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Genre 🎹 Piano
👤 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
* Assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
51
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,071
Total Notes
34%
Interleaved
4.34
Avg N/Beat
21
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Volatile and expressive, cycling through its feelings and grounded and steady — confident without pressing, full of motion in every corner.
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH
Lower dot = LH
🎚 Dynamics
f
Moderate dynamics (f avg) - clear expression required
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📐 Note Range per Hand
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | C1 |
| Highest | F3 |
| Span | 29 st (2Oct+P4) |
| Notes | 479 |
| Widest leap | 19 st |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | F3 |
| Highest | G#5 |
| Span | 27 st (2Oct+m3) |
| Notes | 592 |
| Widest leap | 14 st |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2 notes · 1 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 12 st (Octave)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.3 notes · 117 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
No significant scale runs detected.
🔁 Repeating Phrases
40%
Repeated
26 of 65 bars contain repeated phrases.
Repeated bar
Unique bar
🎯 Suggested Practice Passages ?Each "passage" is 2 consecutive measures scored by note density and interval leaps. The hardest are recommended for focused practice.
Spend extra time on these passages before running the full piece.
📍 Measures 7–8
Hardest
📍 Measures 9–10
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 38–39
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Playing By Heart Piano on piano?
Playing By Heart Piano is rated Intermediate with a score of 51/100. Composed by YANNI. Requires moderate hand independence.
How long does it take to learn Playing By Heart Piano?
Approximately 4 weeks (~22 total hours) for a intermediate level student.
What piano level is required to play Playing By Heart Piano?
Suited for Intermediate level pianists (score 51/100). Requires both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm.
What is the mood or feel of Playing By Heart Piano?
Volatile and expressive, cycling through its feelings and grounded and steady — confident without pressing, full of motion in every corner. Played at 94 BPM.
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