🎹 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
* Estimate 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 (Right Hand)
Lower dot = LH (Left Hand)
White dot on black key = sharp/flat note used
🎚 Dynamics
mp
Moderate dynamics (mp avg) - clear expression required
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📐 Note Range per Hand · Sheet Preview
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | G1 |
| Highest | A4 |
| Span | 38 st (3Oct+M2) |
| Notes | 235 |
| Widest leap | 36 st G1→G4 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C4 |
| Highest | A5 |
| Span | 21 st (1Oct+M6) |
| Notes | 91 |
| Widest leap | 14 st D4→E5 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3 notes · 59 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.7 notes · 3 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
29%
Repeated
Only 13 of 45 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 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
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 52/100.
It was composed by Erik Satie. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 3m 45s. It contains 326 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
3 weeks
(~18 total practice hours) for a intermediate level student.
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 1 page long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano?
Gymnopédie No. 3 Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 52/100).
You'll need to be comfortable with both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm before tackling this piece.
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. It belongs to the Piano
· Classical Piano
· Nhạc Piano cổ điển
genre.
The piece is played at 48 BPM.
