Accelerated Piano Adventures, Book 1, Lesson Book: For the Older Beginner
Part of the well-regarded Faber Piano Adventures series, this first book is aimed squarely at older beginners who want to get to grips with the piano without feeling patronised by material designed for children. It covers the building blocks you'd expect: core rhythms, the full grand staff, and both C and G positions. What makes it worth your time is the song selection. Rather than a parade of nursery tunes, you get a genuinely varied repertoire spanning folk, classical, and original pieces. Highlights include 'Amazing Grace', 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', 'Camptown Races', and more inventive titles like 'Bus Stop Boogie', 'Chinese Dragon', and 'Dreamscape'. There's real personality here. Short pieces sit alongside slightly meatier ones, which keeps practice sessions feeling fresh. The progression is steady without being sluggish, and the pacing suits someone returning to the instrument as much as a true first-timer. It's a practical, well-structured introduction that respects the learner's intelligence while keeping things genuinely approachable.
- Author: Nancy Faber
- Publisher: Faber Piano Adventures
- Genre: Music
- ISBN: 978-1616772055
- Pages: 95 pages