Imagine settling at the piano, fingers like spoons, stirring scales until they glisten. Term 1, with Piano Adventures Scale and Chord Book 1, will introduce you to a palette of five-finger patterns, simple major scales and triads — the sweet and essential foundation. Using Faber’s ACE-informed, sequential approach, each short study blends aural work, hands-on technique and playful improvisation so reading and rhythm become deliciously inevitable.
In Term 2, Book 2 deepens mood and color: two- and three-octave scales, dominant sevenths and chord inversions arrive like layered flavours. You’ll practise mindful repetition, ear-training games and ensemble duets to build confidence and expressive touch.
By Term 3, Book 3 asks you to refine: full-scale fluency, scale connections, chromatic passages and confident chord progressions. The ACE pedagogy keeps lessons structured and multisensory — concept, aural skill and creative expression together — so technique is not a chore but a recipe for ease. Each term balances daily short practice, weekly technique focus and a small performance treat: a duet, an improvisation or a recorded ‘tasting’ to savour progress. Expect songs to bloom, confidence to season your playing, and practice to feel less like homework and more like coaxing music from a kindly, obliging friend. Enjoy it.