Faculty at Manhattan School of Music Precollege Daniela Bracchi breaks down the basic technical and musical challenges of the Musette in D from Bach's Notebook for Anna Magdalena. While the authorship of the work remains uncertain, it is known that Bach compiled the notebook of short pieces for his second wife.

This lesson is suitable for different levels of beginners. Ample overhead views allow absolute beginners to study the piece without reading music notation, but the lesson also provides a good opportunity to improve note-reading abilities. After defining the basic tonal and formal aspects of the piece, Bracchi guides you through the work, bar-by-bar, one hand at a time, so you may methodically build the composition into your ear and fingers and, with some practice, deliver a tasteful performance.

Faculty at Manhattan School of Music Precollege Daniela Bracchi breaks down the basic technical and musical challenges of Bartók's Quasi Adagio, a short, melancholic piece from his collection "For Children," which includes many pieces based on Hungarian folk songs.

This lesson is suitable for different levels of beginners. Ample overhead views allow absolute beginners to study the piece without reading music notation, but the lesson is also a good opportunity to improve note-reading abilities. After defining the basic rhythmic, tonal, and formal aspects of the piece, Bracchi guides you through the work, bar-by-bar, one hand at a time, so you may methodically build the piece into your ear and fingers and, with some practice, deliver a tasteful performance.

Faculty at Manhattan School of Music Precollege Daniela Bracchi breaks down the basic technical and musical challenges of Beethoven's Ecossaise in G – a country dance originally composed for military band.

This lesson is suitable for different levels of beginners. Ample overhead views allow absolute beginners to study the piece without reading music notation, but the lesson is also a good opportunity to improve note-reading abilities. After defining the basic rhythmic, tonal, and formal aspects of the piece, Bracchi guides you through the work, bar-by-bar, one hand at a time, so you may methodically build the piece into your ear and fingers and, with some practice, deliver a tasteful performance.

Faculty at Manhattan School of Music Precollege Daniela Bracchi breaks down the basic technical and musical challenges of Schumann's Kleine Studie (Little Study), No. 14 from Album for the Young. It is a graceful piece that trades arpeggios between the hands and makes an excellent introduction to Romantic music.

This lesson is suitable for different levels of beginners. Ample overhead views allow absolute beginners to study the piece without reading music notation, but the lesson is also a good opportunity to improve note-reading abilities. After defining the basic rhythmic, tonal, and formal aspects of the piece, Bracchi guides your through the work, bar-by-bar, one hand at a time, so you may methodically build the piece into your ear and fingers and, with some practice, deliver a tasteful performance.

Faculty at Manhattan School of Music Precollege Daniela Bracchi breaks down the basic technical and musical challenges of Tchaikovsky's Mazurka in D minor from his Children's Album, Op. 39 No. 11.

This lesson is suitable for different levels of beginners. Ample overhead views allow absolute beginners to study the piece without reading music notation, but the lesson also provides a good opportunity to improve note-reading abilities. After defining the basic tonal and formal aspects of the piece, Bracchi guides you through the work, bar-by-bar, one hand at a time, so you may methodically build the composition into your ear and fingers and, with some practice, deliver a tasteful performance.