Piano Safari For the Older Student Repertoire Book 3

Piano Safari for the Older Student – Piano Repertoire & Technique Book 3

Piano Safari Older Student Repertoire Book 3, Repertoire & Technique, is the 123-page third lesson book for teens and adults in the Piano Safari method (SKU PSOSRep3).

This is the book where older students start playing standard repertoire for real. Each unit is built around one key. Students learn the scale, arpeggio, and chords, then a left-hand accompaniment pattern, and then pieces that use them. By the last unit they’ve worked through six keys and pieces by composers piano students play for years, like Czerny, Gurlitt, Diabelli, Duvernoy, and Burgmüller. Piano Safari’s Teacher Guide says the two-part pieces here are meant to pave the way to early Baroque music, such as J.S. Bach.

Who is this book for?

Publisher level: Older Student Level 3, listed by Piano Safari as Late Elementary.
Approximate student level: Late Elementary to Early Intermediate.

The Piano Safari Older Student Repertoire Book 3 is for teens and adults who have finished Older Student Repertoire & Technique Book 2. They should know major and minor pentascales and triads, the C major scale, and read intervals up to the octave. Rote pieces are no longer officially part of the method at this level. Students read everything, though a teacher may still demonstrate a passage.

How is Older Student Book 3 organized?

Unit	Key	Accompaniment pattern and special technique
Unit 1	C major	Alberti bass; Hanon No. 1 variations
Unit 2	A minor	Alberti bass; Hanon No. 1 variations
Unit 3	G major	Waltz bass; chromatic scale
Unit 4	E minor	Stride bass; Hanon No. 4 variations
Unit 5	F major	Broken-chord bass; Hanon No. 4 variations
Unit 6	D minor	Accompaniment pattern review; double thirds
Unit 7	Review of all keys	“Technique Extravaganza,” a duet that sums up the patterns

Scales are practiced in quarter notes, eighths, triplets, and sixteenths. Arpeggios use both legato and non legato touch. Chord work includes inversions and the I, IV, V, and V7 chords. New rhythms include sixteenth notes (first in Czerny’s “The Hummingbird”) and 6/8 and 3/8 time (first in Diabelli’s “Arietta”).

What pieces are in Piano Safari Older Student Book 3?

All repertoire, in book order, as listed in Piano Safari’s table of contents:

Unit 1

• Alexander Reinagle — Bagatelle, Op. 1, No. 9
• Julie Knerr Hague — Chanson
• Juan Cabeza — Diversion 40
• Juan Cabeza — Station 11
• Carl Czerny — Cantabile, Op. 803, No. 7

Unit 2

• Katherine Fisher — Spanish Dance
• Louis Köhler — The Swirling Brook, Op. 190, No. 31
• Julie Knerr Hague — Hopeful Beginnings
• Juan Cabeza — Station 10
• Julie Knerr Hague — Starlight Serenade

Unit 3

• Alexander Reinagle — The Woodpecker, Op. 1, No. 14
• Carl Czerny — Petite Waltz, Op. 777, No. 3
• Carl Czerny — The Hummingbird, Op. 777, No. 10
• Renaud de Vilbac — Romance
• Juan Cabeza — Station 3

Unit 4

• Julie Knerr Hague — Whirling Snowflake Waltz
• Cornelius Gurlitt — Tell a Joke, Op. 117, No. 7
• Carl Czerny — 100 Progressive Recreations, No. 93
• Anton Diabelli — The Daring Rescue, Op. 149, No. 28
• Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy — Melody in G Major, Op. 176, No. 6
• C. Fisher — Autumn Mist

Unit 5

• Anton Diabelli — Arietta, Op. 149, No. 5
• Félix Le Couppey — Cavatina
• Frank Lynes — Tarantella, Op. 14, No. 8
• Jean-Baptiste Duvernoy — Picnic by the Seine, Op. 176, No. 8
• Spindler — Song Without Words

Unit 6

• Cornelius Gurlitt — The Midnight Gallop, Op. 82, No. 65
• C. Fisher — Chromatic Rag
• Cornelius Gurlitt — Sonatina in D Minor, Op. 214, No. 2
• Johann Baptist Cramer — Lesson No. 4
• Frank Lynes — Sonatina in C Major, Op. 39, No. 1
• Félix Le Couppey — Arabian Air

Unit 7

• Julie Knerr Hague — Technique Extravaganza (duet)
• C. Fisher — Sunrise Over the Yangtze
• Dumont — Chant des Chasseurs Tyroliens
• Johann Friedrich Burgmüller — Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2
• C. Fisher — Valse Mélancolique

Several of these pieces also appear in Piano Safari’s children’s Repertoire Book 3 (SKU PSRep3), which uses the same six keys.

Some are sold as single sheets at August Muse, too: Starlight Serenade (PSStarlight), Whirling Snowflake Waltz (PSWhirling), Sunrise Over the Yangtze (PSSunrise), Valse Mélancolique (PSValse), and Technique Extravaganza (PSTechEx).

Do I need the Sight Reading & Theory Book too?

Piano Safari designed the two Level 3 books to work together, with matching keys. Sight Reading & Theory Book 3 (SKU PSOSSR3) has the reading practice, chord analysis, and harmonizing for each key. We sell them separately at August Muse, so you can buy just what your teacher assigns.

Where does it fit in the series?

It follows Older Student Repertoire & Technique Book 2 (SKU PSOSRep2) and is the last book in the Older Student series. For what comes next, Piano Safari also publishes the Czerny Etudes for the Progressing Pianist and the Advancing Pianist books. Your teacher will know which fits. MP3/MIDI accompaniment tracks for this book are sold separately by Piano Safari.

Product Details

Field	Detail
Title	Piano Safari for the Older Student: Repertoire & Technique Book 3
Series	Piano Safari for the Older Student, Book 3
Instrument	Piano
Product type	Method / repertoire and technique book
Publisher level	Older Student Level 3 (Late Elementary)
Approximate student level	Late Elementary to Early Intermediate
Recommended ages	12 and up
Authors	Julie Knerr Hague and Katherine Fisher
Publisher	Piano Safari, LLC
Pages	123
Keys	C major, A minor, G major, E minor, F major, D minor
Media	No audio tracks in the book; MP3/MIDI accompaniments sold separately by Piano Safari
Companion book	Sight Reading & Theory Book 3 (PSOSSR3), sold separately
SKU	PSOSRep3

Frequently asked questions

Is Burgmüller’s Arabesque in this book?
Yes. Arabesque, Op. 100, No. 2 is in Unit 7.

Which sonatinas are included?
Gurlitt’s Sonatina in D Minor, Op. 214, No. 2, and Lynes’s Sonatina in C Major, Op. 39, No. 1, both in Unit 6.

Are there still rote pieces?
Not officially. At Level 3, students read everything, though a teacher may demonstrate a tricky passage.

Is this the last Older Student book?
Yes, Level 3 is the final level of the Older Student series.

Best For

• Teens and adults who finished Older Student Book 2
• Older students ready for standard classical repertoire
• Learners who want scales and chords tied to the pieces they play
• Students working toward early intermediate music
• Teachers using Piano Safari with older students

Available at August Muse

Piano Safari for the Older Student: Repertoire & Technique Book 3 is available at August Muse in downtown Elizabethton, TN, along with Sight Reading & Theory Book 3. Come in, or call ahead and we’ll hold a copy for you.