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PIANO

pop arrangements

*Suggested levels based on Faber Method

Old Town Road - Lil Nas X (2A - arr. Espinoza)
Believer - Imagine Dragons (2A - arr. Espinoza)
We Don't Talk About Bruno - Encanto (2A - arr. Espinoza)
I'm Still Standing - from Sing (2A - arr. Espinoza)
Hedwig's Theme - from Harry Potter (2A - arr. Faber)
Hedwig's Theme - from Harry Potter (5 - arr. Faber)

Music for hard-to-please students

Student Savers: these pieces are recommended for students who might be losing interest. Careful not to assign these too often, as, musically speaking, they are not the most sophisticated. However, they just might motivate a tough-to-please student.

The Enchanted Climb (2A - Daniel McFarlane)
Secret Agent (2A - Daniel McFarlane)
Dwarf Army (2A - Daniel McFarlane)
Blackdragon (2A - Daniel McFarlane)
Dragon Escape (2A - Daniel McFarlane)
Off the Beat (2A - Daniel McFarlane)
Sleeping Dragon (2A - Daniel McFarlane)
Truckin' (2B - Daniel McFarlane)
Nitro (2B - Daniel McFarlane)
Loneliness (2B - Daniel McFarlane)
Winter's Day (2B - Daniel McFarlane)
Mist (3A - Daniel McFarlane)
Steppin' Out (3A - Daniel McFarlane)
Robowars (3B - Daniel McFarlane)
Urban Beat (3B - Daniel McFarlane)
Nitro Ver. 2 (3B - Daniel McFarlane)
First Strike (4 - Daniel McFarlane)
Somewhere Beyond (4 - Daniel McFarlane)
Out on the Town (4 - Daniel McFarlane)
Monsoon (4 - Daniel McFarlane)
Fairytale (4 - Daniel McFarlane)

Halloween music

Halloween Collection 1 (Faber 1A - 2B; Daniel McFarlane)
​Halloween Collection 2 (Faber 2A - 3B; Daniel McFarlane)
Halloween Collection 3 (Faber 3A - 4; Daniel McFarlane)
Halloween Collection 4 (Faber 3A - 5; Daniel McFarlane)

Games + Apps

Games
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Frog and Snake (5-7 years old)
​Note Ninja (5-8 years old)​
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Apps
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Piano Adventures Player - accompanies Piano Adventures series (highly recommend)
Flash Note Derby - iPad/iPhone App (12 and under; highly recommend!)
Read Ahead - Sight Reading iPad App (7 and up)
Piano Maestro - Sight Reading App (all ages)

faber supplments

- Black Key Group of Two and Three (print and cut for first lesson game)
- Colored Stars for Twinkle Twinkle (My First Piano Adventures book A)

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