Maple Leaf Rag (Scott Joplin) played by me in public
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2022
- This was the second time I played in public, recorded in the same place as my "The Entertainer" video, only with a different piano.
This video took place inside a second hand store, my grandmother had been talking with the owners which were happy to have me playing there.
Recorded on the 14th of April in 2022 (day of upload) using a Zoom H1n microphone with no effects, a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and an iPhone.
That piano was on sale for 1200kr ($126,06), it had a few keys that were stuck and the plastic keys had fallen off, leaving me playing on white wood.
People are such philistines. I wouldn't be able to stop myself from standing near you and catching every note. You play beautifully! Scott Joplin would be proud!
Thank you so much! Unfortunately, that is what swedes do. We tend to be quite shy.
People can listen and do other things at the same time.
It does not mean they don't care
@@Thomasnmi if they cared, they would've given their attention. That's what ppl do when they care about something. It's not like it was a recording. He was playing LIVE. Although I'm in the US so maybe I'm biased, we're much more demonstrative with our admiration.
@@trawlins396 people are different. Perhaps they were inhibited by the person recording the scene?
I tend to stay out of the way when I see someone recording.
@@trawlins396 i love to fart
I am impressed by the lightness you play with. I wish I could play this rag as freely as you.
Thank you! I have played this rag so much I'm almost getting tired of it, so some variation makes it fun again.
people have no idea how much work it took for you to play this well and from memory! nice job man.
Thank you! Unfortunately that's the situation. Though I certainly can't blame them, since most people might think that I have been playing piano my whole life, but I have only been playing for 3 years. By that I consider that they might be less impressed by someone who has spent their entire life commited to learning the ins and outs of the instrument. Where they would expect someone to be a virtuoso, therefore they will less impressed.
@@Tarzoq very talented and very well played, i love playing the maple leaf rag and the entertainer, I have been playing since I was 15 yrs old I am 52 in August, so been playing for 37 yrs, music is a wonderfull gift from the almighty God JEHOVAH.
@@adrianthomas6244
Sad, really. But consider the situation.
Its not hard to memorise a song when you play it almost every day
@@crip380 yea try feinberg third sonata or some sorabji lol
Fantastic, this is the perfect tempo in my opinion ! And good that they let you play, usually those crappy pianos have a lot of 'DON'T TOUCH' signs 😅
They were only glad an actual pianist showed up and played instead of children who have no idea what they're doing smashing the keys. The owners even offered a snack afterwards as a thank you.
I think it is slightly too fast. Just needs to be a more paced out.
Brilliant! I have been a fan of Scott Joplin for many years and hearing this played so well gave me immense pleasure..Thank you so much.
You are very much welcome, I am glad you liked it!
Dude, how old are you?
@@David-mx2xg Me? I just turned 18 about a month ago.
@@Tarzoq Same! Or well, I'm a bit older then you but I wanted to ask since you're way better then me at playing the piano!
I expect to be around that level at age 25, for how long have you been playing?
@@David-mx2xg I have played for around 3,5 years. I have spent a lot of time into playing and I have no regrets.
Maple Leaf Rag was the first thing I learned on piano, and comparing it now to other rags, it's very simple. I have played it so much now that I don't really enjoy it anymore. 😂 Unless someone improvises or changes the arrangement, then my interest peaks.
The best I've ever heard. Absolutely great performance.
😍I’m so proud of you my fantastic grandson👏❤️ You’re à musical genious and only 17😮 And I know that what you echived is because you NEVER GIVE UP and you really love lerning new pieces🎹 and we, your familj, see how happy you are when playing😁 Keep it up threw life and NEVER STOP PLAYING🍀
Love❤️and kisses from me your grandma
Tack så jättemycket för den fina kommentaren! Jag känner inte för att ge upp inom närmaste framtiden.
Jag har hela tiden mer och mer roligt ju mer jag lär mig. Ha en trevlig helg! 😊
@@Tarzoq Ja jag vet att du vill lära dej mer och mer och du utvecklas hela tiden😁 Jag älskar att höra och se dej spela❣️
Ha en härlig helg du åxå☀️
I agree with you! Your grandson has a great musical career for his future in music, Although, if he chooses a different field, he will be great at that as well! Keep being proud, as for this young man, he will excel in whatever he decides to do! Congratulations and Best Wishes to you Christina and grandson!
@@charleaneason242 Thank you soooo much ❤️ Yes I’m sure he will suceed in whatever he chooses to do in the future.🤩
@@christinanordin4339 wow. That's so sweet. He's definitely a very gifted pianist. One day we'll see him at Carnegie Hall! I hope he pursues it. The world needs as much culture as it can get. Not enough young ppl are learning to read music these days.
This song always brings a smile to my face. I would have been dance-walking like that one guy had I been there.
A beautiful song. I wish Scott Joplin rcvd more reignition. Most ppl who aren't in the business have no idea who he was.
I wish I was there because this is my FAVORITE piano piece so far!
Scott Joplin is a proper noun because it is his name and it should always be capitalized just like it always needs to be.
I like how you rag it, and I love all the little incidental flourishes you add, including the growl in the LH.
Excellent rendition - well done! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This is sublime. You play with such amazing musicality.
So well played and had all the Joplin sounds on that piano! Well done!
Hands like Brier!
READ MY MIND!!!!
Love the baseline embellishments you do. My favorite one was the diminished chord you did at 2:01. Never heard anyone do that before!
He probably took some inspiration from Tom Brier
@@jopeckxpressDo you have a recording or video of Tom doing that? I don’t recall hearing him play it that way.
@@bencarter8324 ua-cam.com/video/9DyHFonnu2E/v-deo.html
i've watched this so many times. great video
AMAZING PERFORMANCE.GREAT SKILLS.CONGRATULATIONS FOR YOU JOB 👍👍👍.
Thank you, I appreciate it!! 😁😁
Bravo! Thank you for your time investment in learning this song. By the way your tempo was perfect and not rushed.
Wonderful....brings back memories of my life with a jazz pianist.....many moons ago...thank you
I'm sorry to hear about that, though I'm glad I brought back some good memories. You are very much welcome!
Just found this and I've only been playing for 3 years as well, and just last week finished this rag😅 Definitely requires a lot of stamina and accuracy, especially playing all the repeats. You have great timing!
Nice work! I didn't learn the whole Maple Leaf Rag until about a year ago when I realized that I wasn't able to perform whole rags. It does require a lot of stamina, I think if you love it enough, then you will be able to play it.
I never got the chance to listen to the whole performance, I only now realized you did some embellishments like Joplin's roll, I love that!
Really? I did?
I think I got most of the embellishments from Tom Brier, though he learned a lot from piano rolls.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@@Tarzoq Oh yeah, Tom did use Joplin's embellishments from that piano roll, especially the second strain!
I believe the embellishments in the left hand (at least some of them) are genuine.
@@SQUAREHEADSAM1912 Maybe so
Totally amazing, you are so talented well done
Much obliged! It's all time, dedication and passion.
once again, an amazing performance my friend! Maple Leaf Rag is an fantastic tune!
Thank you, it is indeed a fantastic tune! :D
Amazing!
Wonderful ⚘
Amazing performance!
Great skills! Congratulations for you job!
Much obliged!
Brilliant!!! I suppose that’s the problem with playing on a piano in a second hand store, in that the piano is there for sale, has probably been sitting there for some time and hasn’t been lovingly cared for, for some time (i.e. stuck keys!). However, his playing was beautiful. Well done, for only your second time playing in public, that’s impressive.
Wow and so awesome!! I started to play this long eons ago and gave up. Now to hear this, I thought how much talent this guy has!! Love that piece!!
Thank you! This was actually the first piece I learnt on the piano, and it was tough at first. But my interest in the music just got stronger so I didn't stop, and I have no regrets. It is a magnificent piece indeed!
He is indeed very very talented. You should never give up your dreams pal!
my brother always enjoy ragtime piano and maple leaf rag is one of his favorites to play
Every video that you publish is a great improvement. Well done. It’s obvious your confidence is growing.
Thank you! I felt much more confident for the second time playing in public as seen in this video. And it's only going to get better. :D
So good!
Excellent !
incredible, it is clearly seen that you can play the piano. Keep it up!
I have spent a lot of time playing the piano seriously, and I have no plans of stopping soon. :D
Love this.
Fantastic
Thank you for sharing your love and talents with everyone 😉🤙👍
Thanks, and you're certainly welcome! I do it all just for the fun of it. 😁
Rock that Joplin Rag brother!
Thanks for playing this for me on my birthday!! Its my favourite Piano Tune.
Happy Birthday!! 🎂
great performance you just got a sub!
I love how the girl in the background pretends to play the piano, great video keep it up
Thanks! That is just my sister doing her thing. :D
This is well played, piano has a good tone
It does indeed. Before I got there the store owners said it might be out of tune, so I wasn't sure it was playable piano.
I had that as one of the ROLLS for my parents player piano in the 60s.
Well that was wonderful, thank you
You are very much welcome!
Great playing, bud.
Incredibly impressive my friend. Well done
Thanks a lot!
Riktigt grymt brah!
Knowing the time and effort it took to play like that is admirable good work young man!
dude your amazing, keep on playing 👍
Thanks, I have no plans to stop any time soon!
Awesome job man!
Much obliged!
I just discovered your channel. You are Fantastic. I wish I had 1/10 as much talent as you. All my best from the USA. JIm
This comment made my day!
I have only seen this type of comment on Tom Brier videos, who is my idol.
Receiving such comment made me smile. :D
Thank you!
@@Tarzoq That is very interesting. You deserve much more. At your age it just amazes me. I remember when I was your age taking piano lessons. I couldn't come close to what you do. Keep it up, You have a very bright future. Again, All my very best, Jim
@@jimmymiller77 Thank you! I have actually only been playing piano for 3 years, since I discovered Tom Brier on UA-cam when I was 14 years old. I have a very strong passion for this kind of music, I never get tired of it. Which I think might be a reason why I have progressed so quickly. I have no plans of stopping as of this right now :D
Have a great day, Jim!
Scott would be proud.
That piano sounds so good
It does, though at the time when I played on it I didn't think much of it, and the audio from the camera didn't sound that great, but the Zoom H1n came in and saved the day!
You vaguely remind me of Brendan Kavanagh. What a delightful performance I must say. The old-fashioned piano goes very well with this rag time composition. ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE!
Thanks! I actually chose to wear those sunglasses only because I had seen Brendan wear a pair while performing.
If you do remember, I did play a little boggie-woogie at first while wearing those sunglasses.
Very well done on such a terrible piano with all those stuck keys. I love the extra notes you add from the Joplin own played piano roll!
Thanks! I actually got the extra notes from listening to Tom Brier, I presume he must've listened to that piano roll.
@@Tarzoq Yeah thats true, he does indeed play the Joplin piano roll version, very nice!
It’s so pathetic that idiots can walk by this talent and not even appreciate it for one second.
It just goes to show you how out of touch some people are
Wow, cool 😎😎😎
Wow! Nice playing!
In a second hand store, a child prodigy sees a used piano, and starts playing classical music by ear flawlessly and the manager says, "Get your grubby hands off the merchandise!" An adult sees a used boom box, tunes it to a hip hop station and turns the volume all the way up until the whole store shakes, and the manager says nothing because he is a potential customer.
Super
Agree with you Trawlins!
Can't believe people didn't stop to listen
That's what I said lol. How odd. Imo anyway 🤷♀️
Perfect car chase music. Gunnh play this on my ear buds during the demolition derby, San Bernardino county fair.2022, car #4, always been car 4, even before Pandemic.
What an honor! A demolition derby seems like a lot of fun, best of luck to car #4!
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Kjempefint spilt.
Elsker pianomusikk
Wow my man! Nice and crisp playing! I had no idea you had only been playing for about 3 years... that's damn impressive. Also, the video editing for this is great! loved the somewhat unexpected hand camera. :)
Might I ask why you wore sunglasses. Privacy? Or maybe you are part of the R-team. Kinda like the A-team ,except they're the Rag-Team. ;P
Anyway, really nice playing! Had to say it again.
Thank you! Since I had the tools, I wanted to get the most of the recordings, and I am really satisfied with the result. The sunglasses was simply a impression of Brendan Kavanagh I did as a joke to my sister. He's a boogie-woogie player who makes similar video in public.
@@Tarzoq haha of course I know Brandon the boogie woogie guy. Funny reference. :)
Very nice! I can’t help thinking that guy standing in the background is a store employee and they’re waiting to throw you out.
That is very much possible. :D That actually was an employee.
Red Dead Redemption presents!.... most Texas Hold em anxiety moment! 😂
kinda mad how people just walked passed him like they just didnt hear.....
Sadly, that is what people do in Sweden.
@@Tarzoq at least you got it here on UA-cam where we can all enjoy a great musician play a amazing song. Keep it up man you’re great
❤
Joplin was a genius.
He definitely was. It upsets me that he's not more well known. Especially in the US. He should be discussed along with the most prolific composers. But he never is. His story is remarkable. Absolutely no "formal" music training, the son of former slaves, etc. Most ppl who aren't in the classical 🎶 business have no idea who he was. Its sad. 😥
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I love the tone of that piano but let's also remember that the person tinkling the ivories is the person that releases that tone. I really enjoyed your interpretation. Do you take requests? Revisit that piano and do Black & White Rag.
Thanks! Unfortunately, the pianos at that second hand store sell quickly so I doubt the piano is still there. I also don't know Black & White Rag by memory but I can certainly learn and play it next time I revisit.
man i wish i could play this song but it’s so difficult with the left hand jumping all over the place
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Ragtime is all I play, so for me the left hand comes naturally. Though I can empathize with the jumping all over the place, it was difficult for me too at the beginning.
She want you bro
That's his sister 😂😂😂😂
I’ve been playing for about two years and I’m starting to play it, so far my hand just kind of hurts.
I still get pain in my wrists and shoulders. Though it might be because I play on a digital piano and I tend to press the keys down harder because I'm not receiving the powerful sound you get from an acoustic piano.
If you haven't played ragtime before, then the pain is just a sign your body is adapting to a different type of piano music.
Yeah, also my hand aren’t the biggest, I can barely reach c to e if I place my hands barely on the corner of each key, so something I would never be able to while playing something. But i can reach c to d kinda easily.
@@thebus3181 We seem to have the same hand size :D
Your hands will adapt to play octaves, it might hurt a little at first.
Cool
@@Tarzoq I can finally play it, I’ll try to get some video of it within a month.
0:50 Thomas!
Not only did you do really well you played one of ragtime’s most difficult pieces. Keep up with your fantastic talent. Btw what language were you speaking with your grandmother?
Thank you! Though Maple Leaf Rag I think is more on the easy side of ragtime, I find most ragtime to be more difficult.
And the language you heard was Swedish.
@@Tarzoq if you think maple leaf rag is easy you must have more natural talent than the average person. It’s actually quite difficult. Check out Graceful Ghost Rag by William Bolcom. It’s an amazingly beautiful piece. Check it out here on UA-cam
@@brotoubrotou3164 Maple Leaf Rag was actually the first song I learned on piano, making it the tune I have known the longest. Which might explain why I think it might be easy. Though I actually think it's quite a simple tune, looking at the melody compared to something Pineapple Rag.
I totally forgot about Graceful Ghost Rag, I have to learn it! :D
@@Tarzoq how old were you when you started playing? You are very blessed to have parents who support and foster your musical talent.
@@trawlins396 I started playing when I was 14 (I'm 17 now). My parents are the best, they never forced me to play an instrument, but gave me full support when I wanted play.
var någonstans i Sverige är det här?
Surprising more people aren't stopping to watch...🤨
Welcome to Sweden! :D
That was Enormous, you slide Sir. fk yh
Such talent and beautiful playing! Hard to believe the poor taste of the people around there. Perhaps each is a Horowitz--though I doubt it.
Thanks! Unfortunately, Swedes are very recluse. So even if they are listening, they will pretend as if I am not there.
Bruh I wanna learn this piece so bad but my high c doesn’t work😐
Don't let that stop you. If you can't stand playing it with one note missing play it in a different key, one that doesn't use C.
The girl in the back was definitely into him
That's my sister 😡😂
@@Tarzoq😂😂😂 that's so embarrassing 😭😭😔
Invite me I’ll play maple leaf rag too😭
Played by ME
What the hell, the view count is rigged I swear xD You deserve every one of them!
:D Thank you, the view count being rigged is a very plausible explanation. I feel like you deserve much more views than what you currently have.
@@Tarzoq If I had half the skill you do then maybe I would get more views, piano tutorials are fun but live piano is generally the way to go
@@PiotrBarcz Might be. Though all you are seeing in the videos are tunes I have played hundreds of times and know fully by muscle memory. I have seen a few of your UA-cam livestreams. You were able to play for over 2 hours. I wouldn't without running out of songs to play :D
@@Tarzoq In my case I replayed some songs and I also have figured out segments and fragments of songs that are easy and I just repeat those over and over for a few minutes. I'm honestly not very happy with how I play...
@@PiotrBarcz Sometimes I'm not very happy with how I play either, but usually those thoughts disappear and I love how I play. :D
Just out of curiousity, how long have you been playing the piano, and how long have you been playing ragtime?
I can only play Flea Waltz and 5 seconds of Clair De Lune
I’m trying to teach myself how to play piano 😭
You got this, if you find something you enjoy learning you will soon be able to play much more. With time you will be able to learn new stuff so much faster, it's quite magical.
Piano is flat, but your playing is absolutely spot-on. :)
looks like a young miniminter
is this in the rink gallery
Could very much be, but it is in fact a second hand store.
@@Tarzoq You play well. The rink gallery is a second hand store in Bethany, Oklahoma.
@@cynthiashackelford8499 Oh, well this was recorded in Sweden. Though I can see the striking resemblance between the two.
Hej!
Hej, pratar du svenska?
@@Tarzoq Ja, jag pratar svenska
G major?
It's actually A flat, but the piano was a little bit flat so I know what you mean. :D
TONY, WOW, I RECORDED , JOPLIN FIRST, RECORDING, STEREO, IN UK, BBC4.??
I'm sorry, I don't understand. Could you repeat that?
@@Tarzoq I don't really understanded too
Now FASTER!!!
Ok but you speeded up as you went through. As I'm sure you know SJ implored players not to play ragtime fast!
Close, but still a bit too fast. Scott Joplin himself said ragtime should never be played fast.
Very well done. Now all you have to do is dress up like a mail carrier, or construction worker, and sit down and play that and you will have millions of subs!
Usufruirne
scott played it mush faster and more stacatto, but you do a pretty good amateur take on it.