Form · Harmony · Structure

Piano piece analysis, made clear.

Free, colour-coded breakdowns of the pieces students actually play—form, keys, and structure, with the teaching tips that make each one easier to learn. New analyses are added regularly.

Elementary & Early Intermediate

The first pieces where a student can start reading a work's shape, not just its notes.

Binary

Minuet in G Major

Christian Petzold
RCM Level 3
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Rounded Binary

Arabesque, Op. 100 No. 2

Burgmüller
RCM Level 3
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Sonata form

Sonatina, Op. 36 No. 1

Clementi
RCM Level 3
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Ternary

Ballade, Op. 100 No. 15

Burgmüller
RCM Level 4
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Intermediate

Larger forms and the pieces teachers use to introduce them.

Harmony & voicing

Prelude in E Minor, Op. 28 No. 4

Chopin
RCM Level 7
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Rondo

Für Elise

Beethoven
RCM Level 7
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Late intermediate & Early Advanced

The showpieces students ask for, mapped so they are learnable.

Moto perpetuo

Solfeggietto

C.P.E. Bach
RCM Level 8
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Sonata form · RCM Level 8

Sonata in C Major, K. 545: I

Mozart
RCM Level 8
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Ornamented returns

Nocturne in E-flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2

Chopin
RCM Level 9
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Modified sonata form

Moonlight Sonata, First Movement

Beethoven
ARCT (Full Sonata)
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Every analysis is free to read, with a colour-coded form map and a few teaching tips. Looking for the theory behind the forms? Browse the music theory worksheets for form, harmony, and analysis.

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