He said that most of the time. For this piece, he stated that it should be in "March Time."

same, I also found that The Entertainer form Scott Joplin sounds much better in slower tempo than the quick one. Also the sheet clearly stated that it should be played as Not Fast, but somehow people still rush through the piece.

Fast meant something else then compared to now. This a bit slower than ideal.

The pianola roll created by Scott Joplin plays it about 1.5 this speed, which is still slower than a lot of people play it now.

At the top of the sheet music of “Fig Leaf Rag,” it says played slowly basically. This one u can have fun with.

It is a little bit slow. Joplin allowed this piece to be played in "March Time."

You can test that there is a copy of him playing it on here apparently.

It wasnt tho

That's good advice, thank you! I'll try it...

merci beaucoup! :)

Tell that to Horowitz!

Hey listen here buddy I was here first

My friend is down bad here.

haha YES...but telling them you have to practice is a perfect way to avoid chores I've learned :)

@@allisonplaysmusic lol

Yes. When my kids of 7 and 5 are bouncing off the wall and yelling around the house, I play this song and my wife goes bananas. Lol

@MusicAlly great playing well done, i love playing the maple leaf rag and the entertainer, I find if it's played at a slower pace ur able to get the ragging effect more accurate, which with respect u done very well, greetings from wales uk.

May I suggest a digital piano and headphones. Get a good keyboard with a solid touch. You’ll be rockin’ with Joplin all night long!

Oh goodness thank you!😄

@@allisonplaysmusic you’re welcome! I learned the maple leaf rag on KZfaq like 5 years ago. It’s such a fun piece to play! I uploaded a piano video last night I found an old Pianola Player Piano at a grocery store. Played the Entertainer on it

@@redcardgaming17 ooo I’ll check it out! I love that song too!

@@allisonplaysmusic thanks! I had to improv lol cause I was stretched for time since the owners aren’t very happy with playing their antique

@@allisonplaysmusic I also have one up in my shorts. But I LOVE your style of playing it’s so relaxing and one can learn how to play just by listening to you I think. Your first video btw is 🔥 🤌🏼😍

Thank you so much!!

not right tempo, right tempo is 100 not 80 or 90

@@sfx3256 yeah its kinda tricky playing it up to tempo on this piano bc its been in my family for 4 generations and the keys are really difficult to press. I should do a new recording at a faster tempo on a better piano lol. I had to take it slow because it literally kills my wrists haha

@@allisonplaysmusic you play I think at 90. I think 100 is little too fast so 95 might be better

Not my best run, but thanks so much!

THANK YOU

I use the sustain pedal to accomplish this when I play ragtime. If you're really good you can use the sostenuto pedal (the middle one), but it doesn't always function correctly on uprights. It's also pretty tricky to get the timing right.

@@davidk8893 agreed it is tricky but possible, the essence of piano

I honestly have know idea haha. I try to play it now and my hands cramp up so bad and I miss intervals I can't believe I was able to get this take without messing up that much lol

Hi! Yes, its a Gulbransen piano and it's been in my family for over 200 years! :)

@@allisonplaysmusic thanks)

Honestly it wasn't too hard to learn. I learned it about two years ago and back then I thought to myself, "there is absolutely no way I can pull this off..." but I just sat down and separated it into segments and played each segment slowly until I mastered the mechanics of it, and then I sped it up gradually as I felt more comfortable with it. I may do a tutorial of this song in the future, but we shall see... If you already play some instruments, I would say picking up piano shouldn't be too difficult, and actually it would probably benefit you because so much of it translates to other instruments. I personally learned piano as my first instrument but I'm sure it wouldn't be hard to add it to the mix. So, to answer you question of how hard on a scale from 1-10, I would say 6-7 with some experience, but with no piano experience, maybe closer to 8. Just my opinion, but yeah :) All the best to you!

It's mostly about how willing your are to learn, when I used to get piano lessons as a kid I did not care at all so for many years I gained no skill. Now I actually care about it and am slowly learning.

Yeah, my old piano teacher used to get on me about that haha. Thanks.

​@@allisonplaysmusic np❤