🎹 The Legend of Ashitaka Piano
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
🏆 Advanced Students
🖐 Large Hands
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
4
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
22htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
55
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,463
Total Notes
29%
Interleaved
4.52
Avg N/Beat
14
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Softly grieving, wrapped in a patient sadness, settled and full in its voice — stepping carefully without any rush, 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
f
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
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📐 Note Range per Hand · Sheet Preview
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | G#1 |
| Highest | F4 |
| Span | 33 st (2Oct+M6) |
| Notes | 746 |
| Widest leap | 23 st C4→C#2 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C3 |
| Highest | D#6 |
| Span | 39 st (3Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 717 |
| Widest leap | 24 st C6→C4 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 17 semitones (1Oct+P4)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.6 notes · 161 chords
⚠️ 3 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.4 notes · 227 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 1 scale/arpeggio run requiring thumb crossing.
A few short runs — thumb technique needed but not dominant.
🖐 RH: 1 runs · longest 5 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 4 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
20%
Repeated
Only 18 of 89 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 53–54
Hardest
📍 Measures 55–56
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 79–80
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is The Legend of Ashitaka Piano on piano?
The Legend of Ashitaka Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 55/100.
It was composed by Joe Hisaishi Arr. By Parker Winters. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 4m 44s. It contains 1,463 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn The Legend of Ashitaka Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning The Legend of Ashitaka Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
4 weeks
(~22 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 The Legend of Ashitaka Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for The Legend of Ashitaka Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 5 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play The Legend of Ashitaka Piano?
The Legend of Ashitaka Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 55/100).
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 The Legend of Ashitaka Piano?
Softly grieving, wrapped in a patient sadness, settled and full in its voice — stepping carefully without any rush, holding its emotional level to the end. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 76 BPM.
