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Genre 🎹 Piano, 🎹 Classical Piano
Sheet PDFs titled Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano:
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
3
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
18htotal est.
3hard segments
* Assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
52
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
326
Total Notes
41%
Interleaved
2.3
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
🎭 Emotional Character
Aching with nostalgia, joy and loss in the same breath, soft and held back — breathed out with agonizing patience, holding its emotional level to the end.
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH
Lower dot = LH
🎚 Dynamics
mp
Moderate dynamics (mp avg) - clear expression required
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📐 Note Range per Hand
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | G1 |
| Highest | A4 |
| Span | 38 st (3Oct+M2) |
| Notes | 235 |
| Widest leap | 36 st |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C4 |
| Highest | A5 |
| Span | 21 st (1Oct+M6) |
| Notes | 91 |
| Widest leap | 14 st |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3 notes · 59 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.7 notes · 3 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
29%
Repeated
Only 13 of 45 bars repeat — largely through-composed.
Repeated bar
Unique bar
🎯 Suggested Practice Passages ?Each "passage" is 2 consecutive measures scored by note density and interval leaps. The hardest are recommended for focused practice.
Spend extra time on these passages before running the full piece.
📍 Measures 7–8
Hardest
📍 Measures 10–11
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 25–26
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano on piano?
Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano is rated Intermediate with a score of 52/100. Composed by Erik Satie. Requires moderate hand independence.
How long does it take to learn Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano?
Approximately 3 weeks (~18 total hours) for a intermediate level student.
What piano level is required to play Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano?
Suited for Intermediate level pianists (score 52/100). Requires both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm.
What is the mood or feel of Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano?
Aching with nostalgia, joy and loss in the same breath, soft and held back — breathed out with agonizing patience, holding its emotional level to the end. Played at 48 BPM.
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