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Lesson Books (Current)
Faber and Faber: Level 2B, 2nd Ed p.10+11 - Cross-Hand Arpeggios (qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 2B, 2nd Ed p.10+11 - Cross-Hand Arpeggios (qn=132)
Faber and Faber: Level 2B, 2nd Ed p.9 - Sounds from the Gumdrop Factory (qn=80)
Faber and Faber: Level 2B, 2nd Ed p.9 - Sounds from the Gumdrop Factory (qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 2B, 2nd Ed p.8 - Almost Like a Dream (qn=76)
Faber and Faber: Level 2B, 2nd Ed p.8 - Almost Like a Dream (qn=92)
Faber and Faber: Level 2B, 2nd Ed p.7 - Captain Hook's Rockin' Party (qn=126)


Performance Pieces (Current)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 22 The Clock Strikes Thirteen (no dynamics, qn=90)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 22 The Clock Strikes Thirteen (qn=90)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 22 The Clock Strikes Thirteen (qn=108)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 11 Awesome Creatures (student part, qn=104)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 11 Awesome Creatures (both parts, qn=104)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 11 Awesome Creatures (2x, 2nd x with rhythm, qn=104)


Performance Books (Current)


Performance Pieces - other (Current)


Theory Books (Current)


Popular Repertoire Books (Current)


Lesson Books (non-Faber books) (Current)


Christmas (Current)
Traditional: Play-along - Jingle Bells (qn=80)
Traditional: Play-along - Jingle Bells (qn=100)


Johnny Marks: Play-along - Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (qn=80)
Johnny Marks: Play-along - Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer (qn=100)




Past links...


Lesson Books (prior)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed p.54 - Jazz Blast (student part, qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed p.54 - Jazz Blast (both parts, qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed p.54 - Jazz Blast (both parts, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed p.54 - Jazz Blast (both parts, qn=144)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed p.54 - Jazz Blast (both parts, qn=160)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed p.54 - Jazz Blast (bass and drums, qn=152)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed p.54 - Jazz Blast (bass and drums, qn=160)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed p.54 - Jazz Blast (both parts, qn=184)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 53 In an Old Castle (student part, qn=96)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 53 In an Old Castle (both parts, qn=96)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 50 Sword Dance (student part, qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 50 Sword Dance (both parts, qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 50 Sword Dance (both parts, qn=138)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 43 Peter Pan's Flight (student part, qn=80)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 43 Peter Pan's Flight (student part, qn=100)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 43 Peter Pan's Flight (student part, qn=120)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 42 Cheers for A Chords (qn=108)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 40 The Queen's Royal Entrance (qn=96)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 35 Cheers for D Chords (qn=100)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 35 Cheers for D Chords (qn=120)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 32 Storms on Saturn (qn=82)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 32 Storms on Saturn (qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 30 Our Detective Agency (student part, qn=80)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 30 Our Detective Agency (student part, qn=96)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 30 Our Detective Agency (both parts, qn=96)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 26 I Am The King (qn=96)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 24 Ode To Joy (qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 24 Ode To Joy (qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 24 Ode To Joy (qn=120)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 23 The Elf's Silver Hammer (qn=92)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A (2nd Ed) - page 23 The Elf's Silver Hammer (in G Position, qn=92)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 14 A Minuet for Mr. Bach's Children (student part, qn=88)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 13 Leftover Popcorn (student part, qn=80)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 13 Leftover Popcorn (student part, qn=100)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 13 Leftover Popcorn (student part, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 13 Skip to My Lou (both parts, qn=120)


Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 12 Skip to My Lou (student part, qn=80)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 12 Skip to My Lou (student part, qn=100)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 12 Skip to My Lou (student part, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 2A, 2nd Ed page 12 Skip to My Lou (both parts, qn=120)


Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 58 Dinosaur Stomp (qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 58 Dinosaur Stomp (qn=108)


Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 57 Warm-up in G (qn=80)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 57 Warm-up in G (qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 57 Chords in G (qn=80)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 57 Chords in G (qn=108)


Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (student part, qn=100)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (student part, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (student part, qn=140)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (student part, qn=160)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (student part, qn=180)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (student part, qn=200)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (both parts, qn=100)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (both parts, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (both parts, qn=140)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (both parts, qn=160)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (both parts, qn=180)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 56 Bongo Drummers (both parts, qn=200)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 54 Shepherd's Song (qn=92)


Faber and Faber: Level 1, 2nd Ed page 53 Jazzy Joe (qn=98)
Faber and Faber: Level 1, 2nd Ed page 53 Jazzy Joe (qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 1, 2nd Ed page 53 Jazzy Joe (qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1, 2nd Ed page 53 Jazzy Joe (qn=180)
Faber and Faber: Level 1, 2nd Ed page 52 London Symphony (qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1, 2nd Ed page 52 London Symphony (qn=144)


Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 50 My Pony (student part, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 50 My Pony (both parts, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 50 My Pony (both parts, qn=144)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 47 Girl/Boy on a Bicycle (qn=100)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 46 Two-Note March (qn=92)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 45 Scarf Dance (qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 45 Scarf Dance (qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 45 Scarf Dance (qn=160)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 44 Boogie on Broadway (student part, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 44 Boogie on Broadway (both parts, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 44 Boogie on Broadway (student part, qn=184)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 43 Party Song (qn=92)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 43 Party Song (qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 43 Party Song (qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 43 Party Song (qn=160)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 25 The Juggler (qn=100)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 25 The Juggler (qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 25 The Juggler (qn=140)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 25 The Juggler (qn=160)


Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 23 Mozart's Five Names (qn=140)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 22 C's Rock! (qn=140)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 21 Li'l Liza Jane (qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 21 Li'l Liza Jane (qn=108)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 21 Li'l Liza Jane (qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 21 Li'l Liza Jane (qn=140)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 18 Skipping in Space (student part, qn=xxx)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 17 Young Hunter (student part, qn=xxx)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 16 Classic Dance (student part, qn=xxx)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 15 The Haunted Mouse (student part, qn=xxx)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 12 Ferris Wheel (student part, qn=72)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 12 Ferris Wheel (student part, qn=92)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 12 Ferris Wheel (both parts, qn=92)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 12 Ferris Wheel (both parts, qn=109)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 11 Sailing in the Sun (qn=66)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 11 Sailing in the Sun (qn=76)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 11 Sailing in the Sun (qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 11 Sailing in the Sun (qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 11 Sailing in the Sun (qn=160)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 10 Little River (student part, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 10 Little River (student part, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 10 Little River (both parts, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 8 Firefly (student part, qn=60)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 8 Firefly (student part, qn=76)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 8 Firefly (student part, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 8 Firefly (both parts, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 8 Firefly (student part, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level 1 (2nd Ed) - page 8 Firefly (both parts, qn=120)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 64 Wild, Windy Day (student part, qn=100)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 64 Wild, Windy Day (both parts, qn=100)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 64 Wild, Windy Day (student part, qn=120)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 64 Wild, Windy Day (both parts, qn=120)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 64 Wild, Windy Day (both parts, qn=140)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 64 Wild, Windy Day (both parts, qn=170)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 64 Wild, Windy Day (both parts, qn=200)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 62 Mama's Bakin' Apple Pie (student part, qn=100)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 62 Mama's Bakin' Apple Pie (both parts, qn=100)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 62 Mama's Bakin' Apple Pie (student part, qn=120)
Faber: Level Primer (Book C) - page 62 Mama's Bakin' Apple Pie (both parts, qn=120)
Tchaikovsky: Level Primer (Book C) - page 60 Tchaikovsky's Waltz (student part, qn=76)
Tchaikovsky: Level Primer (Book C) - page 60 Tchaikovsky's Waltz (student part, qn=92)
Tchaikovsky: Level Primer (Book C) - page 60 Tchaikovsky's Waltz (both parts, qn=92)
Tchaikovsky: Level Primer (Book C) - page 60 Tchaikovsky's Waltz (student part, qn=120)
Tchaikovsky: Level Primer (Book C) - page 60 Tchaikovsky's Waltz (both parts, qn=120)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 79 Katie's Dog Tucker (student part, qn=60)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 79 Katie's Dog Tucker (both parts, qn=60)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 79 Katie's Dog Tucker (student part, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 79 Katie's Dog Tucker (both parts, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 77 My R.H. C Scale (student part, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 77 My R.H. C Scale (both parts, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 76 My L.H. C Scale (student part, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 76 My L.H. C Scale (both parts, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 72 Oh I Love Snack Time (student part, qn=60)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 72 Oh I Love Snack Time (student part, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 70 Wish I Were A Fish (student part, qn=88)
Faber and Faber: Level Primer (Book A) - page 70 Wish I Were A Fish (both parts, qn=88)


Theory Books (Prior)


Performance Books (Prior)
Performance Pieces (Prior)


Other




Here are some VIDEO clips to check out...

BRAND/SOURCE TITLE LENGTH
Science Channel: How It's Made - Pianos 9:40
Kawai: Making Of A Kawai Grand Piano, Part 1 9:17
Steinway: The Making of a Steinway -
A Steinway & Sons Factory Tour Narrated by John Steinway
8:33
Baldwin: The Making Of A Baldwin Piano Video: Pianos Made In America 7:23
Schimmel: Schimmel Pianos - made in Braunschweig 19:49





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