PreTime Piano Series

by Nancy and Randall Faber

The Faber & Faber PreTime Piano series offers enjoyable piano arrangements of familiar melodies for fun, motivation and progress. Each book in the series contains a different style of music: Popular, Favorites, Children's Songs, Rock 'n Roll, Jazz & Blues, Classics, and Hymns.

PreTime Piano POPULAR
(FF1042)

This is an exciting collection of popular hits including:  It's A Small World; Part of Your World from The Little Mermaid; Right Here Waiting; I Just Can't Wait To Be King from The Lion King; If I Only Had A Brain from The Wizard Of Oz; Bye Bye Blackbird; and Groove Tune. Sample page below:

PreTime Piano FAVORITES
(FF1012)

These are well-loved folk songs including: Hush Little baby; Pop! Goes The Weasel; Row Row Row Your Boat; The Muffin Man; Yankee Doodle; Ten Little Indians; Alouette; Shoo Fly; Baa Baa Black Sheep; The Wheel On The Bus; London Bridge.

PreTime Piano CHILDREN'S SONGS
(FF1032)

This is a variety of charming and humorous tunes including: Winnie The Pooh from Pooh and the Honey Tree; On Top Of Spaghetti; Bingo; Happy Birthday To You; The Dwarf's Song (The Silly Song); A-Tisket A-Tasket; Mail Myself To You; The Train Song.

PreTime Piano ROCK 'N ROLL
(FF1107)

A fun way to work on rhythm, these original rock and roll tunes are written just for kids. Songs include: Old MacDonald Had To Rock; Hard Rock Candy; Rockin' In Your Socks; Engine Number Nine; Celebrate With Rock 'n Roll!; Pebbles, Stones and Rocks; Recess Rock; Rockin' On The Soccer Field.

PreTime Piano JAZZ & BLUES
(FF1047)

Written especially for children, this collection of jazz/blues songs include imaginative lyrics which convey the blues spirit of life's ups and downs. Songs include: Ice Cream Blues; Dinosaur Stomp; Hound Dog Blues; Penguin Blues; Jazz Walk; Jazz Man; So Many Toys (So Little Time To Play); Cool Breeze Walk; A Fishy Story; The King Of Hearts.

PreTime Piano CLASSICS
(FF1017)

Older children and adults will enjoy these familiar classical themes including: Ode To Joy (from the 9th Symphony); Morning (from Peer Gynt Suite, Grieg); Bridal Chorus (from the opera Lohengrin), Wagner; Theme from the "London" Symphony, Hayden; Trumpet Voluntary, Clarke; A Little Night Music (Eine Kleine Nachtmusik), Mozart; Shepherd's Song ("Pastoral" from Symphony No. 6), Beethoven.

PreTime Piano HYMNS
(FF1028)

This is a beautiful collection of songs of faith including: The B.I.B.L.E; Whisper A Prayer; Jesus Wants Me For A Sunbeam; Deep And Wide; God Is So Good; I've Got The Joy, Joy, Joy; Oh How I Love Jesus; Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow.

PreTime Piano CHRISTMAS
(FF1015)

Favorite Christmas carols arranged for the young beginner. No eighth notes or dotted rhythms are used and the hands remain in Middle C Position.  Contents include: Jolly Old Saint Nicholas, Jingle Bells, Good King Wenceslas, Away in a Manger, We Three Kings of Orient Are, Up On the Housetop, Over the River and Through the Woods, Silent Night, I Saw Three Ships

More about Faber & Faber books

PreTime Piano can be used in conjunction with Faber & Faber's Piano Adventures, an innovative method series enjoying an unprecedented response from students and teachers across North America.

In fact, the Fabers have developed an entire supplementary series at graded levels which correlate with their method books. Each level in the series offers numerous styles to choose from including Popular, Favorites, Classics, Rock 'n Roll and more:

Come by the store for more information on these wonderful books. Or you can visit the Faber & Faber website at www.pianoteaching.com.