What is the hardest Scott Joplin rag?

During his lifetime, Maple Leaf Rag was regarded as a bit of a ‘test piece’. If you could play Maple Leaf Rag, then you were regarded as a proper ragtime professor! Later on, Joplin wrote Fig Leaf Rag to supersede Maple Leaf Rag’s ‘most difficult’ status.

What level of piano is Maple Leaf Rag?

Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin is Grade 9. Sheet Music: Alfred Publishing Co.

What is the easiest Scott Joplin piece?

Easier Joplin rags (and collaborations) are:

• Weeping Willow.
• Something Doing.
• Swipesy Cake Walk.
• Peacherine Rag.

Is Maple Leaf Rag easier than the entertainer?

Maple Leaf Rag is slightly more difficult to play than The Entertainer, for two main reasons. Firstly, the key signature of Maple Leaf Rag is harder than in The Entertainer. These are both more difficult key signatures to playing than those in The Entertainer.

Is Maple Leaf Rag difficult?

The Maple Leaf Rag is a complicated piece. However, the right-hand part fits nicely under the fingers. To do the back-and-forth jumps in the left-hand part takes a little practice. Looking at the off-beat notes in the bass as chords rather than as notes makes playing that part easier.

How hard is Maple Leaf Rag Piano?

Ragtime is too hard for complete beginners, but is approachable by those who have been playing piano seriously for at least 2-3 years. Ragtime requires you to have a strong sense of rhythm and some technical proficiency to play it well. This ultimately created a new style similar to Ragtime, called Stride.

How fast is Maple Leaf Rag?

Maple Leaf Rag is played at 116 Beats Per Minute (Moderato), or 29 Measures/Bars Per Minute. Use our Online Metronome to practice at a tempo of 116BPM.

How hard is Maple Leaf Rag piano?

How fast is the Maple Leaf Rag?

The 112 bpm is a good lively pace.

How hard is it to play the entertainer on the piano?

When a student begins piano lessons, The Entertainer by Scott Joplin is a popular piece many students want to learn how to play. Rhythmically, it’s an intermediate piece. Even when you can find it arranged for a lower level, it’s still rhythmically challenging. Beginners struggle with it.

Should ragtime be played fast?

Tempo – Not too fast! While your ragtime playing is full of fast notes, we shouldn’t speed up the overall tempo too much. That leads to sloppy playing, technical inaccuracy, which makes you sound amateurish. Ragtime should be controlled as if to give the illusion it’s not hard to play.