Levels of Difficulty

Piano Music Database uses 7 levels that increase in difficulty starting with the simplest pre-reading piano music and ending with the most virtuosic repertoire for professionals.
PMD levels are broad compared to other leveling systems.
The goal with our leveling system is to organize a piece into a difficulty range and to use its elements to give the full picture of its difficulty. This page goes over our leveling system and each level in the system in great detail. It explains how we determine the difference between the levels, the common elements found in each level, and lists a few representative pieces for each level.

Use the level selector at the top of this page to jump to a specific level quickly and learn more about it.