{"id":11683,"date":"2025-12-01T11:42:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:42:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coopvdi.ca\/?post_type=product&p=11683"},"modified":"2026-03-18T10:30:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:30:11","slug":"snell-keith-scale-skills-scales-arpeggios-chords-finger-exercises-level-3","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/coopvdi.ca\/en\/product\/snell-keith-scale-skills-scales-arpeggios-chords-finger-exercises-level-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Snell, Keith – Scale Skills : Scales, Arpeggios, Chords, Finger Exercises – Level 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

Keith Snell\u2019s Scale Skills \u2013 Level 3<\/em><\/strong> increases technical demands by introducing two-octave scales<\/strong>, more keys, and fuller broken-chord patterns.
It is the level where students begin to work with extended range<\/strong> and more systematic use of major + minor sets<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

1. Major Scales (2 octaves, hands separate)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Commonly included keys:<\/p>\n

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    C major, G major, D major, A major, E major<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    sometimes F major or B\u266d major<\/strong> depending on the edition<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Main goals:<\/p>\n

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      maintaining consistent fingering across two octaves<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      smooth thumb-under motion in longer runs<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      even sound from bottom to top<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      2. Minor Scales (2 octaves)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

      Usually includes:<\/p>\n

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        A minor, E minor, D minor<\/strong> (natural + harmonic forms)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Students repeat the same pattern over two octaves, reinforcing:<\/p>\n

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          key signatures<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          fingering consistency<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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          recognition of the raised 7th in harmonic minor<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          3. Primary Triads (I\u2013IV\u2013V7)<\/strong><\/h3>\n

          Triads in the same keys as the scales:<\/p>\n

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            blocked triads<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            I\u2013IV\u2013V7\u2013I progressions<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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            hands separate (the series rarely requires hands together at this stage)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            4. Cadences<\/strong><\/h3>\n

            Short harmonic patterns for each key, slightly more complete than in Level 2:<\/p>\n

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              I\u2013IV\u2013I<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              I\u2013V7\u2013I<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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              IV\u2013I or V\u2013I for ear training reinforcement<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              5. Broken Triads \/ Early Arpeggio Patterns<\/strong><\/h3>\n

              Broken-chord patterns become more extended:<\/p>\n

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                root\u2013third\u2013fifth\u2013octave\u2013fifth\u2013third<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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                octave-spanning patterns preparing true arpeggios<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                This level is a transition stage<\/strong> before full arpeggios appear in higher levels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                Keith Snell\u2019s Scale Skills \u2013 Level 3 increases technical demands by introducing two-octave scales, more keys, and fuller broken-chord patterns.It is the level where students begin to work with extended range and more systematic use of major + minor sets. 1. Major Scales (2 octaves, hands separate) Commonly included keys: C major, G major, D major, A major, E major sometimes F major or B\u266d major depending on the edition Main goals: maintaining consistent fingering…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11682,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[127,129],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-11683","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-harmony-books","product_cat-musical-theory","first","instock","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coopvdi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/11683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coopvdi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coopvdi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coopvdi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coopvdi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coopvdi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=11683"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coopvdi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=11683"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coopvdi.ca\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=11683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}