Betsy is a light, character-driven work by contemporary composer Gabriel Bonincontro. It utilizes simple melodic lines designed for pedagogical purposes and developing phrasing.
The primary challenge involves maintaining a consistent, lyrical tone while managing simple hand coordination.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Betsy 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 Betsy lasts about 2 minutes.
Betsy 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 Bach-bwv-anh-114 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Bach-anh-114 by Johann Sebastian Bach, Blumenwalzer by Léon Jessel — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.