🎹 Mad World Piano
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
⏰ 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
39
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
722
Total Notes
45%
Interleaved
2.85
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Volatile and expressive, cycling through its feelings, consistent and focused throughout, confident without pressing and connected from first note to last.
🎹 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
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
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📐 Note Range per Hand · Sheet Preview
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | A#2 |
| Highest | F4 |
| Span | 19 st (1Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 371 |
| Widest leap | 14 st C4→A#2 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C4 |
| Highest | D5 |
| Span | 14 st (1Oct+M2) |
| Notes | 351 |
| Widest leap | 8 st D4→A#4 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 125 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 8 semitones (m6)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.1 notes · 17 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
72%
Repeated
46 of 64 bars share repeated material — over half the piece repeats, meaning you only need to truly master 18 unique bars.
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 29–30
Hardest
📍 Measures 57–58
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 61–62
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Mad World Piano on piano?
Mad World Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 39/100.
It was composed by Michael Andrew. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 2m 47s. It contains 722 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Mad World Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Mad World 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 Mad World Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Mad World Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 2 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Mad World Piano?
Mad World Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 39/100).
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 Mad World Piano?
Volatile and expressive, cycling through its feelings, consistent and focused throughout, confident without pressing and connected from first note to last. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 92 BPM.
