🎹 The name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi)
👤 Suggested For
📖 Early Learners
🎓 Intermediate Students
🖐 Large Hands
⏰ 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
39
/ 100
Moderate - requires coordination between hands
1,598
Total Notes
6%
Interleaved
3.44
Avg N/Beat
13
Ornaments
⚠ Challenges
🎭 Emotional Character
Dazzling and proud, surging with confident energy, weighty and direct, with real conviction — balanced, neither urgent nor idle, holding its emotional level to the end.
🎹 Note Range - Piano Keyboard
Upper dot = RH (Right Hand)
Lower dot = LH (Left Hand)
White dot on black key = sharp/flat note used
🎚 Dynamics
f
Moderate dynamics (f avg) - clear expression required
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📐 Note Range per Hand · Sheet Preview
🤚 Left Hand
| Lowest | C#1 |
| Highest | C#5 |
| Span | 48 st (4 Oct) |
| Notes | 663 |
| Widest leap | 36 st F#4→F#1 |
🖐 Right Hand
| Lowest | F#3 |
| Highest | C#7 |
| Span | 43 st (3Oct+P5) |
| Notes | 935 |
| Widest leap | 28 st C6→G#3 |
🖐 Hand Span & Chord Density
Left Hand
Max chord span: 26 semitones (2Oct+M2)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.1 notes · 113 chords
⚠️ 3 stretch chords (>octave)
Right Hand
Max chord span: 26 semitones (2Oct+M2)
0 stOctave2 Oct
Avg chord: 2.3 notes · 157 chords
⚠️ 2 stretch chords (>octave)
↪️ Scales & Thumb Crossing
Detected 3 scale/arpeggio runs requiring thumb crossing.
Moderate scale work — thumb crossings appear in key passages.
🖐 RH: 3 runs · longest 21 notes
🤚 LH: 0 runs · longest 3 notes
🔁 Repeating Phrases
2%
Repeated
Only 3 of 126 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 31–32
Hardest
📍 Measures 77–78
2nd hardest
📍 Measures 81–82
3rd hardest
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
How difficult is The name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi) on piano?
The name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi) is rated
Intermediate
on PianoMetric's piano difficulty scale, with a score of 39/100.
It was composed by Joe Hisaishi. Players should be comfortable with moderate hand independence, chord playing, and consistent rhythm. The piece runs approximately 5m 26s. It contains 1,598 notes in total.
How long does it take to learn The name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi)?
Based on PianoMetric's analysis, learning The name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi) 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 name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi)?
You can download the piano sheet music PDF for The name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi) directly on this page.
The sheet is 7 pages long.
Click the 'PDF Download' button above to get the full score.
Is there a video tutorial for The name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi) piano?
Yes — a piano video tutorial for The name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi) is embedded on this page.
You can watch it here or follow the 'Play on YouTube' link.
The tutorial covers the full arrangement at 80 BPM.
What piano level is required to play The name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi)?
The name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi) is suited for
Intermediate
level pianists (difficulty score 39/100).
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 name of life, Inochi No Namae (Joe Hisaishi)?
Dazzling and proud, surging with confident energy, weighty and direct, with real conviction — balanced, neither urgent nor idle, holding its emotional level to the end. It belongs to the Piano
· Japanese Piano
· Soundtrack
genre.
The piece is played at 80 BPM.
