Play Chopin's Famous Waltz in A Minor
I’ll teach you the standard and simplified versions of Chopin’s Waltz in A minor, deconstructed, so you can perform it in a month. Learn the meaning of the music instead of just copying the motions!
A Little Bit About Me
Hi! I’m Allysia van Betuw. I am the the creator and host of PianoTV. My videos have been viewed over 7 million times.
For over 15 years, I’ve been teaching piano to people of all ages and levels, from three-year-old beginners to retired adults.
Why this course?
People really like Chopin. I’ve been asked by virtually all of my students over the years to help them learn a piece by Chopin, and as such, I’ve taught some of his pieces countless times. This Waltz in A Minor is no exception. I’ve had so many students want to learn this intermediate-level piece, but I also see these students experience plenty of pitfalls.
About the Free Course
- How to start learning a Classical piece from scratch
- Phrasing, expression and playing beautifully
- Putting a piece hands together
- Playing with the metronome
- Speeding up a piece
- Bringing a piece to performance level
- Playing rubato
What You'll Get in This Course
4 Weeks of lessons
There are four lessons in total (1 per week), each with several study videos to help you learn and play this piece. Each week, I'll give you a specific and concrete assignment to make sure you're progressing.
Good for (relative) beginners AND intermediate students
I teach two versions of Chopin's Waltz in this course - a simplified version that I created (suitable for students at level 1 or 2), and the original version (suitable for students around level 6). This way, more people can participate and learn the nuts and bolts of this excellent waltz.
Complete instructions
I teach this waltz over the course of one month, in four lessons, the way I would in a regular piano studio. Think of this as having a piano teacher at your side, coaching you through the process of learning and practicing this piece.
Lesson 1
Deconstructing the Waltz
1.1 - The Story of Chopin's Waltz
1.2 What is a Waltz?
1.3 Exercise: Listen to Chopin's Waltz
1.4 Introduction to the Waltz on the Keyboard
1.5 Exercise: Chords of the Waltz
1.6 Exercise: Learning the Melody
1.7 Lesson 1 Assignment
Lesson 3
Rubato and Putting it All Together
3.1 Rubato
3.2 Exercise: Playing Rubato
3.3 Exercise: Learning the C Section
3.4 Lesson 3 Assignment
Lesson 2
Mapping the Piece, Trills and Arpeggios
2.1 Song Form
2.2 Exercise: Trills
2.3 Exercise: B Section Arpeggio
2.4 Working Through the B Section
2.5 Lesson 2 Assignment
Lesson 4
Performance
4.1 How to Bring a Piece to Performance Level
4.2 Getting the Waltz Up to Speed
4.3 Lesson 4 Assignment