Chopin - Waltz In C# Minor - Op. 64, No. 2

Practice Guide

• Chopin – Waltz in C♯ Minor, Op. 64 No. 2 – Practice Guide is a focused technical training companion designed to help pianists practice more effectively, practice more intelligently, and master this iconic Romantic waltz with greater confidence, security, and control.

  This guide systematically breaks Chopin’s Waltz in C♯ Minor into clear, manageable practice units, isolating specific measures and technical challenges to reinforce notes, rhythms, coordination, finger control, and hand balance. Through structured repetition and progressive technical variations, students develop mechanical accuracy, physical reliability, and consistency at the keyboard before reintegrating the piece as a whole.

  The practice format emphasizes:

  • Right-hand-only and left-hand-only training
  • Hands-together coordination and balance
  • Multiple rhythmic, articulation, and accent variations
  • Measure-by-measure technical reinforcement
  • Progressive expansion from short excerpts to full sections

  This practice guide focuses on the technical and notational mastery required to perform Chopin’s Waltz in C♯ Minor with confidence, stability, and reliability. It is intentionally limited in scope and does not attempt to teach interpretation, rubato, or stylistic nuance. Instead, it builds the secure technical foundation upon which expressive freedom depends.

  By reinforcing accuracy, hand independence, finger control, and physical confidence, this guide prepares pianists to approach musical shaping, tone production, balance, voicing, phrasing, and expressive detail with far greater freedom and effectiveness.

  Used as a structured first stage in the learning process, this book helps pianists eliminate technical uncertainty early, making subsequent work on interpretation and performance-level refinement more efficient, more musical, and more dependable.

  This edition is published by Road to Virtuosity (RTV), an international music organization dedicated to structured repertoire study, systematic technical development, and performance-ready educational resources.

  Includes:

  • A complete technical practice guide for Chopin’s Waltz in C♯ Minor, Op. 64 No. 2
  • Measure-by-measure technical breakdowns
  • Right-hand-only, left-hand-only, and hands-together exercises
  • Multiple rhythmic, articulation, and coordination variations
  • Progressive section-building approach
  • Pedagogical formatting for focused, efficient practice

• Written By:

  Michael Kravchuk