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Your Own “Finale”
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| ASIN : | 161677181X |
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| Publisher : | Faber Piano Adventures; 2nd edition (January 1, 1998) |
| Language : | English |
| Paperback : | 32 pages |
| ISBN-10 : | 9781616771812 |
| ISBN-13 : | 978-1616771812 |
| Item Weight : | 3.87 ounces |
| Dimensions : | 9 x 0.1 x 12 inches |
| UNSPSC-Code : | Report an incorrect code |
| Best Sellers Rank: | #1,259 in Humor & Entertainment (Books) |
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| Customer Reviews: | 500 ratings |
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Highly recommend this method
My son has studied guitar for the past 3 years. He finds the Alfred’s Basic Method challenges him and allows him to progress in his playing.. The level 2 book continues to introduce new notes, chords and scales. There are solos, duets and accompaniments. Alfred is noted for being a fast paced and complete teaching method. I would have to agree with that assessment. My son started playing young so his teacher started with 2 more basic methods. This method continues to challenge my son and move him forward in his guitar playing ability.
2 people found this helpful
went from the alfreds kids level 3 to this book …
went from the alfreds kids level 3 to this book. A little more difficult than i was hoping, but my 6 yr old can do it.
One person found this helpful
Serious Learning Only
I am relearning the Guitar after a 30 year break. I worked through the first book in this series and am now on the second. 30 years ago I didn’t pay much attention to learning the actual music I just memorized chords and played by ear. These books are excellent for learning all aspects of the method of playing guitar. It is a slower and harder process than just learning Guitar Tab but it is worth it if you have the time. I am actually doing both and I find that what I have picked up in the Alfred’s book helps incredibly even when playing from Tab.
8 people found this helpful
Great beginner guitar book
Great book for my son learning guitar. He likes the songs which keeps him interested. Very useful.
Great if you are able to read sheet music
I would simply advise people 1) Be careful with your clicks 2) Make a copy of your order at checkout. I was going to purchase Alfred’s Book 1 because I’m a complete newbie to guitar. The “bundled offer” included a Book 2 and a Book 1 & 2. Wow, two volumes in one, a no-brainer right? So that’s what I thought I ‘clicked’ to put in my cart. Yesterday I received Book 2 which is basically a book of sheet music with minimal instructions. A perfectly good book for people who knows how to read music, but not much use to someone lacking basic skills. The book arrived in perfect condition and of acceptable quality for the low cost.
One person found this helpful
Guitar book 2
Guitar book 2 good for learning how to play
Alfred’s is a great way to learn
I have enjoyed using this method for learning guitar. It would be best to have a teacher, however I don’t have the schedule to allow learning at a set time. With Alfred’s books I have been able to slowly but surely progress on my own.
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Five Stars
Great book. My son loves it.
One person found this helpful
Good audio but poor packing.
Good audio but poor packing also no track list.
Five Stars
Easy to understand..
Easy to learn
Bought as gift for a friend. He loves it.
This is a great book. I’ve used it with many students
This is a great book. I’ve used it with many students; however, this appears to be a cheap reproduction. The stickers on the back are pictures of stickers. The cover is not glossy like the original and the inside is all black and white with no color. Another student who ordered one for herself through Amazon got the same fake.
5 people found this helpful
Husband likes it.
Purchased for my husband. He is a beginning guitar player, he loves it.
Alfred’s Basic Guitar Method – Book 2
Very good. It provides the excellent instruction of the other Alfred’s series of guitar books. It picks upwhere book 1 left off.
Five Stars
Great deal!..
One Star
Okay to read but learned better through YouTube, will need to take lessons.
Challenging experience
I bought this book recommendation of my daughter’s guitar teacher. She is starting her fourth year of private guitar lessons (she’s 11) and has gone through the three youth manuals that were available. We got this one just before she left for summer vacation so she’d have something new to work on before she came back to lessons in the fall. Working through it on her own was definitely a challenge for her (she had difficulties playing with the CD, mainly because she couldn’t keep up and she was confused since some tracks have multiple parts being played and she didn’t realize she was only supposed to be playing one of them – she did not have a chance to see her teacher for any instruction after the book arrived) but she made great progress with it on her own during the summer. Upon her return, her teacher explained to her how to use the book along with the CD and she’s made great progress. It has helped her work on all facets of her playing – chords, rhythm, scales, melody, etc.
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Four Stars
The book is most helpful.
Progression on music for learning
A good follow up to the first volume. Not much theory. Would be nice if the audio was part of the book without extra cost.
Easy to read
Illustrated really well , easy to read excellent pictures and reminders about what chords you have already learnt
Good book to learn from
Easy to use
Knowledge book
For Guitar Learning perfect book
good basic method
I have already used book 1, but I find some directions a little difficult to understand in book 2. For instance, it is not always clear which part is to be played by the teacher, and which part is to be performed by the student.
One person found this helpful
Good book
Good product
The Next Step
Useful book, written in the same style as Book 1, so if you got on well with that one, this should suit you fine!
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Five Stars
Exactly what was needed.
Very disappointed the ad was misleading as the book did not …
Very disappointed the ad was misleading as the book did not look like the picture and was expecting a cd with the book
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Excellent blueprint, here are some tips…
This is not a “so you want to rock” book you find at the music store chain, this is to drumming what sanding and joinery is to a woodworker. Anybody that calls themselves a drummer has this hurdle to climb, a must for a serious drummer. My 1st teacher gave me this and “Stick Control” in the 1981 when I started taking drum lessons. I wasn’t sure why I was learning to swing when the trend was rock, but I soon found myself deconstructing every song into these patterns. This book is written in jazz notation, meaning that it does not include the ride cymbal and hi-hat patterns in every bar. You should be able to play all of these patterns with a swing ride (dotted eight note) and the hit-hat on 2 and four. It sounds easy, but playing straight 8th or 16th notes on the left hand while swinging in triplet time on the right can really be frustrating. Make sure to reverse your hands after you’ve mastered your dominant technique, this breaks the limb dependance. My teacher told me that I should be relaxed enough to be able to play all of these patterns and recite the gettysburg address at the same time. This book unravels rhythm in a way that has been duplicated, but never matched over the years.
34 people found this helpful
A Classic Drum Book
This book is a must for any serious drummer. It was written a long time ago but has stood the test of time.
Ted Reed – Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer [Paperback]
Great Book.MANY MANY Professional SESSION drummers have worked out of this book, and teach from it as well.Page 38This page most session guys know by heart. Just take a lesson from one and ask them about it. Theyll play it off of the top of their head.OK – why is this book great?First: It very much gives you Jazz phrasing / rhythms in a nut shell. These rhythmic figures are very Jazz language based / representative. There are MANY ways to use these rhythms – you need a GOOD teacher to show you how. There is so much to apply this to, it just goes on and on.Buy this book and The Drummer’s Complete Vocabulary As Taught by Alan Dawson. Alans book goes into detail on the MANY ways to use Ted Reeds syncopation.Ask any professional Jazz drummer, and theyll say the same (OR MAYBE) they WONT until YOU PAY THEM FOR A PRIVATE LESSON. Well, now you know for free. Go knock yourself out and woodshed. When it pays off thank me for this review.best of luck, have fun with it.
8 people found this helpful
One of the best
I started using this book when I first took lessons about 45 years ago and after 2 years of lessons I got tired of reading and just wanted to play by ear which I have done on and off ever since. About a year or so ago I decided to start learning how to read again and started taking lessons to do so. We use a variety of different books and when I am having trouble playing something I find that I will constantly come back to this book to practice the exercises that pertain to the problems I am having. I probably refer back to this book more than any other book I have and I think it is great for any level of skill or ability that you have. I regret not keeping up on reading like I should have years ago but it’s never too late to continue to learn and I highly recommend this book to anyone just beginning or who has been playing for years. It’s only 8 bucks!
5 people found this helpful
I bought this copy of the book as a gift to a friend who is interested in percussion playing and he is getting great use out of
My first copy of this book dates back to 1978. I’ve been playing drums for 36 years and still find this book helpful. The book contains the basics, but it is incredibly versitile and limited only by your imagination. One can take the patterns and split them up between different limbs. The book can be used as snare drums parts over a jazz feel beat. You can take some of the patterns and play them on the bell of the cymbal while playing a samba beat. You can use the patterns as drum fills at varying speeds, drums and styles. I reccomend this book to both the beginner and expert drum players. I bought this copy of the book as a gift to a friend who is interested in percussion playing and he is getting great use out of the book.
9 people found this helpful
Indispensable
The thing I love about good drumming instructional books is they never go obsolete and are always adaptable to different systems and methods of teaching. For example one can play through the book using Moeller strokes or orchestrate the exercises around the kit to make the manual endlessly helpful.
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Classic
A classic book for drummers.
An essential addition to the drummer’s “biblical” cannon.
Reed’s Syncopation is an endlessly challenging method book. It teaches control of time, feel and dynamics. It is especially useful for drummers who can use the various syncopated figures to play “against” ostinato rhythms.Other musicians can also benefit from the contents of this text. Although percussion notation (e.g. snare drum note heads in the “c”space) is used throughout the book, any player can adapt the figures to their own instrument, e.g. interpreting the rhythms as progressions within a scale or mode.Another aspect of this book is its suitability for all levels of players. Beginners will appreciate its “progressive” difficulty (easy to challenging) and more advanced players will see endless possibilities for rhythmic adventures.Beginners should use this book with a competent teacher, as it is easy to imagine that there is not much going on with each example.Highly recommended.
7 people found this helpful
One very important thing to note is that no book can take the place of a good teacher. The book even states this
Yes. This book on syncopation has helped me understand beats and measures.Understanding beats and measures helps with timing. One very importantthing to note is that no book can take the place of a good teacher. Thebook even states this. I am currently taking lessons with a good teacher.The book, teacher, and practice all go together. The book has lessonsand practice sections which the teacher and I go over together.
MUST HAVE
Must have book for anyone serious about mastering their rhythm skills. Originally created for drummers but applicable to many instruments. I use it for guitar playing. Challenge yourself and better your playing.
6 people found this helpful
I bought a 27 inch Wohan China Cymbal specially for this book this is another book with Alfred on the cover like on most of his
With this book I can use different styles of music with the drums using most of the rudiments with all the parts of the drum set!! I bought a 27 inch Wohan China Cymbal specially for this book this is another book with Alfred on the cover like on most of his previous books!!!
Must buy
Must buy for new drummers
Stay with it! Your sound will improve
I would imagine once I’m intermixing this with the Stick Control I’ll be well on my way to getting some quality gigs
Recommended to me by my music professor at school
Recommended to me by my music professor at school. Not only for snare drum, this can apply for almost any percussive instrument! On drum set, try playing the melody rhythms with the right hand, then left foot, then right foot, etc. Vary your practice with these rhythms
For any musician who wants to be ON or IN …
For any musician who wants to be ON or IN BETWEEN the exercises apply to any instrument not just drum, find a drummer friend to do those with iand it could turn into e a hell of a learning session
The Best Place To Begin Drumming
A best selling book for 50 years. Excellent.
Classic
This book is eminently adaptable to all music styles. It’s a must-have.
All music students could benefit from this book.
I am currently using this book to teach my son basic drumming with a roland practice pad. It has been a fantastic help.This book would be helpful to any beginning student learning to read music, not just drummers, since it so clearly breaks down rhythmic notation. The exercise progressions make a lot of sense, and there are quarter note guides that align the drum notes relative to the downbeat, which is very helpful for learning syncopation.
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Study for every drummer
I learned about this book through story about Bill Stewart saying that he used this book among others. This study book is really a step by step method to teach your brain syncopation. If one knows the introductory drills you only do the excercises at end of chapter. Great book. Methodical and a road map for teachers!
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Bought it for the second time
I was out of the musicians world for about 35 years. I am making a come back and bought this book again. It develops your mind into recognizing patterns of syncopation so when you encounter them, its just as a if you were reading a novel. Very effective!
A great book of rhythm and syncopation for all musicians
This book is great study for all musicians. It developed progressively and becomes more complicated. As an educator of over 35 years I have always used this along with other supplemental materials to assist my students in understanding rhythm and syncopation.
Highly recommend
Very important book for a beginner drummer to play through. I used this early on in my learning and it helped me big time in my drum set abilities especially with limb independence.
Libro Batería Drum
Excelente, estaba soñando con tener ese libro y al fin lo pude obtener. Muchas gracias, incomparable calidad la versión mas costosa aunque no tanto.
Thank you
excellent
Gr
This is my second go round, used this book years ago when I was a beginner. So glad I’m using it again. There are so many ways to apply these exercises. Great for developing independence, phrasing, and all around drumming skills. Ted Reed did such an intelligent job here; he gave us an incredible learning tool.
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The best, not 2nd best …
or maybe I’m being unfair … but I first used Syncopation back when I first took drum lessons (1965 or so) … and I remembered many of the instruction beats to the point where I entered my 4th or 5th childhood at age 52 and bought the book again (and there they were — 1 e & a, etc.). Between this and […] (nate brown, instructor), relearning to read and getting my chops back was a breeze (and nostalgic).If you’re thinking about drumming, you gotta have this … which is rated the 2nd best all-time book behind “stick control” … I never used stick control but will probably take a look-see down the road.
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At first I didn’t get it.
At first I didn’t understand how to use this book. Just glancing at the pages, I was like “why would anybody write a book like that? And why would anyone buy it?” Then a friend showed me how to use it – and later I immersed myself in the subculture of YouTube drummers who have developed endless ways to mash up these exercises. No drummer should be without this one.
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Excellent book.
I got this for a drum studio class that am taking Arizona State University and so far my reading has been challenged. I personally would recommend this book if you plan to get into big band chart reading and sight reading. There are very helpful written charts that are most commonly seen in big band music and excellent exercises that you can use for left hand comping in swing music. Its a hard book to learn but this is going to jump your reading big time. Take your time with book, don’t rush through it. There are simple steps to take when approaching this book. So have fun and keep swinging. 🙂
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Important book for a percussionist
I’m still not done with the book haha. I have a long way to go
This was about the 50th copy of this book that …
This was about the 50th copy of this book that I bought for one of my drum students. Anyone who wants to learn to play the drums should have a copy of this book. I learned to play using this book and I have been using it to teach others to play for twenty years.
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Learn This and You Will be Great
The book shows snare and bass drum notes. I practiced those notes while playing the basic jazz swing pattern on the hi-hat and ride and it really helped me increase the independence of each limb. It also significantly improved my left hand control. Buy this book and practice it! You will not be sorry.
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My instructor recommended this book and “Stick Control for the Snare Drummer”
My instructor recommended this book and “Stick Control for the Snare Drummer”. These two books are fantastic. I would highly recommend these two books. They have helped me progress in learning to play the drums and for preparing for my weekly sessions with my instructor.
Good book
Good book.
Excellent, straightforward book on basic drum rhythms and note …
Excellent, straightforward book on basic drum rhythms and note emphasis.An excellent book for all levels. Sometimes it’s forgotten that a drummers main purpose is to keep rythm, everything past there is important, but rhythm is its foundation. Reed’s book is perfect to set to a metronome and solidify your internal rhythm in context with a large amount of common drum patterns Ii.e. (eighths, triplets, sixteenths, etc.)Syncopation is an essential book to add to any drummers library. Five stars, highly recommend.
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Love it
Has helped me become a good drummer with these exercises.
Get syncopated!
The word syncopation is often misunderstood and misused. This book is a great addition to Stick Control by George Lawrence Stone in developing right/ left coordination with accents. Work it work it work it. You’ll be glad you did. I had both these books in my formative years and I revisit them to keep loose and precise. I’m convinced both of these books helped with developing my chops and ability to recognize patterns which made learning songs much faster and easier. Get it, work it!
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EVERY SERIOUS MUSICIAN SHOULD HAVE THIS BOOK
Upon receiving this book, it was in mint condition and the packaging was of good quality as well. I bought this book because as a musician, I know you can’t get far without really knowing your scales and theory just like you probably won’t be good at, really, ANY genre without knowing about syncopation. Although the title is directed towards drummers, anyone who plays ANY instrument should invest in this book. It will not only help you as a performer, but also in terms of personal expression and comprehension.
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Classic
This one is truly a classic. There are so many ways to variate the excercises, I think it’s very tough to run out of new ideas with this book!
Great skill development for drummers of all levels.
As an advanced beginner on the drum kit this book has helped tremendously in improving the basic coordination between my hands and feet.I started with the book 4-Way Coordination to try to get my limbs to work with each other. 4-Way Coordination is great but, at least for me, hard! Syncopation is more at my level. I work through both and recommend both.
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A favorite old wine!
This book deals with syncopation and it starts with the basics to prepare you for the complex. This is a medicine you must take and master to play effectively. To some, some of these exercises may prove very challenging. However, you are determine to succeed because you have no choice. You want to be your best. It is elementary. It is needed to give breath to your performance. Again, a favorite well aged wine!
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Great for a new percussionist or seasoned professional
This book and “Stick Control” are the backbone of rudiment books for percussionists. It is no less than essential that this book be used to learn or tune-up one’s understanding of accenting unexpected notes in percussion play. All of my comments in “Stick Control” apply here. Get this book and after you are have completed your first pass through this book there is no way you wont be a better drummer as a result of your work. Isn’t that what it all about.
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A classic
Bought this for my grandson who is making the most of it. Same book I studied 40 years ago in music school. A classic indeed.
Very useful and well organized drum exercise book!
It was great to order from amazon, as the order arrived in just days, and the book did not disappoint. It is organized in a progression of lessons which grow incrementally more challenging. Each lesson is perfectly planned to enhance your muscle memory for playing as well as giving you an excllent study in note values and rhythms. I do recommend this book for all beginning drummers (and beyond).
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A Great Product!
This is an awesome lesson book. If you’re looking to work on becoming more fluid and accurate behind the kit, then this book is a must! It’s filled with hours upon hours of exercises, especially if you take your time and really work on mastering each and every exercise as you go along.Don’t hesitate to buy this if you’re interested in it!
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Classic
I used this 25 years ago, and it’s still the best tool for budding musicians. Using with my own students now.
A Classic!
This is one of the most useful books available for studying drums.It is filled with practical rhythms that can be used over and overin different ways. The possibilities are truly endless. These “routines”are not explained in the book, but most drum teachers are (or should be)familiar with the concept. If you own only one drum book, this should bethe one! This book can also be used for rhythmic study on any instrument.
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As a serious drummer’s Bible, this title is necessary.
As a serious drummer’s Bible, this title is necessary.
pretty worn out
I had the original book , pretty worn out ,so I decided to get this new one. It’s a great drum book .
It’s a classic for a reason. The lessons learned …
It’s a classic for a reason. The lessons learned on the practice pad apply to making beats in a digital environment too. (i.e. Ableton live)
Great book. Worth price.
Great book. Good for a new learner developing their skills and also and experienced drummer. Would recommend to anyone
Great rhythm practice guide.
This is a really good guide for a percussionist. Very thorough.
El artículo está en excelentes condiciones llegó rapido, Gracias
Great book, blurry copy
Reminds me of over-xeroxed pages. On p. 54 –59 I had to whiteout the unnecessary ‘3’ over the repeated triplets due to continual confusion with the accent marks. That was a lot of work. Should give it 3 stars but it really is a great book. Wish Alfred would clean up the copy.
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Learning to count for guitar
Yes, this book will help you if you have trouble counting in music. I use my left hand tapping on my left knee for the 1,2,3,4 and my right hand doing the more challenging rhythms. Starts off easy and then increases. The cover is a brave and wonderful example of simplicity and don’t change if it’s not broke. Fun
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Love it!!
This book was recommended to me by a Percusionist from Puerto Rico, it’s really a good method to learn syncopation notes
Not Just for Drummers!!!
It’s a shame really that this book is titled “for the modern drummer”.Any musician that plays different rhythmic patterns (which is pretty much all of them) will benefit greatly from this book. All the lines are in 4/4 time with steady quarter notes shown marking the “beat”. So the exercises really consist of all the patterns shown on the top.It’s a simple enough concept, but he had the good sense to write it all out for the rest of us. All your basic patterns: quarter notes, dotted eighths, 16th’s, 16’s mixed with 8’s and all varied in order and with different rests so they come on different beats each time. As you progress through the book, the lines get more complicated and intricate until you get to the syncopated section.I remember this book from when I was a drummer in high school almost 30 years ago. Now I play rhythm guitar, and am looking to get away from the “standard” strumming patterns and get more creative. This book will help me do that. It will also help immensely with learning and playing leads and solos. It really doesn’t matter if you play drums, guitar, sax, keyboard, bass, or mandolin this book will help teach you to recognize and play rhythms – and that is a key part of sight-reading.I guess the TL:DR version would be: If you play a musical instrument, get this book. It will be the some of the best use of money and time you’ll ever spend.
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Essential for anyone trying to learn drums
Excellent book for anyone trying to learn drums. Great exercises and ideas that really develop when you can work with a teacher to help flesh out ideas and give you creative patterns to incorporate into your drumming from these exercises. Make sure to google around and get ideas and not to just read the book as is if you are self learning.
Excellent book – interesting rhythms for beginners and intermediate players who read music
I am surprised to see comments about how this book isn’t for beginners. I’m very much a beginner (have only been playing a few months) and have loved it. There are a couple of things in here that are too hard for my current level, but don’t we all want to stretch? It has a decent range from very easy to quite a bit harder and plenty for the beginner. I wouldn’t buy it as a first drum book – but I did in fact buy it as my second. And, it’s great. t love that it challenges me and that there are things I will have to come back to when I become more knowledgeable. Additionally, the rhythms are more interesting and not as straight forward as most books that are appropriate for beginners. That’s a big plus in my book and it makes me want to practice more and longer. I agree that some of the handwritten notes are a little sloppy and inconsistent. This may sound weird, but I find that charming and an additional challenge. And, it adds to the beauty. It’s like the difference between hearing a live drummer and a drum machine.
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great
helpful , Begins with simple exercises and progresses to more complex techniques, very structured and clear
So good i just had to review it!
If only i had found out about this book sooner! As a drum teacher for the past 12 years, i can easily say Syncopation by Ted Reed is the best most effective book to get beginners started with learning to read rhythms. Some of my students who at first had zero reading ability managed to sight read quarter notes all the way through different 16th note rhythms by the end of class, identifying all the different rests along the way while keeping a steady kick pulse underneath. All this thanks to how systematically the exercises are written out, getting more challenging as you progress through the pages. One step at a time, slowly but surely.Not just for beginner or intermediate drummers; i come back to this book just to brush up on my sight reading every once in awhile, or i’d pick some of the exercises out and use it as double pedal exercises or independence stuff like left foot clave, right/left hand ostinatos etc. A thousand different ways to use this wonderful book!
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Kindle Customer –
Faber books are awesome!
Wonderful theory book. Many great ,visual concepts. Great service from seller!Thank you!
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Jose B. –
good job
ok
Jesse Velasquez –
Five Stars
Best System for children to learn Piano!
mary –
Best books on the market
Best!
E Mullins –
Five Stars
great teaching aid
P & A –
fun and easy
piano adventures theory book is a delightful addition to the rest of the book. It helps with the writing part of piano. I love it!
M.B. –
We love this series of books
We love this series of books. My mother is a former piano teacher and has stated how well she likes this teaching method.
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BlazeCoach –
Excellent!
Excellent!
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Patrick M. –
Never disappointing
As always, this level of theory is a great one! I have taught all levels of this series and they are all great.
Sabrina F. Brown –
Five Stars
Beautiful!
Jen Truong –
Five Stars
Good book and quick delivery. I would recommend.
Laina McNichols-Martin –
Five Stars
just fine
Kay –
Same review as for Performance Book
See review for Level 3B Performance Book: Piano Adventures.
Amazon Customer –
Five Stars
Great
S. Sanders –
Music Instructino Book
The Faber Piano Adventure books work very well in teaching young, beginning piano students. They are easy to teach from.
Shannon Coy –
Four Stars
Delivered as expected.
Elijah –
Five Stars
Excellent !
Kenyan mama –
Great series
My daughter has used this series since she started piano lessons several years ago and has made great progress
S. Dotson –
Not 2nd Edition as Listed!!
1st bad review on Amazon ever. This book isn’t the 2nd edition (most recent) as it said it was. I bought it in a group of three books (lesson, performance and theory books) from the same seller. 2 of them were 2nd edition, this one wasn’t, so they can’t be used together! Piano teacher didn’t tell us until it was too late to return.
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Isolde M Morales –
Three Stars
Its what the teacher ordered.
L BB –
Book dented – stuffed into packaging
Book arrived dented. My student was disappointed to receive his new book this way.
Mrs C Richings –
Five Stars
Brilliant as always.
JC –
good books
The songs in this book are more interesting and fun to play than the competitors. My piano students always prefer faber to out methodology books
minor third –
Great series for my daughter
Great series for my daughter, selected by her piano teacher. The theory books are great reinforcement for the concepts introduced in the lesson books. FYI, I was unsure what edition we would receive from Amazon because although the description says this is the second edition, the book cover shown on the listing does not say “2nd edition.” I did purchase directly from Amazon and we received the 2nd edition, which was what we needed.
4 people found this helpful
Xtrm09 –
Quality item
Easily understandable
Karen Mullins –
Great theory
My son has really advanced in piano this year. This book has been a great help.
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Shanna Greene –
Great product
Great book that progresses naturally and easily. I’ve been working through them on my own without a teacher and I’ve improved so much. Very easy to follow.
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vicky –
good book
good book，fast shipping！
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Jeff Switzer –
Effective tool to aid in learning the piano
I have a friend whose daughter has used this series of books (Level 1 – 4 so far) in association with her piano lessons. She has made good progress. Sometimes the books are purchased on Amazon and sometimes from other sources.
2 people found this helpful
Hairwalls –
Nice not to have to go to the store when …
Just what we were looking for. Nice not to have to go to the store when your child graduates to the next piano book. Thanks Amazon
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Bill Christopher –
exactly what we wanted.
fast delivery.
Nauticow –
Enduring Piano Fundamentals
I used this series of books when I was taking piano more than 30 years ago. Today my daughter uses the same series. It is still a great series of fundamental piano books for the young student.
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The Claussens –
And another level…
It’s been few years buying 3 books at a time for son. Lesson and Technique are great, Theory is somewhat boring as do it yourself homework. It might be good if we have a session just for theory so kids get deeper understanding (but that sounds boring for young kids). Otherwise just spending more time getting those fingers on the piano keys and repeat favorite songs. Not every song is fun for boys!
StereoBrick –
Two Stars
The book is fine…LOVE the series, bought lesson book, seller sent theory book.
Jannienie –
Great series! I bought the entire set of level …
Great series! I bought the entire set of level 3b for my child.
rtor –
bad condition!!
not in good condition at all. It was all written on.
Princess Arin –
Disappointed
Arrived bent and isn’t the newest edition.
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Roald –
Level 3B
Perfect theory book for young child, easy to understand.
MirelaMirela –
Highly recommended!
I am currently working my way through this book after recently having finished Faber Adult Piano Adventures All-in-One Piano Course 2. So far, I find it to be a “just right” level for me. As an adult learner (taking classes for about 2.3 years) I find Faber piano adventures to be a great system.
Amazon Customer –
Excellent value!!
The theory books really help with the ‘knowing in your brain’ part of music, and developing the students’ creativity, as opposed to ‘playing’ the piano. You can’t go wrong with Piano Adventures books, they are pedagogically sound, creative, and you can find curriculum appropriate for any age!! My students and I love them!!
Shelly –
Five Stars
good book with reasonable price. Delievery is faster than I expect.
OshadheeOshadhee –
The book was torn.
The book was torn. I had to mend it.