Week 1: Select your piece!
Week 1 — Pick Your Piece
Welcome to the first week of our March Challenge!
This month we’re celebrating Mozart — his clarity, elegance, and incredible sense of musical conversation at the keyboard. The goal of this challenge isn’t perfection or speed. It’s about spending a few weeks living with Mozart’s style and learning how to bring his music to life in your own playing.
How the Challenge Works
Over the next few weeks, you’ll work on one Mozart piece (or short excerpt).
The idea is simple:
choose something manageable, stay with it throughout the challenge, and gradually refine it week by week.
You’re welcome to:
Share practice clips
Post questions or discoveries
Or simply follow along and enjoy the process
At the end of the challenge, we’ll celebrate with a community recital / watch party featuring participants from the forum.
Step 1: Choose Your Mozart Piece
Pick something that feels achievable but interesting. Short excerpts are completely welcome.
Some possible ideas:
Beginner
Minuet in F Major, K.2
Minuet in G Major, K.1
Theme from Ah vous dirai-je, Maman
Late Beginner / Early Intermediate
Sonata in C Major, K.545 (1st movement or excerpt)
Sonata in F Major, K.280 (slow movement)
Variations on Ah vous dirai-je, Maman (selected variations)
Intermediate
Sonata in A Major, K.331 (Theme & variations excerpt)
Sonata in C Major, K.330 (1st movement excerpt)
Sonata in B-flat Major, K.333 (slow movement)
You can also choose:
A movement from a Mozart sonata
A set of variations
Or just 8–16 bars of something you love.
This Week’s Goal
Choose your piece
Post it in this thread
If you’d like, share a short video or recording of your starting point
Even a rough first reading is perfect. It gives you something to build from over the coming weeks.
Looking forward to hearing what everyone chooses.
Let’s make March full of Mozart. 🎹