Famous Hits for Older Beginners, Carefully Arranged for Success.*Accelerated Piano Adventures: Popular Repertoire Book 1 brings familiar music into the hands of late beginners and adult learners. Designed to complement Accelerated Lesson Book 1, this collection features engaging popular tunes that are accessible, educational, and fun to play.**Well-Known Melodies That Inspire Practice.*From cinematic favorites like Star Wars, Hedwig’s Theme, and In Dreams to beloved classics such as Over the Rainbow and What a Wonderful World, these arrangements offer real-world musical appeal while reinforcing essential concepts from the main method book.**Ideal for Older Beginners and Adult Learners.*With thoughtful pacing and supportive notation, this book suits teens, returning adults, and motivated younger students in accelerated programs. Pieces use both hands and promote rhythm, sight-reading, and dynamic control through recognizable repertoire.**A Great Music Teacher Resource or Gift for Pianists.*Perfect as a supplement in the studio or a gift for pianists eager to play familiar songs early in their journey. This book provides confidence-building content that blends learning and joy.**Songs Included:*Fiddler on the Roof * Hedwig’s Theme * In Dreams * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * Over the Rainbow * Soak Up the Sun * Star Wars (Main Theme) * Video * What a Wonderful World. The husband and wife team Nancy and Randall Faber are internationally known as authors of the Piano Adventures teaching method and over two hundred publications for the piano. They recently founded the Faber Piano Institute in Ann Arbor, MI, where they live with their daughter Vivian. Nancy Faber, who was named "Distinguished Composer of the Year" by the Music Teachers National Association, enjoys a busy schedule of commissions for the concert stage in addition to her educational composing. Recent commissions include "The Snow Queen" for narrator and orchestra, "The Picture My Imagination Has Painted" for Flute Quartet and Piano, and "Trio for Flute, Saxophone and Piano". Her pieces have been heard on U.S. public radio and network television. She studied composition with Joan Tower, William Albright, and British composer Nicholas Maw; piano studies were at the Eastman School and Michigan State University. Randall Faber has toured Korea, Taiwan, Canada and the United Kingdom. He was master teacher for both the World Conference on Piano Pedagogy and the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy. He gave recitals in St. Louis, Ann Arbor, as Convention Artist for the North Dakota Music Teachers, and performed as Visiting Artist at the University of Michigan, University of Southern Mississippi, Saginaw State University, and numerous universities throughout South Korea. He was featured clinician for the Nebraska Music Teachers, the Florida Music Teachers and the Pennsylvania Music Teachers Convention, and recently presented his research at the 9th International Conference on Motivation in Lisbon, Portugal. Dr. Faber holds three degrees from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. from Vanderbilt University. The Fabers advocate piano study not only for personal expression and performance success, but also as a vehicle for the student's creative and cognitive development. Their philosophy is reflected in their writing, their public appearances, and in their own tea Used Book in Good Condition