- How hard is Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement?
- Why is Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement hard?
- What level is Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement?
How hard is Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement?
"Hard" is very relative. For an advanced pianist, the sonata may be very easy (though still probably not enough to be called "one of the easiest pieces of classical music"). For an average student, though, the third movement is quite difficult.
Why is Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement hard?
The hardest part of movement 3 are the last set of arpeggios where you're making fast pinky to thumb octave jumps stead of just inversions. Whereas Ocean is almost entirely comprised of that. You're certainly not going to be mastering op25 no12 just to get ready for mov3. It's hard.
What level is Moonlight Sonata 3rd movement?
She grades the sonata as a whole (including the last movement) at level 10, which is the most difficult level in her rating system.