🎹 Idea 9 Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Murky and withdrawn, holding its weight in silence and hurtling at breathtaking speed — intimate and contained, connected from first note to last.
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
5
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
26htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
45
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
935
Total Notes
46%
Interleaved
2.39
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
p
Uniform p - very little dynamic contrast
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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 | G1 |
| Highest | A4 |
| Span | 38 st (3Oct+M2) |
| Notes | 511 |
| Widest leap | 35 st A4→A#1 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | C5 |
| Highest | G6 |
| Span | 19 st (1Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 424 |
| Widest leap | 12 st D5→D6 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 164 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 7 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
39%
Repeated
43 of 110 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 19–20
Hardest
📍 Measures 25–26
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 106–107
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Idea 9 Piano on piano?
Idea 9 Piano is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 45/100.
It was composed by Gibran Alcocer. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 2m 15s. It contains 935 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn Idea 9 Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning Idea 9 Piano to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
5 weeks
(~26 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 Idea 9 Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for Idea 9 Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 3 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for Idea 9 Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for Idea 9 Piano is embedded on this page.
You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link.
The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 195 BPM.
What piano level is required to play Idea 9 Piano?
Idea 9 Piano is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 45/100).
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 Idea 9 Piano?
Murky and withdrawn, holding its weight in silence and hurtling at breathtaking speed — intimate and contained, connected from first note to last. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 195 BPM.
