This piece is a charming, lesser-known miniature by Tchaikovsky intended to capture a lullaby-like atmosphere. It is distinctive for its delicate, rocking melodic line and gentle harmonic progressions.
Focus on maintaining a smooth, singing tone in the upper voice while balancing the soft accompaniment chords.
At Bedtime is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of At Bedtime lasts about 2 minutes.
At Bedtime is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.