Scott Joplin Rags

For my birthday, I received a book of Scott Joplin's complete rags. I was really excited to be able to dig into Joplin's music. I have been working on memorizing "The Entertainer", and have found that I really enjoy playing rags. My favorites from Schirmer's collection of Scott Joplin rags would be "Elite Syncopations" and "Bethena Waltz". This collection would be a good book for an advanced student to sight read from.


For my listening pleasure, I own Rags to Riches: the Essential Hits. This is a well done collection of a sample of Joplin's rags. It is available both as a Cd and as an audio download.

Quote from J. S. Bach

“Where there is devotional music, God is always at hand with His gracious presence.”  ~ Johann Sebastian Bach


(quoted from goodreads.com)