March of the Wooden Soldiers
by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893) · Romantic · Easy
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy · Level 2 | 2 of 5 | D major | 0:40 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 0:40 of March of the Wooden Soldiers in the PianoKite app: every version, both hands or one at a time, Wait mode on every bar, play-along at 50, 75 or 100% and per-bar feedback. Get early access.
- Era
- Romantic (1830–1910)
- Mood
- Joyful · bright and lively
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
March of the Wooden Soldiers is a joyful Romantic piece by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893). The version here is level 2 of 5 (easy), in D major and about 0:40 long. In the app it belongs to the Marches and For young players collections. It is one of the 100 most popular pieces in our library.
About Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): Russian composer of Swan Lake and The Nutcracker. For piano he wrote The Seasons and an Album for the Young, Op. 39, full of short pieces for students.
How to play March of the Wooden Soldiers on piano
- Learn each hand on its own before putting them together. In the app, choose Left or Right and the other hand plays for you, so you still hear the whole piece.
- Use Wait mode for the first few runs, then play along at 50% speed with the count-in.
- Work in short sections of four to eight bars rather than always starting from the top.
- Keep the beat rock steady. Play along at 50% with the count-in and let the app keep you honest about time before you speed up.
- Short daily sessions beat one long weekly one. Ten focused minutes a day is enough to make steady progress.
In the PianoKite app you can learn it with your own digital piano over Bluetooth or USB, or with any piano through the microphone: the score scrolls past a playhead, the keys light up, and every bar gets a score so you can see what's learned. See how it works. New to the piano? Start with the beginner lessons. Get early access.
License and credits
Typeset by Anonymous for the Mutopia Project. License: Public Domain. Source: Mutopia Project.
Both the composition and the source file are in the public domain.
Text events such as lyrics were removed; the notes are as published. The player on this page plays the first 20 seconds.
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