Instructor Resources

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)
This is Me - from The Greatest Showman (2A - arr. Chrissy Ricker)
Green Hill Zone - from Sonic the Hedgehog (3A - arr. Chrissy Ricker)
Mission Impossible Theme - from Mission Impossible (3A - 5/4 time signature!)
Super Mario Bros. Duet - Four Hands (3A - arr. Chrissy Ricker)
Wet Hands Duet - from Minecraft (3A - arr. Chrissy Ricker)
Peaches - from Super Mario Movie (3A - w/ 16th notes)
Super Mario Bros. Medley (3B/4 - w 16h notes)
Avengers Theme (3B/4 - w 16th notes)
Hedwig's Theme - from Harry Potter (5 - arr. Faber)
In Dreams - from Lord of the Rings (5 - arr. Chrissy Ricker)
Maple Leaf Rag (5 - simplified arrangement)
Pure Imagination - from Willy Wonka  (Advanced - arr. Mark Klett)

Chrissy Ricker Library (Musicnotes.com)

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 supplEments

- 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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