🇭🇺Bartók Béla Viktor János ： First Term at the Piano XVIII Waltz BB 66

The eighteenth piece, “Waltz,” from Bartók’s First Term at the Piano is a miniature that highlights the flowing triple meter and the light, approachable character of a waltz. Its short phrases unfold in clear units, making the roles of melody and accompaniment easy to grasp and providing useful practice in balance and meter. A point of particular interest is the supple rhythmic motion into beats two and three, without making the first beat too heavy. Let the right-hand melody sing clearly while the left hand remains supportive, and release the tension slightly at the ends of phrases to create a dancing lightness. Use the pedal sparingly so that the sound remains clear.