Bon Bons is a pedagogical salon piece intended for young students in the early 20th century. It features simple, repetitive melodic motifs that mirror the lighthearted nature of its title.
Focus on evenness of touch and maintaining a consistent, moderate pulse throughout the piece.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bon Bons 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 Bon Bons lasts about 2 minutes.
Bon Bons 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.