great store and Amazon rocks as the place to go for products. Very happy.
Great
My son needed this for school, it is what the school requires, it is one of their favorites, so I guess its pretty good!
Good stuff
Great book for teaching kids or for refreshing your reading skills.
Five Stars
Quick delivery and item as expected. Thank you.
Five Stars
Good book
the book is not bad, I just thought it was written and a …
Look, the book is not bad, I just thought it was written and a walkthrough, come to find out one must be able to read music to understand it.
ZHUO RUI HE –
Five Stars
good.
Caligirl –
Five Stars
great
GP –
Super buy.
Great book. Easy to follow.
SM –
V.Good
V.Good
Trish –
Five Stars
Great books, delivered quickly!
Lim, ji hye –
Five Stars
great
Kitty –
she said it is too easy and her recommend a more traditional technique book
My daughter’s piano teacher is using other book from this series but not this book, she said it is too easy and her recommend a more traditional technique book.
Beverly0633 –
Three Stars
good
Amazon Customer –
Quick shipping, quality book
Needed piano books for lessons, these came quickly and in wonderful shape.
mike000mike –
Highly recommended by piano teachers for kids learning piano
This publication house puts out many good prints of these and they’re recommended by piano teachers especially I can note for my kids. The music is Well written everything is good and delivery of instruction is perfect
Kate –
Fun series.
Love using this method. Just needed this book.
X wang –
Great
Great
TL Dyck –
Faber 2A Technique book
Correlates well with the 2A Lesson book.
Nahid –
Good
Good book to practice piano for kids
Nirvan Fadaei –
So good
So good
Natalia –
Aprendizaje de piano para los principantes.
Muy interesante, a los niños les gusto mucho
maria david –
👍
👌👌
Arash –
The best book
The best book for learning piano
Mark –
Can’t go wrong with Faber and Faber.
Can’t go wrong with Faber and Faber.
Luis G. –
Bueno
Bueno
Karla –
Great
Second set of books after completing the red ones
AD –
It’s a good book and it’s fun
We love it the songs are great
M G –
Good book to learn .
I’m 63 yrs old snd this book is good to learn and practice with.
T. Kiyak –
They have worked for us
Great series of books teaching how to play the piano. Our piano teacher uses this series, and I have spoken to at least four more instructors in the area that all use these series to teach piano. Our daughter started with the first book in the series at age 5 and has been going through the books for the last two years. They teach the concepts progressively, with focus on good technique, enough variation, and a good selection of songs. She is never bored, and learns at a consistent pace. The main books for each level are called “Lesson Book”. The “Technique and Artistry Book” for the same level is a companion to help students improve their knowledge and technique about music and piano artistry. So they complement each other well, and we tend to move in parallel in both of those books. We primarily use those two in our classes. For each level there are also “popular repertoire” and “Christmas books” that take well known and liked songs and arrange them for that specific level of learning. We’ve sprinkled these here and there to keep things interesting for our daughter. There are also CDs that accompany the books, but I have no experience in those.
4 people found this helpful
JPal –
Part of a very comprehensive set
We bought these books at the prompting of a woman who was going to teach piano to our daughter. It turned out she was unable to teach her and the new teacher had never used these books. After going through level 1 books, we decided these books were very thorough and we liked how they progressed through teaching piano. We had a few other level. 2 books we planned to use, but they did jot follow the same sequence of teaching, so we bought these books again. We really like the songs they use for the lessons and they provide many duets to play together. The duets are not only fun, but they sound really good!We included this book I. The level 2 books, but the entire set of books is a little too much to get through in a 45 min. Lesson, so we cut out the Performance book, sight reading and added in Classicss and Hymns
4 people found this helpful
JPville –
Piano students learn to build a relationship between their body and the piano
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 technique book is the one with the deceptively repetitive exercise-like pieces, with an emphasis on mastering physical motions. It makes me smile when students return after a week on a piece thinking that it was “easy” due to the repetition…and not having practiced it all week because they achieved the correct notes in the first practice session. It’s the second week with the piece where you show them all those lovely motions (for the second time!) and the light bulb goes off.. Students learn to focus on connecting with their body, arms, wrists and fingers early on in their lessons, and learn to appreciate the zen of the physical connection to their art.
2 people found this helpful
Mel Aguon Chaney –
Great!!
My daughter is doing virtual lesson right now because of the pandemic. It was great to order the books her instructors are using. It was shipped and came in two days. My daughter says she likes to play these books. They are easy to read and fun music.
One person found this helpful
evie barton –
I love the Faber series and use it for all of …
I love the Faber series and use it for all of my piano students. I use the full series, (Lesson book, Theory book, Technique and Artistry book, Performance book, and Sight-Reading book.) I appreciate the fact that the Faber series gets students playing the full range of the keyboard right away, with different finger combinations, that it trains students in the art of listening, and playing MUSICALLY, and that the Fabers write wonderful teacher-student duets. Very good and valuable series. I’m grateful for it!
Asish Kumar Ghosh –
Very nice Piano series book. My daughters is using since age 4 and started with Level 0.
Very nice Piano series book. My daughters is using since age 4 and started with Level 0. She moved into Level 2A and started using it.I was expecting Scale technique using hand move over technique rather than 5 fixed fingers. I believe it’s better to learn right technique in one go rather than learning 5 keys only (without move over technique).
Amazon Customer –
For people that like to be self taught
My piano teacher got me started on these books. For people that like to be 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.
J. Philip –
… music books game so fast and the curriculum is great for my son
The music books game so fast and the curriculum is great for my son.
rdandkids –
Great Series
Arrived on time and in perfect condition. Great series for piano students. I have used these from the beginning with my kids and find them very easy to follow. They have very nice songs, and have a diverse collection of music.
Scott –
Five Stars
Love this book. Best piano book I’ve tried so far!
JAW –
Good book
The book was in excellent condition, was brand new. This was bought for piano lessons for my child, it was required material and amazon was the best price.
One person found this helpful
Deb –
good
just what I expected
S. Kumar –
Recommended by The Piano Teacher
Recommended by the Teacher who teaches piano to kids.
JenGV –
We love this series
My daughter has used this series since she began piano lessons. The technique book has some good short exercises done in a fun way. They are like short songs. The book is colorful and holds a child’s interest.
One person found this helpful
Relentless Gardener –
Recommend by Teacher
As described
Mahesh Nattanmai –
Great book
This piano book is very great to learn from. It is good to learn from. This book doesn’t rip at all!
Glaser family –
Five Stars
great
One person found this helpful
Ingrid –
My 9 year old loves this Piano technique book, …
My 9 year old loves this Piano technique book, even thought she is not a fan of piano lessons.
Nicholas –
My kids have been using this series for years, …
My kids have been using this series for years, so I knew what to expect. Many piano teachers use this series
One person found this helpful
MB –
Great!
This is what my son’s 2nd piano teacher use for teaching and he’s a really good musician so this must be great. My son started with the Alfred’s piano books and I love that too. The delivery is fast and the price is just right.
One person found this helpful
Brian –
Good
I lile it
Anouk Van Ryckeghem –
Perfect
Exactly as advertised
Eliu –
Incomplete
The book was incomplete.. how can o received another one
Rishika –
Very useful
Very useful
Lacy Range –
Glad they could use it
Got these for a piano student a long time ago. They did well with this series. Glad they could use it.
Annie –
Helpful book
Good book,cheaper book
The Buzz –
Great book!!
Easy instructions
Soohyun Son –
LOL
not fake
Michelle Soverall –
Piano Techniques
This book was a great help for my child, who is in her second year of learning the piano pieces.
2 people found this helpful
Cassandra M. Driver –
Love it!
I learned through this piano series, and now use it with my students. Love it!
marie davis –
Super
Super fast shipment!! I love these piano books! They are incremental and coordinate well within the series. Excellent price and value.
PGTips –
the best.
the best.
Elizabeth Pugh –
Great
I use this book to teach with at school. It is great for my private piano studio and helpful in teaching the concepts it covers.
LauraPolyglot –
Piano music book review
This is the series our Britsh-based piano teacher recommended. Our three children have used it and continue to progress with it. I’d like to see more theory practices and minuets for finger fluidity. However, this is not a book to be used for self-teaching.
One person found this helpful
voxsusana –
Excellent piano method
I love this piano method. It allows you to integrate the theory and lesson material seamlessly. I wish it was around when I was a kid!
One person found this helpful
Home Chica Mama –
Variety and Style
Great Method Books and Variety of styles to keep the kids excited!
One person found this helpful
bowl beeC7 –
Five Stars
Great book to learn with