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👤 Suggested For
🎓 Intermediate Students
✋ Average Hand Size
⏰ Estimated Practice Time
3
weeks to performance-ready
Expect a few weeks of regular practice to get it up to tempo cleanly.
4hper week
18htotal est.
3hard segments
* Assumes ~4h focused practice/week for an average-level student at this difficulty tier.
🎯 Difficulty Assessment
Intermediate
46
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
688
Total Notes
48%
Interleaved
2.99
Avg N/Beat
16
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
✅ Accessible
🎭 Emotional Character
Softly grieving, wrapped in a patient sadness, balanced, neither urgent nor idle — woven into a continuous, unbroken line.
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH
Lower dot = LH
🎚 Dynamics
f
Uniform f - very little dynamic contrast
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📐 Note Range per Hand
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | A3 |
| Highest | A#5 |
| Span | 25 st (2Oct+m2) |
| Notes | 468 |
| Widest leap | 15 st |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | E3 |
| Highest | A#5 |
| Span | 30 st (2Oct+TT) |
| Notes | 220 |
| Widest leap | 17 st |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 9 st (M6)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.1 notes · 211 chords
Right Hand
Max chord span: 0 st (Unison)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 0 notes · 0 chords
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 2 scale/arpeggio runs.
A few short runs — thumb technique needed but not dominant.
🖐 RH: 0 runs · longest 3 notes
🤚 LH: 2 runs · longest 5 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
35%
Repeated
23 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 1–2
Hardest
📍 Measures 58–59
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 63–64
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is Close to you Piano on piano?
Close to you Piano is rated Intermediate with a score of 46/100. Composed by The Carpenters. Requires moderate hand independence.
How long does it take to learn Close to you Piano?
Approximately 3 weeks (~18 total hours) for a intermediate level student.
What piano level is required to play Close to you Piano?
Suited for Intermediate level pianists (score 46/100). Requires both hands independently, chord patterns, and steady rhythm.
What is the mood or feel of Close to you Piano?
Softly grieving, wrapped in a patient sadness, balanced, neither urgent nor idle — woven into a continuous, unbroken line. Played at 80 BPM.
Opening Line: Why do birds suddenly appear Every time you are near
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