Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1042071

By Kathi Kerr. By Kathi Kerr. Arranged by Kathi Kerr. Film/TV,Instructional,Jazz. Score. 4 pages. Melody Music Publishers #646862. Published by Melody Music Publishers (A0.1042071).

This song is in the ragtime style, popular in the early 1900s. It was intended to be a serious form of music with dynamics and phrasing. It became a popular style played as fast as possible in saloons and theaters. Play this piece as ragtime was originally intended to be played with expression and at a moderate tempo until the final repeat, where it starts slow and accelerates. Change the dynamics when a section is immediately repeated to give variation. Tempo changes can also be a great form of expression (and more dynamic). Watch the fingering in the left hand and continue throughout. Practice the jumps without looking to learn how they feel. Bars 6, 8, and 9 are arpeggios on the fully diminished chord. Also, notice in bar 5 it changes to the E flat minor, which is the parallel minor, meaning it keeps the same name but has a different key signature. That is why there are G flats.

Piano Solo - Level 2 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1028464

Composed by Oliver Starley. Folk,Ragtime,Traditional. Score. 5 pages. Oliver Starley #3531457. Published by Oliver Starley (A0.1028464).

This piece is reminiscent of those made and sold in the early 1900s when ragtime was reaching its peak in popularity. This piece is arranged as a cakewalk, a dance known for its characteristic high stepping and exaggerated movements. The person or persons that danced the best would be awarded a cake hence the term cake-walk. A fun and bouncy number, this should be suitable for those who are familiar with syncopation.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.908639

Composed by Mark D Hettle. Arranged by Mark D Hettle. 20th Century,Folk,Ragtime. Score. 5 pages. Goomba Publishing Company (GPC) #3014269. Published by Goomba Publishing Company (GPC) (A0.908639).

I wrote this composition with the advanced intermediate piano student in mind. I used many syncopated rhythms that are consistent with the ragtime style of music that was popularized by Scott Joplin in the early 1900's. I also included a modulation to the sub-dominant to make the composition more interesting. I hope you and your students enjoy playing my composition.

Piano Solo - Level 4 - Digital Download

SKU: A0.1169483

Composed by Carrie Jacobs-Bond. Arranged by Phil Beaman. Jazz,Ragtime. Score. 2 pages. Phil Beaman #769840. Published by Phil Beaman (A0.1169483).

Just by Laughing is a piano solo arrangement of the 1902 hit pop song by Carrie Jacobs-Bond, which was originally a ballad for voice and piano.  I have reinterpreted the piece as oldtimer-style ragtime jazz.  
2 page score; 2:00 minutes
This piece is also found in my book, Carrie Jacobs-Bond, Popular Songs 1900-1925, a collection of 51 of her songs I have arranged for piano solo, which is also available on this site.