Great job! You picked the perfect tempo. Scott Joplin once said ragtime should never be played fast. Many players will rush through this piece as if it were a foot race. They miss the subtleties that Scott so lovingly wove into its fabric.
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.
Nice one! You're playing this at just the right tempo. It's my understanding that it drove Joplin near insane to hear people play his rags too fast. He'd hate me for that!
Nice job! This is my favorite song to play on the piano, I've been playing it about 10 years now. One suggestion I might make is to experiment with using the sustain pedal a bit. I like to use it to "extend" the low notes on the left hand. It helps the song feel a bit less staccato. Good tempo as well, most people tend to rush Joplin but you kept it at a nice speed.
@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.
@@allisonplaysmusic you’re welcome! I learned the maple leaf rag on TH-cam 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
@@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 🔥 🤌🏼😍
@@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
That was cool however i have an idea. you could make the lower notes last longer to make it have a more full sound. that would be harder but you got this! great job
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.
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
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.
Scott Joplin wrote the perfect piece in the Maple Leaf Rag and performed to perfection by Allison you can hear every note being played . Well done
Great job! You picked the perfect tempo. Scott Joplin once said ragtime should never be played fast. Many players will rush through this piece as if it were a foot race. They miss the subtleties that Scott so lovingly wove into its fabric.
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.
so happy to hear a nicely paced performance, instead of a drag race to a fiery finish. those left hand jumps are solid and relaxed.
Absolutely love the. Tempo she plays at , and I’m sure it’s the way Joplin himself would have played it
You can test that there is a copy of him playing it on here apparently.
Nice one! You're playing this at just the right tempo. It's my understanding that it drove Joplin near insane to hear people play his rags too fast. He'd hate me for that!
It is a little bit slow. Joplin allowed this piece to be played in "March Time."
Really enjoy it at this tempo. Ragtime sounds so much better when it's at its proper tempo or a bit slower.
Nice job! This is my favorite song to play on the piano, I've been playing it about 10 years now. One suggestion I might make is to experiment with using the sustain pedal a bit. I like to use it to "extend" the low notes on the left hand. It helps the song feel a bit less staccato. Good tempo as well, most people tend to rush Joplin but you kept it at a nice speed.
That's good advice, thank you! I'll try it...
Love this! This is the one piece I’ve just never got around to learning. It sounds great!
Subbed. :)
Fantastic Allison! 🎹 👍
As a Piano Player, I’ve played for 5 years almost 6 in June, This is a FANTASTIC rendition of this song! Very well played! Keep up the good work :)
Great performance, everything was played correctly. Personally this is my favorite song to play on piano in my meantime.
It wasnt tho
Thank you very much for this nicely paced performance.
That smirk at the first minute mark. Haha!
Edit: And also that smile at the end!
That's great! I bet that is a hard song to play. Mostly I play in march and waltz time.
Learning this right now and i love it
J'adore cette musique ! Très bon 👏
merci beaucoup! :)
Please have my hand in marriage
Hey listen here buddy I was here first
My friend is down bad here.
Awsomework, been practicing and I’m currently at 0:28. The biggest problem for me now is tryna practice without annoying the fam.
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!
You just inspired me to learn to play Maple Leaf Rag.
I LOVE IT!!!
The hands could’ve been a little more curved but overall amazing job! I enjoyed hearing it!
Tell that to Horowitz!
I am Proud of you. May God bless.
Just great tempo, glad I found you
Great playing! Nice tempo too :)
Love it!!!
Nice to hear it played a bit slower. I can hear the harmonic tension a lot more.
Excellent!
Oh goodness you’re so good! ❤
Oh goodness thank you!😄
@@allisonplaysmusic you’re welcome! I learned the maple leaf rag on TH-cam 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 🔥 🤌🏼😍
I love it! I started learning piano a week ago and am going to aspire to play like this in a few years time
Very nice performance if you ask me, keep it going, it will only be better by the time pass!
Very well done
Muito bom, Allison. Parabéns.
Abraços do Brasil.
Right tempo, you can hear the melody - nice job.
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
love this
Nice job, Allison!
Bravo 👏
i like it.. I find the penultimate part the most difficult.
Thanks so much, wonderful.
Love it at that speed. Did you enjoy? Smile please it was great.
Awesome
That was cool however i have an idea. you could make the lower notes last longer to make it have a more full sound. that would be harder but you got this! great job
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
Great! .... Keep it up
Så fint 🎵🎶🎵🩵🎹🎹
Sounds the way an A.I. might play. I like a bit more legato....but this is excellent playing.
Really enjoyed the rag!! Perfect tempo too. Keep ‘em coming
wow nice me and my brother play this too, im the left hand and he is the right hand😂
Cool
keep up the good work!
WE PLAY IT AT THE SAME EXACT TEMPO!!!!!
🎉
Hey there... this is absolutely awesome! How did you learn to play this?
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
I love the slightly out of tune tone of the piano and the pacing.
Nice playing, Is that a victrola in the background?
+10 bpm would be great
Hi! Can you tell me about brand of piano, please?
Hi! Yes, its a Gulbransen piano and it's been in my family for over 200 years! :)
@@allisonplaysmusic thanks)
So cool!
Not my best run, but thanks so much!
nice. it's not an easy one ;)
Nice 😊
AMAZING
THANK YOU
epic
I wanna learn piano just to play this… scale 1-10 how hard we talking? I play some instruments but have zero piano experience…
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.
Try to curve your fingers more. Nice job.
Yeah, my old piano teacher used to get on me about that haha. Thanks.
@@allisonplaysmusic np❤
Like
slower next time.....please play it x2 faster than that I will get asleep..
Очень красивая девочка)
so cool
Awesome
Love it!!!