Current Events > ITT: I play Scott Joplin on the piano

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https://youtu.be/Oq_twGhXhMg

Fans of RDR2 will find it quaint

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wonderful performance.

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TheMikh posted...

wonderful performance.

Thanks dawg

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Joplin has such a recognizable kind of music.

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jon1012 posted...

Joplin has such a recognizable kind of music.

yeah he's the master of ragtime for sure. that tune in particular is absolutely gorgeous and i still love hearing it even though i've heard and played it a thousand times.

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Damn, I've never heard this one - that was fantastic though, really like how you ease it out near the end and then sprinkle it right in

I've been trying to learn how to play piano and been trying to tackle Pineapple Rag but it's been kicking my ass lol

Kudos man, must've had a bunch of fun being able to play this piece.. how long you've been playing?

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RedJackson posted...

Damn, I've never heard this one - that was fantastic though, really like how you ease it out near the end and then sprinkle it right in

I've been trying to learn how to play piano and been trying to tackle Pineapple Rag but it's been kicking my ass lol

Kudos man, must've had a bunch of fun being able to play this piece.. how long you've been playing?

If you're learning piano I would not recommend learning any ragtime pieces unless you go with beginner transcriptions where they make it easier (less notes, less leaps, etc.). Ragtime is definitely for intermediate players. The syncopations require some decent hand independence and the left hand tends to jump around a lot. In fact, the best way to make progress is to work on pieces that are attainable and you feel like you're reaching your goals with them. So when I started taking piano lessons a year ago my instructor gave me a Bach piece that took me about 3 months or so to learn. Every time I practiced I felt myself making progress, but 3 months is still quite a bit of time to be working on one piece (and it's only a minute and a half!). But ideally you should have something to show for yourself after a couple weeks i.e. you can play the left hand of the A section very well at a slow tempo--something like that.

I would look at RCM (Royal Conservatory of Music) piano levels because they give you pieces for each level from 1 to 9.

I got lucky with wanting to learn Solace because it came at a perfect time in my piano development. My hand independence was getting a little better but not great, and my leaps needed some improvement. This piece took me quite some time (on and off I would say it was probably a good 3-4 months of work but in total random order lol) but every session I had with it felt meaningful and I got very, very lucky that I didn't feel burned out on the piece. I still enjoy playing it and find new ways to articulate and phrase.

I've been "playing" piano for almost 10 years but that's not really accurate. I took lessons for a year and a half in community college when I was a beginner, but totally fell off it after that and focused on guitar, songwriting and production, then dabbled with piano here and there to play chords and work on arranging and stuff. I picked it back up again a lot more seriously about two years ago and have been taking lessons for about a year--minus a disruption for a few months during covid. It's really hard to quantify these things.

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Wish my wife wore her hair like that when she tickled the ivory..,

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GirTheRobot posted...

If you're learning piano I would not recommend learning any ragtime pieces unless you go with beginner transcriptions where they make it easier (less notes, less leaps, etc.). Ragtime is definitely for intermediate players. The syncopations require some decent hand independence and the left hand tends to jump around a lot. In fact, the best way to make progress is to work on pieces that are attainable and you feel like you're reaching your goals with them.

You're absolutely right considering how long it took to get the ball rolling in terms of being able to even establish tempo >_>

I play guitar a bit so I just figured okay I know honest progress from bad progress (sorta) in terms of what my fingers should feel and that sorta helped me really zero in on rhythm.. all that just to walk away with a couple of janky feeling bars at a nearish close tempo <_<

That was amazing though - it really was a total joy to hear that good thing dance and I would've loved to have been there in person actually listening live

so good @_@

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R1masher posted...

Wish my wife wore her hair like that when she tickled the ivory..,

haha i do that because it's the easiest, quickest way to get the hair out of my eyes :P

RedJackson posted...

You're absolutely right considering how long it took to get the ball rolling in terms of being able to even establish tempo >_>

I play guitar a bit so I just figured okay I know honest progress from bad progress (sorta) in terms of what my fingers should feel and that sorta helped me really zero in on rhythm.. all that just to walk away with a couple of janky feeling bars at a nearish close tempo <_<

Your performance was amazing though - it really was a total joy to hear that good thing dance and I would've loved to have been there in person actually listening live

so good @_@

thanks man!

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