🎹 Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin

Joe Hisaishi · Beginner · 277 notes· Tempo 120 BPM· 1,100,000 views· Update 25/12/2025 · Violin
👤 Suggested For
🌱 Complete Beginners 📖 Early Learners ✋ Average Hand Size 👨‍🏫 Teaching Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
1
weeks to performance-ready
A comfortable piece to learn in a few sessions — great for building confidence.
3hper week
9htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~3h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Beginner
12 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Accessible - both hands stay in comfortable positions

277
Total Notes
0%
Interleaved
1.16
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
✅ Accessible
↕️ Mostly stepwise motion #️⃣ Mostly white keys ⏳ Short & manageable
🎭 Emotional Character
Dark and brooding, pulling steadily inward, steady and unwavering in tone — fluid and unforced and spare and open, every note given room.
Minor Flowing tempo Moderate dynamics Sparse texture Stepwise melody
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH (Right Hand) Lower dot = LH (Left Hand) White dot on black key = sharp/flat note used
🎚 Dynamics
f
Moderate dynamics (f avg) - clear expression required
Avg velocity 80/127  ·  Spread 47  ·  Range 49–96
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📐 Note Range per Hand  ·  Sheet Preview
🤚 Left Hand
No notes detected
🖐 Right Hand
LowestD4
HighestC6
Span22 st (1Oct+m7)
Notes277
Widest leap16 st  A5→F4
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Max chord span: 0 semitones (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes  ·  0 chords
Max chord span: 0 semitones (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes  ·  0 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 1 scale/arpeggio run requiring thumb crossing. A few short runs — thumb technique needed but not dominant.
🖐 RH: 1 runs · longest 5 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 0 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
11%
Repeated
Only 9 of 84 bars repeat — this piece is largely through-composed with mostly unique material throughout.
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 1–2
Hardest
📍 Measures 38–39
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 60–61
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin on piano?
Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin is rated Beginner on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 12/100. It was composed by Joe Hisaishi. This piece is suitable for beginners who have mastered basic hand coordination and simple scales. The piece runs approximately 2m 47s. It contains 277 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin to a performance-ready level takes approximately 1 weeks (~9 total practice hours) for a beginner level student. A comfortable piece to learn in a few sessions — great for building confidence.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin directly on this page. The sheet is 2 pages long. Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin is embedded on this page. You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link. The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 120 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin?
Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin is suited for Beginner level pianists (difficulty score 12/100). It is a great choice for students who have mastered basic hand coordination and simple pieces.
What is the mood or feel of Merry Go Round of Life Sheet Violin?
Dark and brooding, pulling steadily inward, steady and unwavering in tone — fluid and unforced and spare and open, every note given room. It belongs to the Violin genre. The piece is played at 120 BPM.