Soldiers' March, Op. 68 No. 2
by Robert Schumann (1810–1856) · Romantic · Beginner
Versions
| Version | Level | Key | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner · Level 1 | 1 of 5 | G major | 0:47 |
The player above plays the first 20 seconds. Learn all 0:47 of Soldiers' March, Op. 68 No. 2 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
- Calm · slow and peaceful
- Versions
- 1
About this piece
Written by Robert Schumann (1810–1856), Soldiers' March, Op. 68 No. 2 is calm and steady, in the Romantic style. There is one arrangement: Beginner (level 1 of 5), 0:47 long, in G major. In the app's library you'll also find it in the Marches collection.
About Robert Schumann (1810–1856): German Romantic composer and critic. His Album for the Young, Op. 68, written for his daughters, and the Scenes from Childhood (Kinderszenen) are classic pieces for developing pianists.
How to play Soldiers' March, Op. 68 No. 2 on piano
- Find your starting position before you play: look at the first notes on the falling-notes player and place your hand over them, one finger per key.
- Start in Wait mode: the music waits until you press the right key, so you can learn the notes without worrying about speed.
- Practise the right hand alone first. If there's a left-hand part, let the app play it while you learn the melody, then swap.
- 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 Philippe Hézaine for the Mutopia Project. License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5. Source: Mutopia Project.
The source file may be shared and adapted, also commercially, with credit to the typesetter and adaptations under the same license; the preview on this page is an excerpt of it, under that license.
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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