Level 4 – Performance Book Piano Adventures

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Faber Piano Adventures Level 4

Performance Book – 2nd Edition

The 2nd Edition Level 4 Performance Book offers an inspiring collection of pieces that reinforce the concepts presented in the Lesson Book. Pieces are organized in groups of related major and minor keys, reflecting the orientation of the Lesson and Technique & Artistry Books.

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Contents

  • Unit 1: C Major and A Minor Scales
  • Unit 2: Dotted-Eighth to Sixteenth
  • Unit 3: F Major and D Minor Scales
  • Unit 4: G Major and E Minor Scales
  • Unit 5: Sharp Key Signatures
Songlist

  • Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2, Dance in F Major (Mozart)
  • DISTANT BELLS OP 63 (STREABBOG), Farewell to Fiunary
  • Greensleeves
  • Kansas City, 1928, Manhattan, 1928
  • Mysterious Cove, New Orleans, 1928
  • Polka Opus 280, No 2 (Johann Hummel), Sailboats in the Wind (N. Faber)
  • SONATINA IN C
  • Strawberry Malt (N. Faber)
  • Surfboards
  • Series: Faber Piano Adventures
  • Publisher: Faber Piano Adventures
  • Format: Softcover
  • Composers: Nancy Faber, Randall Faber
  • Piano Level: 4

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Strawberry Malt

In jazz, swinging the eighth notes in sometimes notated with the dotted-eighth to sixteenth pattern

Farewell to Fiunary

Notice the chord letter names above the music

Three Blues Pieces for Piano

Review: If the tempo marking suggest swing, play the eighth notes in a long-short rhythm pattern

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Publisher ‏ : ‎

Faber Piano Adventures; 2nd edition (January 1, 1995)
Language ‏ : ‎

English
Paperback ‏ : ‎

32 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎

1616770929
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎

978-1616770921
Item Weight ‏ : ‎

4.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎

9 x 0.11 x 12 inches
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#126 in Music Instruction & Study (Books)
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Customer Reviews:

481 ratings

35 reviews for Level 4 – Performance Book Piano Adventures

  1. Customer –

    Five Stars

    It is good! Easy to learn!

  2. Chris –

    Great Series overall

    Great books, good selections, excellent teaching materials.

    One person found this helpful

  3. Heather –

    Level 4 Piano Performance book

    Highly recommended by her teacher. This book pushes you further in learning more complicated fingering. My daughter likes the music.

    2 people found this helpful

  4. Juror #9Juror #9 –

    Ripped cover

    Book is great except we received it ripped.

  5. Ryan Trout –

    came as expected

    my wife is a piano teacher and private lesson giver. she bought these as a tool. nice books, came as expected.

  6. C. Anderson –

    Great book

    This book was a gift to a friend of mine but she swears by these books for teaching her children piano.

  7. liw –

    Five Stars

    My love piano book~

  8. ctarmaine –

    Five Stars

    Had these books quickly and my son loves them.

  9. Faith –

    Five Stars

    These books are really recommended by classmates. Love it. Fast delivery.

  10. Amazon Customer –

    Five Stars

    Good selection for my daughter to practice with.

  11. F. Szeto –

    Great piano book.

    Great piano book.

  12. grandmawrinkle007 –

    Five Stars

    Good lesons

  13. Lim, ji hye –

    Five Stars

    great

  14. Michael J. RussoMichael J. Russo –

    Book arrived bent and warped.

    Book arrived bent/warped. See pics.

    One person found this helpful

  15. Carolina Veronese –

    It should be removen from the website

    Bad horrible to hard

  16. Mack Revuze –

    Five Stars

    A good progression and follow up to level 3.

  17. Amazon Customer –

    For people who like being self taught

    My piano teacher got me started on these books. For people who like being 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.

  18. E. Swanson –

    Great system

    Great system. I find favor piano adventures to be a great system. I’ve tried others and as an adult learner having not succeeded in learning piano more than once, this system has enabled me to learn to read music. Very happy to have come to level four.

  19. Cliente Amazon –

    Buen libro

    Buen libro

    One person found this helpful

  20. Jason –

    good as described

    good quality paper & printing, does the job quite well

  21. Articus Heaven –

    Excelente

    Este libro es el perfecto complemento para las lecciones del nivel 4 en este método, también recomendado para alumnos que se encuentren en el nivel intermedio -3 o 4 años de trabajo previo-.Lo recibí aproximadamente una semana después de haber hecho el pedido en perfecto estado.

  22. Cristina_Pedro Reis –

    Super

    Super article

  23. Javi –

    Decepcionado

    Lo compré sólo por el tema “Aurora Borealis” y no viene.(Visto en YouTube)

  24. Bonny –

    le livre demandé par le professeur

    Le livre attendu.

  25. Mrs C Richings –

    Five Stars

    Brilliant as always.

  26. T.A.T. –

    Great Program! Highly Recommend!

    My daughter has worked her way through the Piano Adventure books from level 1 to level 4 with the guidance of her piano teacher. She uses the Performance Book, Technique Book, Theory Book, and Lesson Book each week. It is a wonderful program with terrific sheet music to play each week. What a wonderful program the Fabers have created. Highly recommend! Also, if you have difficulty with a piece you can always look it up on YouTube and there will be many videos of the piece to learn from. Such a great tool.

    2 people found this helpful

  27. Nathan Legare –

    Great Quality Book with only Minor Aesthetic Damage

    I work as a church pianist, and I am currently stocking up on resources to learn songs for the beginning and end of each service since I now have so much free time. Delivery came in on time, and yes, the book had minor damage, but that is expected- it didn’t hinder the book’s quality at all, i.e., all damage was minor and aesthetic only. A great purchase.

  28. Leon Sun –

    My daughter need this book

    My daughter need book!

  29. Carol Trotter –

    Great

    No issues

  30. Joye Jeffcoat –

    Music book

    Liked it a lot for my student

  31. VLADIMIR B STRULEV –

    Level 4 – Performance Book: Piano Adventures …

    I keep buying the series for my son as directed by his piano teacher. The teacher recommends this books, my son plays and we see results. Happy so far.

    One person found this helpful

  32. Amazon Customer –

    and it was recommended by the teacher

    My son uses this for his piano lessons, and it was recommended by the teacher. It’s a good book.

  33. Martha –

    Students use these exciting, teaching arrangements for Recitals, …

    Students use these exciting, teaching arrangements for Recitals, and the thrill of playing!Faber Piano Adventures are my number 1 choice.

    One person found this helpful

  34. Gail –

    Four Stars

    Good price and arrived promptly..

  35. Erin Watt –

    Highly recommend

    As a piano teacher, I highly recommend any and all of the Piano Adventures series.

    2 people found this helpful

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    49. Shabbyitup –

      A drummer for 50+ years and he LOVES IT!

      My husband is a gifted, talented drummer that has been drumming professionally for 50 + years and could not read a NOTE of music! Hence, why I say gifted. He can listen and jump right in and play and not miss a Beat. Grandpa was a professional musician also. It’s in the blood LOL what can I say. now in our golden years he decided he wanted to learn how to read music. This book was a hit. He loves it and is learning a lot from it. Impresses me because a gifted talented drummer can even pick up a few tips. One hint he did give me was that this book would be good for someone who started drumming in a school band. Rudiments are the foundation and very important for drumming. They are a big asset. This book assist with teaching those skills.

      One person found this helpful

    50. Jennifer D. Williams –

      Summer fun

      My 14yr son wanted to stay fresh with his drum skills. He really enjoyed this book.

    51. Lucas McAbee –

      This is the book you need to buy – jazz, rock, punk, it doesn’t matter

      To a beginners surprise, this book will enhance your drumming skills. Make sure to read the directions because they give good advice, and to continually practice and you will see results. Personally, I typically play rock/punk music which makes it sound like this book wouldn’t be for me. But it’s for any drummer, and the sheets are well written and rise in difficulty at a great pace.There are two drum books that have helped me tremendously – this is one of them.

    52. Joel –

      Great Practice Material!

      At the beginning of this year (2014) I started practicing again and typed up my own basic practice routine which did not really work for me. I came across this book with alot of positive reviews and thought I would give it a try. So far I have been practicing for about 1 month for around 2 hours a day with hands and feet with a metronome. Once I get through the book, I am going to practice alternating between feet and hands (replace R hand with foot or L hand with foot etc). I focus on my grip also gripping the sticks with the pad of your fingers instead of a full grip. I can truly say that I can tell a big difference in my technique, control, and with the two combined, speed! Definitely worth the buy for any level of drumming if you use it!

      3 people found this helpful

    53. Nathan Couch –

      Incredible

      Holy crap, this book is intense. Right out of the gate this really humbled me. I thought I was halfway decent with my stick control but boy this book expose some weakness. Theres no fat to this thing just exercises to be worked with a metronome. I wish I had started with this.

      2 people found this helpful

    54. Albert B –

      Put In The Work

      When I don’t know what to practice or lack motivation I only have to put in some reps with my Stick Control to make gains in stick control and develop tempo.It is as dynamic as you are creative. As with any drumming book, exercises can be expanded across the four limbs and orchestrated around the whole drum set.

    55. Roby E. Gamboa –

      Great content, but stored as a series of images

      The content is an excellent set of exercises for both new and experienced drummers. The format, however, is a series of (high-quality) scans of the print edition, which means if you’re viewing it on a tablet or other Kindle reader, you have to treat each page as an image and zoom into the section you want to work on. This makes switching from page to page more than a little bit of a pain. In this case, it’s sheet music, so I can kind of see the need for handling it the way that was provided. Still, there are modern music fonts in Unicode that are up for the task of rendering the content as text. Doing so would also reduce the size of the e-book considerably.

      One person found this helpful

    56. Paul –

      It was the best of books, it was the worst of books!

      As anyone who’s used it knows, this book can be somewhat dry and, after many, many hours of practice, it can become an object of hate just like an old High School Chemistry textbook. However, there is a reason that it is the “industry standard” and that is because the exercises within it will make you a better drummer, with the application of perseverance. It is suitable for all levels, including the complete beginner, providing you can understand and follow the notation. This is the third copy of this book that I have purchased as it remains a relevant tool ……….. the other two copies were burnt after graduation!!

      32 people found this helpful

    57. BTA –

      Easy to follow but challenging enough. Can pace yourself or speed up also.

      I’m just learning…starting out on drums and this has been the easiest practice book to follow. It helps you be more comfortable and natural with stick control and beats. I don’t read music very good so this is very clear to read. It’s for snare drumming whether loud or soft but the rest of the drums could easily be incorporated with filling in the rhythm. It’s helped me to actually produce drum rolls with timing. Works with metronome or without. Really get a lot out of this for beginning practice. It’s about 60 pages long and is size of say sheet music..regular copy paper dimension. Paper back so easy to prop up on music stand.

      2 people found this helpful

    58. Matthew Kusnohadi –

      Classic drumming book

      Every drummer needs this book, whether drum set, marching, band percussion, anything. Gotta practice your rudiments and this is a very comprehensive book that will set up a very solid foundation for any drummer. Pick this book up if you want to improve.

    59. Matias Pfund –

      PERFECT!

      This is a great book!! A lot of information that brings you the best to became a better drummer!

    60. mark –

      The Bible of drumming

      I had a copy of this in 1971. It finally fell apart and I replaced it with a new one. This is a serious piece of any drummers arsenal

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    Alfred’s Drumset Method, Bk 2

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    Alfred’s Drumset Method, Bk 2

    $19.00

    SKU: 1470627019 Category:

    4 reviews for Alfred’s Drumset Method, Bk 2

    1. Joseph McGowan –

      Five Stars

      Our son Wade, who’s becoming quite the musician and Alfred’s books are a major part of his success.

    2. Amazon Customer –

      Honest review.

      Very good for any level.

    3. jason –

      Five Stars

      My drum students love this book! Thanyou, Alfred!

    4. khathar ranglak –

      it OK

      nice

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    Hal Leonard Ukulele Method Book 2

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    Hal Leonard Ukulele Method Book 2

    $7.00

    SKU: 1423416171 Category:

    60 reviews for Hal Leonard Ukulele Method Book 2

    1. Thomas V. Inman –

      What my wife used to learn the uke….

      From “Twinkle, twinkle little star,” to “Michelle,” I can hear amazing progress in the other room. She has used the book learning to play beautifully. Easy to follow because of tableture and music, so she is learning how to read music. Unlike many “how to” books, the layout is user friendly and contains the variety she was looking for. As a guitar player myself, some of the advanced arrangements are easily transferred, so we can pick and strum together. A good buy, even without the CD.

      11 people found this helpful

    2. Michael L. –

      Not as advanced as I expected

      Ukulele lessons

    3. Drowsy Mary –

      Not as Good as Book One

      I thought this wasn’t has good as Book 1. I couldn’t use several of the songs included for practice. The book included the lyrics and chords for these, without the score, so I had no idea how the melody went. There were other songs with their scores and the instruction was just as good as Book 1. If you like the Hal Leonard Method, you will find the book useful, but be prepared for a little frustration.

      2 people found this helpful

    4. Gerry –

      Overall I am enjoying this book.

      I really like the audio access. Some of the music staffs have missing lines so hard to determine correct notes. I like being able to zoom the chord pics.

      3 people found this helpful

    5. Amazon Customer –

      Kindle version doesn’t have audio

      I bought book one and the audio was embedded. I liked it so I went ahead and bought book two even though I am not ready for it yet.The audio is not embedded in this book and there is no code to access the audio. The content is probably as good as book one but you really need the audio as a beginner. I regret this purchase.According to the Hal Leonard website the audio content should be embedded by the vendor so it looks like Amazon screwed this up. I will update if I find out how to get the audio.

      3 people found this helpful

    6. Kim –

      Just as expected

      Just as expected , we needed this one after we finished the first one.

    7. Hope –

      Easy to follow

      I haven’t worked all the way through this book but the parts I have, have been easy and very fluid to learn through. Would highly reccomend!

    8. Myrna Huichapan –

      Hal Leonard Method book 2

      I have had a Uke for some time but finally decided it was time to learn it and Hal Leonard help me accomplish some of that because his way of learning was easy to understand and the lessons helped me to achieve some very good knowledge about my Uke. If you are a beginner this is the set of books to begin with. Good luck you all future Uke players!

      3 people found this helpful

    9. Sarah Sizemore Tilley –

      Another great book

      A very helpful book in bettering ukulele skills!

    10. Bella –

      Helpful book.

      I finished book one.. but will continue to refer to it often still. This is a good continuation of the first book and I would recommend to anyone wanting to learn Ukulele and music.

      4 people found this helpful

    11. mary –

      Five Stars

      Easiest way I’ve found to learn more than chords. I can now play melody as well.

      4 people found this helpful

    12. George –

      Could be helpful but certainly not a “method” at all!

      I didn’t see any method in the “Method..” – it’s a bunch of scores loosely attached to various subjects like hammer-ons, pull-off and like, but 90% it’s picking notes and nothing else, no strumming, no picking patterns, let alone chord-notes melody or different musical genresThe bottom line, it could give you some additional ideas when you’re already good with the instrument, but don’t try to use it as a self-teach book, go straight for “Ukulele for Dummies” if you really want to understand the instrument

    13. Mrs. Dish –

      I am happy I purchased.

      Very good book!

    14. Amazon Customer –

      Five Stars

      Have several of these books and they are all great..

    15. Grand Rapids Michigan –

      HAL LEONARD UKULELE METHOD BOOK 2

      This is tougher than book 1. I am taking my time to get thru book 1. This is well done. If you are an intermediate uke player maybe this is for you.

      One person found this helpful

    16. Daniel –

      Quality beginning uke playe8

      Great advice

    17. Amazon Customer –

      Five Stars

      Book was as expected. Book arrived on time.

    18. David Edward Hudson –

      Four Stars

      Good tuition books

    19. Mauricio Graminhani –

      Five Stars

      Perfect, but it was not said that the disc would no come with the book.

      One person found this helpful

    20. Student –

      Good beginner series.

      This is a good beginner series (book 1 + 2). One of the best.

    21. Lisa Q. Rand –

      Poor to no instructions

      Lots of holes in the instructions full pages of things that have close to no explanation and just don’t make sense. Went through the first book just fine this one is hateful. Not even worth $7.00 Skip it!!!

    22. Daria –

      great book, thanks

      Fast shipping, great book, thanks!

    23. clalien1 –

      Three Stars

      Teaches method for people who read music.

    24. Darling Clementine –

      Go Lil’ Rev

      Continues Bk. 1. Should be part of a ukulele library. Good for making the instrument accessible. Goes well with Bk 1.

      One person found this helpful

    25. Michael E. Califfsr –

      Uke Book,good one

      These Uke Books are great for beginners and are a logical progression in their use.I find them to be quite easy to learn from and the DVD’s included are a much wanted feature.

    26. Donald –

      Great sequel to book 1. I got a new respect for ukulele from this book. Thanks

      Worthy of his great ukulele book 1.

      One person found this helpful

    27. rjbarr –

      great instruction book

      Shipped fast, great instructional book. Was able to start playing uke right away.

    28. Barbara Dahlberg –

      Five Stars

      Love Little Rev, he is a good teacher with clear instructions and guides.

      One person found this helpful

    29. juanita babcock –

      Five Stars

      Will be using it soon.

    30. lee speiser –

      Five Stars

      Good service, good price

    31. akitaken –

      Five Stars

      well-graded good uke book.

    32. Kindle Customer –

      uke

      This is the book that I have been waiting for it has alot of good stuff inside. Get it now.

      One person found this helpful

    33. Wayne –

      Five Stars

      Good book. Now I have to practice and use the information.

    34. Very Pleased! –

      Wonderful learning tool.

      Wonderful learning tool.

    35. Bob Sullivan –

      NOT FOR DGBE BARITONE UKE!

      It is not mentioned in the description anywhere but this book is NOT for DGBE Baritone tuning!

    36. David Mc –

      The book is ok, the songs are boring and outdated

      New cover on some very old and outdated songs – not too inspiring but you can get some good bits of info from this book

      4 people found this helpful

    37. Amazon Customer –

      Five Stars

      The book is fine.

    38. D. Zanter –

      Ok

      This book is ok. Not too bad for the price, however I was hoping for more “Hawaiian” instructions on how to play the uke.

      3 people found this helpful

    39. rwalker –

      Good for adults, not suitable for children

      Good for adults but not suitable for children due to the subject matter of some of the songs. “I plunged a knife into her breast” (Banks of the Ohio), fighting and drinking (Sloop John B), drinking (Rye Whiskey), going to jail (Pay Me My Money Down). imprisonment (Worried Man Blues), etc. This is the classic material of folk music and nothing wrong with it, but it is not for kids. For my younger uke students, I like Everybody’s Ukulele Method by Ukulele Mike Lynch.

    40. Phillip J. Keller –

      Five Stars

      Good book.

    41. Kayakgirl grl –

      A perfect follow-up to book one.

      I had wanted to learn chord families and picking to play leads and solos and this book covers that in an easy to follow manner.

    42. Jim –

      Finishing Second Book

      I’m not much of a judge of musical method books but I’ve finished book one and almost this second book and I am learning to play the ukulele. I’ve moved on to sheet music for songs that I’m interested in and that is fun. Most of these “method” books use old public domain music that is not very interesting. There are some online sources for specific songs with uke notation for very reasonable prices. Just look for sheet music.I think that both books of this series have been very useful. There is also a “chord finder” book in the series that is probably worth your consideration.Uke on!

      3 people found this helpful

    43. Kimberly –

      Very happy with my purchase

      All the Hal Leonard books I have purchased over the years have been exactly what was described. They are written in a way that makes them easy to understand. They progress from easy to more challenging songs in a logical manner. I will keep buying from this author for years to come.

      3 people found this helpful

    44. M. R. Taylor –

      A lot to learn here, but some missed opportunities.

      After playing through book one of this method in the morning, I took the opportunity to play through book two in the afternoon. The format is the same as book one, and continues where it left off.The Pros, Weakness and Cons for this Ukulele Method:*Continues to have you pluck traditional melodies, learning new keys, notes and bits of theory as you go.*Continues to include traditional notation & tablature for most of the pieces.*Teaches you three major moveable chords, very useful information. The author does not, however, back this up with much practicle application (though there are dozens possible).*Covers hammer-ons, pull-offs and slides, but only provides one piece to reinforce these important techniques.*Covers a few new strumming patterns and techniques: Ragtime & Calypso Patterns and the Five-Finger Roll & Triplet Stroke.*Introduces the chord families of D, Bb and A as well as further exploration of minor keys. At this point, if you’re using this method, you should be used to the fast pace of learning new, sometimes difficult chords.As with the first volume, I think this is an excellent introduction to melodic picking, but does not fully capitolize on the opportunity to add harmonic counterpoint and other techniques of melodic soloing on the instrument. Chording continues to move along at a fast pace, but that is just the author’s approach – though I’d prefer a more gradual approach, with more reinforcement of the principles introduced (a lot of lost opportunity here). However, if you choose this method and follow through with it, you will learn a lot that you can apply to whatever music you choose to learn later on.M Ryan TaylorUkulelePlay.com

      50 people found this helpful

    45. Rex C. Becker –

      Most Effective & Cost Effective Training

      Hal ZLeonard are the best source of instruction. I am a VA patient who uses these quality books for Music Therapy!! I would not use any other brand.

      One person found this helpful

    46. Dale R. Palmer –

      Great Way to Start

      I like the size of the printed music and the fact that it has tablature along with the melody line and also the ukulele chords (and words). It is easy to follow, well written, and a quality book to get started. I play guitar so the chords and strumming came easily. This book starts with melody playing and helps me learn the location of the notes on the strings. It is a quality product. I also bought book 1. Together they cover most of the commonly used keys.

      5 people found this helpful

    47. Pretzelcityusa –

      Love Lil Rev!!

      Lil Rev is an excellent teacher, so you can’t go wrong with any of his books. They are fun and user friendly.

      One person found this helpful

    48. Jim Hickey –

      Good follow up from Book 1

      Good follow up from book 1, however, you really have to have a good grasp of ALL the material in Book 1 before diving into this. Lots of theory is covered and it’s pacing is good. I teach a lot of youngsters and prefer not to teach them in method books with TAB. I get around this by not telling them how to read it HAHA! If there was a TAB free versions of this book I would give it 5 stars.

      11 people found this helpful

    49. Steplander –

      Needs a better song selection

      I use this book to teach my students.I wish it didn’t have so many religious based songs, but beyond the need for a better song selection it’s a good lesson book.

      2 people found this helpful

    50. Lisa –

      Like Method Book 1

      Like Method Book 1, I was skeptical about this method book, but this was just a reminder to me to not judge a book by its size. Every page of this 50 page book is chock full of lessons and songs that progress as you learn. This is a MUST for a new ukulele player.

      2 people found this helpful

    51. Jackson Dunes –

      A Really Good Start

      I bought both books in this series and they really offer a good start. Simple and basic instructions in an easy to follow format. The books are a little over-sized but that makes them easy to read. The songs are presented in both notation and tab so even a novice can play songs right away.

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    52. Lilly G –

      Four Stars

      Fine

      One person found this helpful

    53. Uncle Kimo –

      Reference book

      If you have some background already with music and or the ukulele this will be of some help. Always good to have to refer back to when the old memory fades.

    54. October –

      Only book. No CD.

      Some of the reviews stated this book had a CD that came with it but it doesn’t. Other than that it is a great book.

    55. Gina –

      simple way to learn uke

      bought the method books 1 and 2 and the easy songs book. super easy to follow and learn. reasonably priced.

      One person found this helpful

    56. William –

      Four Stars

      Good book for beginners

      One person found this helpful

    57. Ranger –

      Just what I needed

      The book is a continuation of book one (e.g., more cords, great new strumming and finger picking styles, additional songs, etc.). Along with the CD, it’s just fantastic for teaching what you need to know. It’s an essential tool for a beginner like me.

    58. ShannyBanany –

      Great learning tool!

      We had such great luck with Book 1, we ordered Book 2 and lessons are coming along wonderfully. I also ordered Easy Songs for Ukulele Supplementary Songbook, which my 11 yo daughter LOVES. These books were recommended by her instructor – highly reecommend!

      One person found this helpful

    59. Renee Hoffman –

      Hal Leonard is the best

      I started with the Hal Leonard Uke Method book 1. so the book 2 continues. Movable chords and continuation of learning new chords with songs.

    60. Ed The Techy –

      Great for learning the Uke

      I bought all the books in the series. Great for learning the Uke. This is just such a fun instrument. Much easier then playing the guitar.

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    Alfred’s Drum Method, Bk 2

    $10.00     Buy now

    Alfred’s Drum Method, Bk 2

    $10.00

    SKU: 0882847945 Category:

    14 reviews for Alfred’s Drum Method, Bk 2

    1. Amazon Customer –

      Five Stars

      exactly as “advertised” Easy to follow

    2. Richard W. Grout –

      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

    3. MkcMkc –

      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.

    4. Subhash P. –

      Five Stars

      Super Book

    5. Carolyn –

      Torn cover

      Item was supposed to be new but arrived with 1/4 of the front cover missing.

    6. mollygirl –

      School required!

      Thanks for carrying this. School required. Student reports good results from use.

    7. DT –

      Drum Traning Book

      Useful

    8. H Rhode –

      Good price

      My son uses this for school. The price was good.

    9. Matthew T Kenney –

      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.

    10. Jayden –

      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!

    11. Kevin Hall –

      Good stuff

      Great book for teaching kids or for refreshing your reading skills.

    12. NY customer –

      Five Stars

      Quick delivery and item as expected. Thank you.

    13. MMH –

      Five Stars

      Good book

    14. James A. Root –

      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.

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