Experience

Lesson Notes

Breaking it down

• Note-by-note breakdown:

  The right hand repeats the same shape each measure: C♯, C♯, then one different note, then back to C♯ — while the left hand holds one note per measure.

  Measure	Left hand	Right hand
  1	F♯	C♯, C♯, D, C♯
  2	A	C♯, C♯, D, C♯
  3	C♯	C♯, C♯, D, C♯
  4 (ending)	D	C♯, C♯, B, C♯

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• Practice tips:
  • Practice the right-hand melody slowly and evenly before adding the left hand.
  • Keep the left-hand accompaniment soft and steady — it's a background pulse, not the focus.
  • Start quiet and build volume gradually as the piece progresses; that dynamic arc is the whole point.
• History: Composed by Ludovico Einaudi, released in 2013 on his album In a Time Lapse. A well-known example of his minimalist, cinematic style, built from a simple repeating idea that grows in intensity.