Level 3

Segment 1 (September - October in SMA)


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WEEKLY PLANS

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Lesson 3

Lesson 4

Lesson 5

!!! at level 3 you will need to take sharp and flat scales with 3 signs in the key + triads and inversions, arpeggios and long arpeggios with separate or two hands in one octave, if possible in two:
1. A major
2. F sharp minor
3. E-flat major
4. C minor





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Segment 2 (October - November in SMA)

Music appreciation

F. Schubert ‘Serenade’. Gentle Piano: Find the piece in Favorite Classic 3 and learn how to play it with the score.





EAR TRAINING

Solfeggio and Chords

Chords training: Gentle Piano Solfeggio and Chords 2 Minor A 1.3.

Songs: Kerchief, A Song, Headache, My Cow, Nightingale, Separation, Girl from Podol, Oh Mother, Roaring, Don’t Tempt, Swan Lake theme.

Play first piece on S and L
Play the rest of the pieces on S and L(H)

You may find more information about the activity here: www.softmozart.com/forum/48-summer-curri...nd-ear-training.html

PIANO

Exercises:

Hannon #4.





Performance:

Practice your piano pieces for the ‘Butterfly Ball’ recital (will take place from December 15 to January 15). There has to be up to 5 piano pieces of different characters.

Sight – reading

Gentle Piano - Favorite Classic 2: play the last 7 pieces. The pieces with no key signatures en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signature on 5 and 6.

The pieces with the key signatures you may play on 4. Set the goal to make no more then 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 mistake.

Interactive theory

Flash Cards Level 3. Sheets 3-10. Look at each card and say the notes’ names. Check your answers by flipping the card.

Segment 3 (November- December in SMA)

Music appreciation

P.Tchaikovsky ‘Chocolate - Spanish Dance’. Gentle Piano: Find the piece in 'Nutcracker' Album and learn how to play it with the score.



EAR TRAINING

Solfeggio and Chords

Music Dictation: Gentle Piano Solfeggio and Chords 2 Major C, F, G, D, Bb, A, Eb .

Songs: Savka, Kitty, My Ram, Two Happy Geese, Baby Hare

Play each song with R, RH and with no computer. Write the songs in C, F, G, D, Bb, A, Eb Major.

PIANO

Exercises:

Hannon #5.





Performance:

Work on your 'Butterfly Ball' performing pieces.

Sight – reading

Gentle Piano - Boogie 2: play the first 5 pieces. The pieces with no key signatures en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signature on 5 and 6.

The pieces with the key signatures you may play on 4. Set the goal to make no more then 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1 mistake.

Interactive Theory
Bass Staff Puzzle. Play for 15 minutes. If you will be able to finish the entire game, change the name of the notes from Icons (door, rain, mirror) to the letters (A, B, C) *you should press the letter ‘a’ on your computer keyboard.

Segment 4 (December - January in SMA)

Music appreciation

4. P. Tchaikovsky ‘’Waltz of Snowflakes’.’. Gentle Piano: Find the piece in 'Nutcracker' Album and learn how to play it with the score.



EAR TRAINING

Solfeggio and Chords
Chords training: Gentle Piano Solfeggio and Chords 2 Major C, F, G, D, Bb, A, Eb .
Songs: Savka, Kitty, My Ram, Two Happy Geese, Baby Hare

Play first piece on S and L
Play the rest of the pieces on S and L(H)

You may find more information about the activity here: www.softmozart.com/forum/48-summer-curri...nd-ear-training.html

PIANO

Exercises:

Hannon #6.





Performance:

‘Butterfly Ball’

Sight – reading

Gentle Piano – Boogie 2: play the entire Album on 5 and 6.

Interactive Theory
Fruit lines. Play the game for 15-20 minutes. If you will be able to finish the entire game, change the name of the notes from Icons (door, rain, mirror) to the letters (A, B, C) *you should press the letter ‘a’ on your computer keyboard.

Segment 5 (January - February in SMA)

Music appreciation

Favorite Classics 3 – Charles Gounod ‘Funeral March of a Marionette’



EAR TRAINING

Solfeggio and Chords
5. Music Dictation: Gentle Piano Solfeggio and Chords 2 Major C, F, G, D, Bb, A, Eb .

Songs: Suliko, A Song, Behind the Passing, In the Forge, Beyond the Grove, Mary’s Gone, Sun is Low, Donkey

Play
1. S, R, RH,
2. With no computer
3. Write the music notes down,
4. Place dots under longer notes
5. Connect shorter notes and
6. Check the rhythm on 6th presentation.

Some instructions are here: www.softmozart.com/forum/48-summer-curri...usic-dictations.html

Write the songs in C, F, G, D, Bb, A, Eb Major.

PIANO

Exercises:

Hanon # 7



!!! at level 3, you will need to pass sharp and flat scales with 3 signs with the key + triads and inversions, arpeggios and long arpeggios:
1. A major
2. F-sharp minor
3. E flat major
4. C minor

Performance:

Pick 1 Study, 1 Sonatina, 1 piece of Bach and 2 pieces of different characters. Consult with Soft Mozart piano teacher, if you need any help

Sight – reading

Gentle Piano - Favorite Classic 3: play first 4 piano pieces on R5 or 6, L5 or 6 and P5 or 6

Interactive Theory
Treble Staff Puzzle. Play for 15 minutes. If you will be able to finish the entire game, change the name of the notes from Icons (door, rain, mirror) to the letters (A, B, C) *you should press the letter ‘a’ on your computer keyboard.

Segment 6 (February - March in SMA)

Music appreciation

Favorite Classics 3 – Rimsky – Korsakov ‘Song of India’



EAR TRAINING

Solfeggio and Chords
Chords Training:
Chords training: Gentle Piano Solfeggio and Chords 2 Major C, F, G, D, Bb, A, Eb .
Songs: Suliko, A Song, Behind the Passing, In the Forge, Beyond the Grove, Mary’s Gone, Sun is Low, Donkey
Play first piece on S and L
Play the rest of the pieces on S and L(H)

You may find more information about the activity here: www.softmozart.com/forum/48-summer-curri...nd-ear-training.html

PIANO

Exercises:

Hanon # 8






Performance:

Working on the recital pieces

Sight – reading

Gentle Piano - Favorite Classic 3: play pieces 5 to 7 on R5 or 6, L5 or 6 and P5 or 6

Interactive Theory

Note Alphabet. Play the game for 15-20 minues. If you will be able to finish the entire game, change the name of the notes from Icons (door, rain, mirror) to the letters (A, B, C) *you should press the letter ‘a’ on your computer keyboard.