In Chopin’s Waltz in A Minor, the student can discover the harmonic rhythm by blocking the chords. It is easy to hear how the sub-phrases map out: 2+2+2+2 (4+4). “Condancing” through the overall harmonic rhythm intuitively reveals the hypermetric groupings where each measure can serve as a “beat.” Feeling the connection over the barlines to each new bass note creates a cohesive musical phrase.