Week 1: Pick your piece!

Welcome to Week 1 - This week is simple and important: choose the piece you’ll live with for the next few weeks!

Short excerpts are completely welcome if the full work feels like too much.

Suggested Repertoire (Beginner → Intermediate)

Beginner

• Friedrich Burgmüller – Arabesque, Ballade

• Robert Schumann – Melody (Album for the Young)

• Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Morning Prayer

• Edvard Grieg – Arietta (Lyric Pieces)

Late Beginner / Early Intermediate

• Frédéric Chopin – Prelude in E minor, Op. 28 No. 4

• Felix Mendelssohn – Songs Without Words (easier selections)

• Robert Schumann – Träumerei

• Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces (various)

Intermediate

• Frédéric Chopin – Nocturne in E minor (posth.)

• Frédéric Chopin – Waltz in A minor (posth.)

• Felix Mendelssohn – Songs Without Words (Op. 19, 30)

• Gabriel Fauré – Romance sans paroles

• Johannes Brahms – Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 

If none of these speak to you, that’s fine. Choose something else that feels Romantic in spirit and invites you to listen deeply.

Your Week 1 action

1. Pick your piece (or excerpt).

2. Post the title and composer below.

3. If you want, share why you chose it or what you’re curious about musically.

That’s it - and get practicing!

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