🎹 Patience - The Lumineers Piano

Undefined · Intermediate · 718 notes· Tempo 92 BPM· 6,000 views· Update 25/12/2025 · Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Ethereal and floating, barely touching the ground — walking at a natural human pace, present and measured throughout, steady and unwavering in tone.
Major Moderate tempo Moderate dynamics Busy texture Wide-ranging melody
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👤 Suggested For
🎓 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
48 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Moderate - requires coordination between hands

718
Total Notes
33%
Interleaved
5.93
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼 Hand Interleaving 9/25
33% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
Note Density per Beat 12/30
Busiest beats: 6 notes/beat (avg 5.93) - moderately busy
Ornaments & Grace Notes 0/20
0 ornamental notes (0%) - no significant ornamentation
📏 Pitch Range (per hand) 6/15
Right: B3–F#6 (31 st) | Left: G#2–G#4 (24 st)
Largest Interval Leap 6/10
24 st (2 Oct) - large leaps
# Chromatic Complexity 8/8
53% black-key notes - heavy accidentals, hard to sight-read
Polyphony / Voices 7/7
~4 notes active per beat (max 4) - contrapuntal texture, multiple independent lines
Piece Length 0/5
1m 21s - short piece
🎚 Dynamics
f
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
Avg velocity 80/127  ·  Spread 0  ·  Range 80–80
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🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH (Right Hand) Lower dot = LH (Left Hand) White dot on black key = sharp/flat note used
📐 Note Range per Hand  ·  Sheet Preview
🤚 Left Hand
LowestG#2
HighestG#4
Span24 st (2 Oct)
Notes363
Widest leap14 st  G#4→F#3
🖐 Right Hand
LowestB3
HighestF#6
Span31 st (2Oct+P5)
Notes355
Widest leap24 st  B5→B3
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Max chord span: 9 semitones (M6)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3 notes  ·  121 chords
Max chord span: 0 semitones (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes  ·  0 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
65%
Repeated
20 of 31 bars share repeated material — over half the piece repeats, meaning you only need to truly master 11 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 10–11
Hardest
📍 Measures 14–15
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 26–27
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Patience - The Lumineers Piano on piano?
Patience - The Lumineers Piano is rated Intermediate on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 48/100. It was composed by Undefined. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 1m 21s. It contains 718 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Patience - The Lumineers Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Patience - The Lumineers 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 Patience - The Lumineers Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Patience - The Lumineers 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 Patience - The Lumineers Piano?
Patience - The Lumineers Piano is suited for Intermediate level pianists (difficulty score 48/100). 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 Patience - The Lumineers Piano?
Ethereal and floating, barely touching the ground — walking at a natural human pace, present and measured throughout, steady and unwavering in tone. It belongs to the Piano genre. The piece is played at 92 BPM.