How To Teach Musette in D Major

Today in our How To Teach Intermediate Piano Repertoire series we are looking at the Musette in D Major BWV Anh.126 from the Notebook for Anna Magdalena Bach. This is one of the most fun Baroque-era pieces to play at the early intermediate level.

Recommended edition:

• Henle urtext edition of the Notebook for Anna Magdalena

Skills and Knowledge Required to play this Musette well:

• D Major key signature

• Basic I and V in D Major

• Bouncing octaves in LH

• Jump from D “outer” position out to D “inner” position

• Articulation is not marked in urtext editions and should be decided as an expressive choice. More info on Baroque articulation can be found in this post.

• Dynamics are not marked in urtext editions - where does the excitement build?

For more information about Bach’s Notebook for his second wife, Anna Magdalena, please enjoy this video from the Netherlands Bach Society.

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