Belmont March is an educational pedagogical march by Ted Mesang, typical of mid-20th century American school band composer styles adapted for piano. It features standard march rhythms and clear, functional harmony designed for developing rhythmic precision.
Focus on crisp articulation and maintaining a steady march pulse throughout the sections.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Belmont March is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 2.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 2 — meaning you can already play level 1–2 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 Belmont March lasts about 2 minutes.
Belmont March is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Blumenwalzer by Léon Jessel, Bluin' the Blues by Henry Ragas, Bohemia by Joseph Francis Lamb — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.