Scott Joplin - basically the guy who invented Ragtime, an icon of American music. If you think about the music they usually use to accompany silent movies, that's pretty much the style Scott Joplin pioneered. While he had his sights set on becoming a classical composer, he's still best known for his 'Rags' - little did he know, he was setting the foundations for popular music all the way up to today.
There's a bunch of tunes by Scott Joplin on for Grade 5. They just about all sound super impressive and fiddly, but once you get the hang of your first rag, they feel so great and easy to play.
Here are links to youtube videos of the Joplin rags on for Grade 5:
(image from Virginia Tech Music Biographies)
Wow! This ragtime music sounds really happy, I hope my piano playing improves enough to get to Grade 5.
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