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Genre 🎹 Piano
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
🖐 Large Hands
🎤 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
54
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
398
Total Notes
47%
Interleaved
5.1
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Aching with nostalgia, joy and loss in the same breath, moving without effort or hesitation — active and densely woven throughout.
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH
Lower dot = LH
🎚 Dynamics
f
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
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📐 Note Range per Hand
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | C2 |
| Highest | B4 |
| Span | 35 st (2Oct+M7) |
| Notes | 300 |
| Widest leap | 34 st |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | G4 |
| Highest | D5 |
| Span | 7 st (P5) |
| Notes | 98 |
| Widest leap | 5 st |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 35 st (35 st)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 5.1 notes · 59 chords
⚠️ 59 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 0 st (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes · 0 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
38%
Repeated
12 of 32 bars contain repeated phrases.
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 1–2
Hardest
📍 Measures 17–18
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 21–22
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Satin Doll Piano on piano?
Satin Doll Piano is rated Intermediate with a score of 54/100. Composed by Duke Ellington. Requires moderate hand independence.
How long does it take to learn Satin Doll Piano?
Approximately 3 weeks (~18 total hours) for a intermediate level student.
What piano level is required to play Satin Doll Piano?
Suited for Intermediate level pianists (score 54/100). Requires both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm.
What is the mood or feel of Satin Doll Piano?
Aching with nostalgia, joy and loss in the same breath, moving without effort or hesitation — active and densely woven throughout. Played at 120 BPM.
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