Ragtime

Ragtime

1. Always in 2/4

2. New Orleans

   • Afro Americans
   • Saloons and bars
   • Provided live music

3. Forerunner of jazz

4. 20th century

5. Scott Joplin

   • Maple Leaf Rag
   • The Entertainer

6. Piano

   • Syncopated melodies in RH
   • marching feeling
   • piano roll
   • simple harmonies in LH

7. Simple structure

   • Clear repetitive sections

8. Music with a strong syncopated rhythm