Where it comes from
A grade 1 minuet in A major, three-four time, forty bars.
Minuet (Grade 1)
A major · 3/4 · 40 bars
Score
- Level
- Intermediate
- Key
- A major · F♯ C♯ G♯
- Time
- 3/4
- Bars
- 40
- Range
- E4 – B5
- Fingering
- not marked
How to practise this piece
Take it at 77 BPM first, then move up to 96 once the notes sit under your fingers.
What this piece trains
Three-four stability and how phrases end.
Where it usually goes wrong
Every phrase closes too early and the second beat stretches.
Does it need shifting?
Range E4–B5; the top notes go beyond comfortable first position, so expect shifting or an extension.
Practice steps
- Give each phrase-ending note its full value and stop the bow evenly.
- Count three with the metronome and listen for a long second beat.