🎹 You Don't Own Me Piano

Lesley Gore · Intermediate · 961 notes· Tempo 120 BPM· 5,000 views· Update 25/12/2025 · Piano
🎭 Emotional Character
Lonely and spacious, where silence fills the gaps, consistent and focused throughout, confident without pressing and full of motion in every corner.
Minor Flowing tempo Moderate dynamics Busy texture Wide-ranging melody
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👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students ✋ Average Hand Size 🎤 Recital Repertoire
⏰ 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
51 / 100
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedExpert

Moderate - requires coordination between hands

961
Total Notes
29%
Interleaved
4.21
Avg N/Beat
0
Ornaments
Score Breakdown
🎼 Hand Interleaving 9/25
29% of notes interleave - moderate interleaving
Note Density per Beat 12/30
Busiest beats: 7 notes/beat (avg 4.21) - moderately busy
Ornaments & Grace Notes 0/20
0 ornamental notes (0%) - no significant ornamentation
📏 Pitch Range (per hand) 10/15
Right: F#4–D#6 (21 st) | Left: E1–F4 (37 st)
Largest Interval Leap 10/10
31 st (2Oct+P5) - extreme leaps
# Chromatic Complexity 5/8
32% black-key notes - moderate accidentals
Polyphony / Voices 4/7
~3 notes active per beat (max 6) - melody + accompaniment with inner voices
Piece Length 1/5
1m 57s - short-medium length
🎚 Dynamics
f
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
Avg velocity 80/127  ·  Spread 0  ·  Range 80–80
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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
LowestE1
HighestF4
Span37 st (3Oct+m2)
Notes434
Widest leap31 st  D4→G1
🖐 Right Hand
LowestF#4
HighestD#6
Span21 st (1Oct+M6)
Notes527
Widest leap16 st  B5→G4
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes  ·  58 chords
Max chord span: 12 semitones (Oct)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.3 notes  ·  179 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected — this piece does not heavily rely on thumb-crossing technique.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
7%
Repeated
Only 4 of 59 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 32–33
Hardest
📍 Measures 35–36
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 52–53
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is You Don't Own Me Piano on piano?
You Don't Own Me Piano is rated Intermediate on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 51/100. It was composed by Lesley Gore. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 1m 57s. It contains 961 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn You Don't Own Me Piano?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning You Don't Own Me 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 You Don't Own Me Piano?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for You Don't Own Me Piano directly on this page. The sheet is 3 pages long. Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
What piano level is required to play You Don't Own Me Piano?
You Don't Own Me Piano is suited for Intermediate level pianists (difficulty score 51/100). 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 You Don't Own Me Piano?
Lonely and spacious, where silence fills the gaps, consistent and focused throughout, confident without pressing and full of motion in every corner. It belongs to the Piano genre. The piece is played at 120 BPM.