Randall FaberFaber Piano Adventures Showtime Hits: Level 2a

Excellent

Songs that kids are interested in, written at a beginning level.

The older kids love this pop collection. I hope they come out with updated versions year to year because tweens love being able to play chart toppers.

I'm a piano teacher going on 18 years, and I have to say I like the idea of this book, but my students are not thrilled. Partially because the song choices weren't their favorites, and partially because the arrangements weren't enough like the original songs. As a teacher, I see the value in arranged hits, but my kids don't. Unfortunately. If your kid doesn't mind arrangements, then this could be a great fit. You do have to speed up the tempo on pretty much all the songs to "hear" the themes.

My younger students love this book. Level 2A is spot on for this level