🎹 Ao No Sumika Piano

Tatsuya Kitani · Expert · 2,328 notes· Tempo 105 BPM· 6,000 views· Update 25/12/2025 · Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Bold and brilliant, built for grand moments, with wide dramatic swings in volume — walking at a natural human pace and richly layered with interweaving detail.
Major Moderate tempo Strong dynamics Busy texture Wide-ranging melody
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👤 Suggested For
🏆 Advanced Students 🎹 Concert Pianists 🖐 Large Hands 🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
29
weeks to performance-ready
Concert-level material. Mastery takes dedicated long-term commitment.
6hper week
186htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~6h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Expert
72 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Professional - complex layering and high speed required

2,328
Total Notes
28%
Interleaved
4.83
Avg N/Beat
3
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
⚡ Some fast sections 📏 Wide note range ↕️ Large hand jumps #️⃣ Many sharps & flats 🎵 Multiple voice layers ⏳ Medium length
✅ Accessible
🤝 Hands play independently
🎚 Dynamics
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Wide dynamic range (ff avg) - strong expressive control needed
Avg velocity 94/127  ·  Spread 63  ·  Range 49–112
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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
LowestF1
HighestC7
Span67 st (5Oct+P5)
Notes1,207
Widest leap43 st  C7→F3
🖐 Right Hand
LowestF3
HighestF7
Span48 st (4 Oct)
Notes1,121
Widest leap36 st  C#7→C#4
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Max chord span: 17 semitones (1Oct+P4)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.6 notes  ·  255 chords
⚠️ 19 stretch chords (>octave)
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.4 notes  ·  337 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
2%
Repeated
Only 3 of 125 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 41–42
Hardest
📍 Measures 45–46
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 107–108
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Ao No Sumika Piano on piano?
Ao No Sumika Piano is rated Expert on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 72/100. It was composed by Tatsuya Kitani. Only advanced pianists with strong technique, high note density tolerance, and expressive control should attempt this piece. The piece runs approximately 3m 20s. It contains 2,328 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Ao No Sumika Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Ao No Sumika Piano to a performance-ready level takes approximately 29 weeks (~186 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 Ao No Sumika Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Ao No Sumika Piano directly on this page. The sheet is 6 pages long. Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play Ao No Sumika Piano?
Ao No Sumika Piano is suited for Expert level pianists (difficulty score 72/100). 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 Ao No Sumika Piano?
Bold and brilliant, built for grand moments, with wide dramatic swings in volume — walking at a natural human pace and richly layered with interweaving detail. It belongs to the Piano genre. The piece is played at 105 BPM.