🎹 The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano)
🎭 Emotional Character
Bright and open, like sunlight through a window, with wide dramatic swings in volume — patient, letting each moment settle and thick and saturated, no space left empty.
👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
🎼 Scale Technique Focus
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
4
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
22htotal est.
3hard segments
* Estimate assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
48
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,997
Total Notes
36%
Interleaved
6.57
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎚 Dynamics
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Wide dynamic range (f avg) - strong expressive control needed
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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 | F4 |
| Span | 34 st (2Oct+m7) |
| Notes | 958 |
| Widest leap | 24 st D4→D2 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | G3 |
| Highest | F#6 |
| Span | 35 st (2Oct+M7) |
| Notes | 1,039 |
| Widest leap | 24 st D6→D4 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.2 notes · 311 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.1 notes · 230 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 6 notes
🤚 LH: 1 runs · longest 5 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
54%
Repeated
41 of 76 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 9–10
Hardest
📍 Measures 17–18
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 41–42
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano) on piano?
The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano) is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 48/100.
It was composed by Scott Joplin. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 4m 20s. It contains 1,997 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano)?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano) to a
performance-ready level takes approximately
4 weeks
(~22 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 The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano)?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano) directly on this page.
The sheet is 5 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano) piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for The Entertainer (Original Piece 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 70 BPM.
What piano level is required to play The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano)?
The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano) is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 48/100).
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 The Entertainer (Original Piece Piano)?
Bright and open, like sunlight through a window, with wide dramatic swings in volume — patient, letting each moment settle and thick and saturated, no space left empty. It belongs to the Piano
· Ragtime Piano
· early jazz Piano
genre.
The piece is played at 70 BPM.
