Ragtime
March-derived strains of 16 bars with a syncopated right hand over a bass-chord left hand.
- Category
- Jazz, blues and rock harmony and improvisation
- First taught in
- 6.8 Keep ragtime moving
- Theory cards
- Ragtime (Level 6)
In the lessons
2 lessons and 2 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 6.8 | Keep ragtime movingPeacherine Rag, Scott Joplin |
| 8.9 | Keep a ragtime bass lightHarlem Rag, Tom Turpin |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 6.8 | Ragtime syncopation |
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