Study no. 21: Some Southpaw Pitching, etude for piano
Modern Étude Piano solo
Estimated difficulty
67/100
Advanced
Confidence : 38% · to confirm
BeginnerIntermediateAdvancedVirtuoso

Difficulty estimate by MusicCoach on a scale of 1 to 100.

Where this work sits
050100

Most works cluster between 45 and 65: a small score gap often marks a real step. The highlighted bar shows this work among those for the same instrument.

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Difficulty sources
OpenAI_AI
67
67/100 normalised
Relative difficulty
54%
Among Charles Ives
78%
Era Modern
44%
Genre
Skills developed
Technique
Scales and arpeggios
1
Technique
Fast passages
2
Rhythm
Polyrhythm 2 against 3
1
Style
Impressionist style
1
Tone
Touch control
1
Technique
Hand independence
1
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