Jules Bertain’s work is a minor example of 19th-century salon music meant for accessible performance. It relies on standard harmonic progressions to convey a sense of optimism.
Ensure the student maintains consistent phrasing throughout the repeated melodic patterns.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Bonne chance 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 Bonne chance lasts about 2 minutes.
Bonne chance 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 Bonne fête by Jules Bertain, Alexander's Ragtime Band by Irving Berlin, 'S Wonderful by George Gershwin — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.