Faber's Adult Piano Adventures vs Alfred's Basic Adult Course - Piano Method Comparison

May I ask what grade does it equivalent to abrsm if I finish the alfred ones and the faber ones?? Thank you.

There is now a piano app, Piano Marvel, that goes along with the Alfred 1 and 2 books. The app and the Alfred books together makes Alfred a clear winner.

I have them both to work out of. I'm an adult beginner 🔰

helpful, thank you!

Love the video... Can I ask what watch you are wearing?

Hmm I guess I'll do both.

Thank you. My teacher likes the Alfred book and I do like those chords.

I just bought both lol happy 🎹 practicing!

Thank you so much!!! I love these videos that review piano books and play the songs. It helps us newbies so much!!! :o)

Sounds a bit like a choice between waffles or pancakes. Still have to mix up the same batter, just a matter of whether you like crunchy or smooth.
I prefer crunchy myself....

Thank you for your amazing video

I'm in the last quarter of the Alfred's and one major gripe I had was when I hit page 89- Bow the man down! HOLY!!!!!!!!! This is the first point in the book (page 89 out of 144) where you begin to learn independence in both hands. The melody for the first time is totally off rhythm from the left hand and you've suddenly wondered what you have been doing the last 88 pages. I don't know if Piano Adventures accomplishes this sooner but I sure hope so

Thanks a lot for your advice , i have started Alfred All in one Adult Basic Course Level 1, i find it useful as it also teaches sight reading, but i need to have a mix of both pop and classical music , so Should I refer Fabers after completing Alfred Adult Basic Course Level 1, and secondly for sight reading and finger exercises is it required to refer supplementary books if yes which are those books. Thanks once again from India

Which one do you recommend for someone whose target is Jazz?

Thank you very much fir your critique of these books. Most helpful, I will probably lean toward Faber.

I love this channel! It is so useful for a teacher! 🎹
I’m learning a lot myself.
Thank you for your content

Thank you so much! I think I have decided on piano adventure s!

Thank you for your valuable service. I have been learning music for over three years as a retired adult and my teachers have kept me with children's books. I think I am going to persuade them to let me try an adult version. I feel so unmotivated but really want to pursue my lifelong dream of mastering the piano and playing my favourite hymns. Thanks again.

Thank you for the great content. Any thoughts on how Faber uses the left hand position with the thumb on middle c vs. I learned to have my left hand no. 5 on c an octave lower? My mother learned playing (the organ) with her left hand thumb on middle c a lifetime ago. Are there pros and cons to either approach?

I just got the Faber's and love it and seems far better to me because I want to have a solid start and like both clasical and popular. Any way, the book is just part of the learning resources, these days with so many good online resources and software.

I found Fabers approach boring and too simply. The price is also very high (€33). I prefer after having compared with Faber, Thompson and Hal and some German books, Alfred’s All in one course.
I am very scary of handkoordination as a beginner but Alfreds has a slow approach. 😅 For me, Alfreds is best choice.

faber sounds so interesting too bad i can't find the book here locally

nice

thanks for the info. I got stuck in the middle of alfred's book, so I'll try the faber's boook

Awesome video. Thank you so much !!

So I bought the Faber books on kindle and I'm just waiting for my digital piano to arrive! My concern was looking for a method that will develop both hand coordination equally and from your review that will not be an issue with the Faber course. I feel I might finish these 2 books quickly because I have a musical background in playing the violin for 10 years up until college. However, I haven't played or studied any music for the last 10 years. I'm just so excited to finally have the time and money to invest in learning to play the piano as an adult! Thanks for the review!

Very good review (I used both books and watched quite a few reviews as well)

Love the Alfred program. Still the only series that comes with an ear training book to turn on your hearing sense and train you to play by ear as well as the notes.

Hello,

After watching your videos I am thinking about buying Faber book. I am more into learning proper techniques and reasons why things are what they are. It helps you understand the context of what are you planing to play/write.

I do have 2 questions tho.
1. You compare first book of Alfred and Faber. But how does it compare with the rest of the course. Alfred have another 2 after level 1, so maybe in your opinion, considering the whole course, the 3 level Alfred course is better then Faber 2 level course, because maybe in the second one they catch up with techniques. Or maybe after 2 lvl Faber you recommend to switch to 3 lvl Alfred. Or Piano adventures Is generally better for someone who want more in-depth piano,music knowledge?

2. At the moment I was able to afford to buy yamaha psr e373 keyboard. No weight on the keys but they are touch sensitive. I have a good sustain pedal too. Do you think the Faber book is still good for me or you recommend something else. Will those 61 keys will be a problem with the books really fast? Or they are not using all the octaves at the same time straight away?

Thank you very much for very informative video. :)

thanks

That is to answer. When you are starting out you want to here and play thing you are failure with or have had. I a beginner.

I loved the adult course, i’ll be forever in gratitude

I'm at the end of Alfred's but I still feel there's gaps in my knowledge...would it hurt to buy piano adventures and work through it or should I stick to 1 format? Good comparison video btw I've added a like 👍

Great content !!!

Great channel. I appreciate the calm and relaxed way of explaining things.

Liked and subbed. 🙂👍🏻

Thanks a lot

Hey just found your channel and have been binging your videos, love the content!!

Oh man! Thanks for sharing your experience about the first chapter of Faber's book . I was also wondering the same. Everywhere online I found that Faber is a preferred book in terms of pace and completeness, but man reading the first chapter as a complete beginner just confused and overwhelmed me. I thought this is what the pace is going to be in the entire book. Well I will keep your advise in mind while going through Faber.

Once again thanks for this detailed analysis.

Also, can you review Bastien Adult? The structure and order of topics is similar to Alfred, but the music difficulty doesn't increase as quickly.

As a self learner who has worked about 1/2 to 2/3 the way through each of these books, I found the structure and order of Alfred easier to follow.

Thanks. I've bought a Yamaha Arius 164 and I've purchased both to don't be wrong. I'm learning jumping from one to another depending on how much time I have to practise.

Perfect timing for me...I just got both those books today. Great review of both books.

Can you do a review on the “John Thompson Modern Course for the piano” series? It has 5 books. What abrsm level would you say it goes up to?

And can you compare it to the “John Thompson Adult Piano Course”?

I really enjoy your "reviews/comparisons/whatever" of the different piano methods books. I do not wish to sound "picky," but your video title reads Alfred's Basic Adult Course, yet the book you displayed is the Alfred's Adult All in one Course. I have both series of Alfred's along with the Faber's Adult Piano Adventures. It seems that I have a collection of piano methods books! ha I have been taught from Alfred's but never from Faber's, so I bought several methods books to compare. I am beginning in Level 2 of the Alfred's Adult All in one Course books. I agree that the contents of each series are similar, yet different (if that makes sense). In my lessons, I have been taught primarily by note-reading, but it seems that I have never been taught to learn/understand the connection between note-reading and chords. When I see a piece of music, I see notes and not chords. ha The information is in Alfred's but it has not been brought to my attention. It's almost that I must learn such by "osmosis." ha Slowly, I am beginning to have those "aha" moments in recognizing chords within the music. I'm sorry; I didn't mean to go on and on. Again, I really appreciate your videos!! I'm looking forward to more of your comparisons. Thanks!!