How To Teach Schubert’s Waltz in B Minor

Today in our How To Teach Intermediate Piano Repertoire series we are looking at Schubert’s Waltz in B Minor D.145, No.6 (or Op.18, No.6).

Schubert is one of my favorite composers, and I hope all of my students will learn to appreciate his work before they leave my studio. This is a great introductory piece to his compositions.

Recommended editions:

• Dances of Schubert (Maurice Hinson)

• The Henle Complete Dances of Schubert, volume 1

• Piano Repertoire - Romantic & 20th Century - Level 4 (Keith Snell)

Syllabus listings for difficulty level:

• RCM Level 7

• Illinois AIM Level 7

Skills and Knowledge Required to play this Waltz well:

• B minor key signature and relationship to parallel major of B Major

• Basic tonic and dominant chords in B major and minor

• Jump waltz bass

• Balance the melody over the bass

• Dotted eighth - 16th rhythms in 3/4 time

• Two-note slur articulation, including in parallel sixths

• Make longer phrases out of short slurs

• Meaning and imagination in Schubert

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