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Book Recommendations for Intermediate Piano 

Today I have some book recommendations for intermediate piano. I always like to teach using a couple of different books for each student. Here are some books I’ve been using recently:

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Book Recommendations for Beginner Piano Part 4

If you’re a piano teacher you’ve already noticed all the books available to use for teaching. Actually, you probably haven’t noticed them all and are most likely using books you yourself used as a child. When I first started teaching, I did the same exact thing. Throughout the years I've grown to have my own favorites books to use with my students. I’m here to share some more books that I use with my beginner students. Most of these books I’ll share with you today I use as add-ons to the Piano Adventure Lesson books by Nancy and Randall Faber. Here are some of the books:

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Rainbow keys: a fun tool for teaching the groups of 2 and 3 black piano keys

I'm excited to announce my new product for sale: Rainbow Keys – a fun and educational tool designed to help beginner piano students identify the groups of 2 and 3 black keys. These colorful black key covers are perfect for assisting young students in recognizing patterns on the piano keyboard.

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Book Recommendations for Beginner Piano Part 3: Supplemental books

When it comes to beginner piano students, I tend to use The Piano Adventures Piano Method by Nancy and Randall Faber. I like to pair this method with other books to reinforce my students' note reading and to help them understand different rhythms.

This list will show you some of the books my students have enjoyed learning from and books which I find well-written and great for teaching.

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