How To Teach Mozart Minuet in F Major, K.2
Today we’re talking about how to teach the Minuet in F Major, K.2, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. This is a great example of a standard early intermediate dance from the Classical era. Mozart is deceptively difficult; it seems so easy! Hopefully some of my ideas here will help your students play more beautifully and expressively the next time they encounter his intermediate pieces.
Recommended editions:
Classics Alive! Book 1 (Jane Magrath)
At the Piano with Mozart (Maurice Hinson)
Syllabus listings for difficulty level:
RCM Level 1
Illinois AIM Level 4
Jane Magrath Level 3
Skills and knowledge required to play this piece well:
F Major key signature
Basic polyphony (independently moving hands)
The “minuet pattern”
Leaning into the dissonant non-chord tones (appoggiaturas)
Sequences and building phrases from short motives
Early Classical non-legato articulation
Ability to subdivide quarter notes into eighth notes and triplets (duple and triple)
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