Mozart's "3 Favorite Airs" are arrangements of popular tunes of his time, demonstrating his genius for transforming simple melodies into engaging piano pieces. They often feature his characteristic clarity, elegance, and subtle harmonic richness.
Pay close attention to clean articulation and the precise execution of the Alberti bass accompaniment.
3 Favorite Airs is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
3 Favorite Airs is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.