A stylistic nod to the city pop genre translated into a solo piano context. It relies on infectious rhythmic patterns and light, modern harmonic language.
Precision in rhythm and articulation is essential to capture the pop-inspired feel.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Albumleaf No.22: City Pop is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 3.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Albumleaf No.22: City Pop lasts about 3 minutes.
Albumleaf No.22: City Pop is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Albumleaf No.5: Outdoor Fun by Shuwen Zhang, Albumleaf No.14: Wild Orage by Shuwen Zhang, Albumleaf No.24: Humoresque by Shuwen Zhang — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.