🎹 I'M STILL STANDING Piano

Written By Elton John And Bernie Taupin· Advanced· 2,187 notes· Tempo 175 BPM· 6,000 views· Update 25/12/2025
🎭 Emotional Character
This is a piece subdued and withdrawn, retreating into a private inner world — driven and urgent, refusing to slow down and with conviction and weight behind every note, layered with activity that rewards close listening, unwavering in its chosen volume and character.
Minor Fast tempo Strong dynamics Busy texture Wide-ranging melody
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👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students 🏆 Advanced Students ✋ Average Hand Size 🎼 Scale Technique Focus
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
17
weeks to performance-ready
A serious study piece — consistent daily practice over several months is realistic.
5hper week
97htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~5h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Advanced
49 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Challenging - needs solid technique and independence

2,187
Total Notes
44%
Interleaved
4.26
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼 Hand Interleaving 17/25
44% of notes interleave - frequent interleaving, needs good independence
Note Density per Beat 12/30
Busiest beats: 6 notes/beat (avg 4.26) - moderately busy
Ornaments & Grace Notes 0/20
0 ornamental notes (0%) - no significant ornamentation
📏 Pitch Range (per hand) 10/15
Right: A3–C7 (39 st) | Left: A#0–A#3 (36 st)
Largest Interval Leap 10/10
26 st (2Oct+M2) - extreme leaps
🎚 Dynamics
ff
Uniform ff - very little dynamic contrast
Avg velocity 96/127  ·  Spread 0  ·  Range 96–96
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🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH (Right Hand) Lower dot = LH (Left Hand) White dot on black key = sharp/flat note used
📐 Note Range per Hand  ·  Sheet Preview
🖐 Right Hand
LowestA3
HighestC7
Span39 st (3Oct+m3)
Notes1,161
Widest leap26 st  C7→A#4
🤚 Left Hand
LowestA#0
HighestA#3
Span36 st (3 Oct)
Notes1,026
Widest leap24 st  A#2→A#0
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
UnisonOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.7 notes  ·  310 chords
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
UnisonOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes  ·  513 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 5 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing. Moderate scale work — thumb crossings appear in key passages.
🖐 RH: 5 runs · longest 8 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 2 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
49%
Repeated
64 of 130 bars contain repeated phrases — a good portion of the piece recycles earlier material, reducing the unique learning load.
Repeated bar Unique bar
🎯 Suggested Practice Passages ?Each "passage" is 2 consecutive measures (ô nhịp). The algorithm scores every passage by note density and interval leaps, then picks the 3 hardest for focused practice.
The hardest passages in this piece — spend extra time here before running the full piece.
📍 Measures 19–20
Hardest
📍 Measures 53–54
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 75–76
3rd hardest