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LOL seems the last month or so we are all slacking! I will be very happy when I catch up to you guys!
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Michael Taylor, where are you up to in 3A?
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Hello fellow classmates! I'm new to this method book series but am starting with the Accelerated PA Book 2 for revision. Good luck to everyone and honestly people, start posting some of your renditions!
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I haven't touched it in a while! I'm going to jump back into the books this week. I have played several pieces from the 3a Performance Book.
Piano obsession started November 2010. Ragtime Butcher Kayserburg U123
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I'm new to this method book series but am starting with the Accelerated PA Book 2 for revision.
I just started reading this book (lesson book) last night... I got a question on page 9: How should I play the red circled measure? is it the same as: right hand: 1/8 note, 1/4 rest, 1/8 note left hand: 1/8 rest, 1/8 note, 1/8 note, 1/8 rest? Thanks for any pointers!
Last edited by Wish4 Thing; 04/17/12 07:09 PM. Reason: As ragtimefordrones pointed out below, I confused left and right;)
Faber Lesson Book 4/Beyer Op.101/Czerny Op. 599 ╮ (. ❛ ᴗ ❛.) ╭ Self-studied Alfred Adult AIO Level 1; Faber Accelerated Lesson Book 2; Faber 3A/B My Recordings
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I got a question on page 9: How should I play the red circled measure? is it the same as: left hand: 1/8 note, 1/4 rest, 1/8 note right hand: 1/8 rest, 1/8 note, 1/8 note, 1/8 rest? I think you confused your left and right but other than that yes! I think that is the general idea! Don't forget the stylistic indication, though. keep your wrists light and play the notes evenly
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I think you confused your left and right but other than that yes! I think that is the general idea! Don't forget the stylistic indication, though. keep your wrists light and play the notes evenly oops... thanks for correction! it's been a long day Anyway, that notation doesn't look very clear to me... is it common?
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Not terribly common, but not entirely uncommon. It's expressing a single figure of four eighth notes divided between two hands. You will find this and other kind of indications at times that go outside the typical realm of treble clef RH notes and, completely separate, bass clef LH notes.
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I think it was used in this case to make reading easier, but nevertheless I find it strange to just beam all the 1/8 notes together.
Great for sight reading at tempo though.
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I'm in the middle of Adult Piano Adventures book 1. I plan to advance quickly (ha!), but it's good to know y'all are here if get stumped by Faber.
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Welcome everyone!
I'm in Accelerated 1 for the moment. (being swtiched soon by my teacher...)
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I'm glad I'm not the only one slacking on the Faber stuff lately! I was home sick today and yesterday and learned a couple more pieces from the Faber Developing Artist Piano Lit Book 1. And I got through maybe two pages of the Faber Adult Book 2. I'm really near the end but I've been distracted with an Easy Piano Lord of the Rings piece and Chopin's Prelude in E Minor No. 4. They're both a bit above me so they took a long time, but I've got them down fairly well now, (you can hear the recordings from the link in my sig). I really need to get back to my Faber book because I would like to begin and complete 3A this year, and I should probably start working on Christmas music soon if I'm going to have it ready in time.
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Thanks, PianoStudent88 and ragtimefordrones. Not terribly common, but not entirely uncommon..... You will find this and other kind of indications at times that go outside the typical realm of treble clef RH notes and, completely separate, bass clef LH notes. I think it was used in this case to make reading easier, but nevertheless I find it strange to just beam all the 1/8 notes together.
Great for sight reading at tempo though. I'm so used to reading treble and bass line for RH and LH separately and independently. All of a sudden, they put them together, it actually made it more difficult for me to understand...:) It wasn't clear to me when I play the first 1/8 on left hand, should my right hand rest or continue holding the key... that was the confusion I had... Now the confusion is cleared, thanks again!
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On Friday I'm being swtiched from Faber to one of the ALfred books level 2 or 3 (regular series though.) My teacher is more comfortable with them and hopes to stop me from modifying all the songs! LOL Fabers arrangements just don't sound right and I keep correnting them as I go. I'll still come and bug you guys though! I will still use the performance, and pop lit. ones to play out of.
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Interesting -- the Fabers' arrangements are supposed to be one of the strengths of the books: that students like the music. Can you say what in general doesn't sound right? Harmony? Rhythm? Something else?
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I can give an example of one that is driving me crazy right now. In Ode to Joy, in the opening phrase (left hand) the last measure is written as: qe, qd, hd. It normally is written as: dotted qe, 8thd, hd. We had to write that into all of mine. It drove me nuts.
I do like the songs they have, I just can't stand the arrangements! LOL
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Ah yes, the dread "we've taught all the notes for this, but not the rhythms, so we'll write it with the wrong rhythm." I'd be interested to know if you find more of the same in Alfred -- it seems to come with the territory of the earlier stages of method books. There were a few like this in Alfred Adult All-In-One book 1.
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Oh ugh that is not good! That means there is more of it no matter the method.. ahhhhhh! LOL Just kidding...
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I am still working diligently on Book 1. I am on the last song in the book "Banuwa". Then there is a review piece then book 2.
I am excited to be almost finished with book 1, although it has taken me a lot longer than I expected. I am happy with my progress and ready for the adventures of book 2.
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Oh exciting! Congrats! I'm still in Faber for the meantime. My piano teacher had a death in the family so no lessons for awhile. So I'm just enjoying playing through some of the Faber songs and working on my recital peice.
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