🎹 The Grey Crow Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Bleak and unhurried, the sound of winter at dusk, settled and full in its voice — moving without effort or hesitation, holding its emotional level to the end.
👤 Suggested For
🎹 Concert Pianists
✋ Average Hand Size
🎼 Scale Technique Focus
🎤 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
97
/ 100
Professional - complex layering and high speed required
1,192
Total Notes
70%
Interleaved
5.96
Avg N/Beat
360
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
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Moderate dynamics (mf 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 | C2 |
| Highest | G4 |
| Span | 31 st (2Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 544 |
| Widest leap | 24 st C4→C2 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | G3 |
| Highest | G5 |
| Span | 24 st (2 Oct) |
| Notes | 648 |
| Widest leap | 17 st D4→G5 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.1 notes · 168 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 9 semitones (M6)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.1 notes · 120 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 4 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing.
Moderate scale work — thumb crossings appear in key passages.
🖐 RH: 4 runs · longest 6 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 2 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
51%
Repeated
27 of 53 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 44–45
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 49–50
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is The Grey Crow Piano on piano?
The Grey Crow Piano is rated
Expert
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 97/100.
It was composed by David Fenn. Only advanced pianists with strong technique, high note density tolerance, and expressive control should attempt this piece. The piece runs approximately 1m 39s. It contains 1,192 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn The Grey Crow Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning The Grey Crow 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 The Grey Crow Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for The Grey Crow Piano directly on this page.
The sheet is 2 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for The Grey Crow Piano piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for The Grey Crow 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 128 BPM.
What piano level is required to play The Grey Crow Piano?
The Grey Crow Piano is suited for
Expert
level pianists (difficulty score 97/100).
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 The Grey Crow Piano?
Bleak and unhurried, the sound of winter at dusk, settled and full in its voice — moving without effort or hesitation, holding its emotional level to the end. It belongs to the Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 128 BPM.