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🎹 Michishirube Piano

Minori Chihara · Advanced · 1,747 notes· Tempo 65 BPM· 6,000 views· Update 25/12/2025 · Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Nostalgic and tender, touched by a gentle wistfulness, weighty and direct, with real conviction — stepping carefully without any rush, holding its emotional level to the end.
Major Slow tempo Strong dynamics Busy texture Wide-ranging melody
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6 pages
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students 🏆 Advanced Students 🎼 Scale Technique Focus 🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
11
weeks to performance-ready
A serious study piece — consistent daily practice over several months is realistic.
5hper week
67htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~5h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Advanced
58 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Challenging - needs solid technique and independence

1,747
Total Notes
33%
Interleaved
4.55
Avg N/Beat
24
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼 Hand Interleaving 9/25
33% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
⏱ Note Density per Beat 12/30
Busiest beats: 7 notes/beat (avg 4.55) - moderately busy
✨ Ornaments & Grace Notes 0/20
24 ornamental notes (1.4%) - no significant ornamentation
📏 Pitch Range (per hand) 15/15
Right: A3–A6 (36 st) | Left: E1–E7 (72 st)
↕ Largest Interval Leap 10/10
55 st (4Oct+P5) - extreme leaps
# Chromatic Complexity 5/8
25% black-key notes - moderate accidentals
♬ Polyphony / Voices 4/7
~3.2 notes active per beat (max 9) - melody + accompaniment with inner voices
⏳ Piece Length 3/5
4m 46s - medium length: sustained focus needed
🎚 Dynamics
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Moderate dynamics (f avg) - clear expression required
Avg velocity 86/127  ·  Spread 47  ·  Range 80–127
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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
Sheet music preview - Michishirube Piano 📄  Download PDF
🤚 Left Hand
LowestE1
HighestE7
Span72 st (6 Oct)
Notes892
Widest leap55 st  E7→A2
🖐 Right Hand
LowestA3
HighestA6
Span36 st (3 Oct)
Notes855
Widest leap24 st  E4→E6
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 14 semitones (1Oct+M2)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.2 notes  ·  264 chords
⚠️ 3 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.2 notes  ·  180 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 6 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing. This piece has extensive running passages — smooth thumb-under technique is essential.
🖐 RH: 5 runs · longest 7 notes
🤚 LH: 1 runs · longest 7 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
16%
Repeated
Only 16 of 101 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 66–67
Hardest
📍 Measures 69–70
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 85–86
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Michishirube Piano on piano?
Michishirube Piano is rated Advanced on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 58/100. It was composed by Minori Chihara. This piece requires solid technique including hand independence, dynamics control, and expressive phrasing. The piece runs approximately 4m 46s. It contains 1,747 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Michishirube Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Michishirube Piano to a performance-ready level takes approximately 11 weeks (~67 total practice hours) for a advanced level student. A serious study piece — consistent daily practice over several months is realistic.
Where can I download the piano sheet music PDF for Michishirube Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Michishirube 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 Michishirube Piano?
Michishirube Piano is suited for Advanced level pianists (difficulty score 58/100). Expect to work on hand independence, dynamics shaping, and nuanced phrasing — this is a serious repertoire piece.
What is the mood or feel of Michishirube Piano?
Nostalgic and tender, touched by a gentle wistfulness, weighty and direct, with real conviction — stepping carefully without any rush, holding its emotional level to the end. It belongs to the Piano genre. The piece is played at 65 BPM.