Autumn Leaves L15 by Jones-Stubbs is a light, waltz-inspired piece that captures a fleeting, nostalgic mood. It is notable for its graceful melodic turns and standard dance-based structure.
The student must navigate the waltz-rhythm cleanly without rushing the downbeat.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Autumn Leaves, L15 is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
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 Autumn Leaves, L15 lasts about 3 minutes.
Autumn Leaves, L15 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 'Piano Suite' from 'A Folk Tale' by Jones-Stubbs, Autumn Leaves by Jones-Stubbs, Boon by Jones-Stubbs — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.