🎹 Ruby , My Dear Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Gloomy and introspective, closing in on itself — patient, letting each moment settle, steady and unwavering in tone.
📥 Downloads
👤 Suggested For
🏆 Advanced Students
🎹 Concert Pianists
🎼 Scale Technique Focus
🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
24
weeks to performance-ready
Concert-level material. Mastery takes dedicated long-term commitment.
6hper week
156htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~6h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Expert
71
/ 100
Professional - complex layering and high speed required
1,662
Total Notes
24%
Interleaved
4.46
Avg N/Beat
59
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
f
Moderate dynamics (f avg) - clear expression required
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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
| Lowest | C#1 |
| Highest | A4 |
| Span | 44 st (3Oct+m6) |
| Notes | 834 |
| Widest leap | 35 st A4→A#1 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C#3 |
| Highest | A#7 |
| Span | 57 st (4Oct+M6) |
| Notes | 828 |
| Widest leap | 46 st A3→G7 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 13 semitones (1Oct+m2)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.6 notes · 251 chords
⚠️ 7 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 13 semitones (1Oct+m2)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 3.1 notes · 197 chords
⚠️ 2 stretch chords (>octave)
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 9 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing.
This piece has extensive running passages — smooth thumb-under technique is essential.
🖐 RH: 8 runs · longest 23 notes
🤚 LH: 1 runs · longest 12 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
41%
Repeated
42 of 102 bars contain repeated phrases — a good portion of the piece recycles earlier material, reducing the unique learning load.
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 51–52
Hardest
📍 Measures 94–95
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 101–102
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Ruby , My Dear Piano on piano?
Ruby , My Dear Piano is rated
Expert
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 71/100.
It was composed by Thelonious Monk. Only advanced pianists with strong technique, high note density tolerance, and expressive control should attempt this piece. The piece runs approximately 5m 39s. It contains 1,662 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Ruby , My Dear Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Ruby , My Dear Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
24 weeks
(~156 total practice hours) for a expert level student.
Concert-level material. Mastery takes dedicated long-term commitment.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Ruby , My Dear Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Ruby , My Dear Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 4 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Ruby , My Dear Piano?
Ruby , My Dear Piano is suited for
Expert
level pianists (difficulty score 71/100).
This is expert-level repertoire. Strong sight-reading, high note density stamina, and polished expressive technique are essential.
What is the mood or feel of Ruby , My Dear Piano?
Gloomy and introspective, closing in on itself — patient, letting each moment settle, steady and unwavering in tone. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 69 BPM.