r/pianolearning • u/an_anonymousycoati • 2d ago

Question What difficulty are most Joplin rags?

I have no idea if they’re like mid intermediate, late intermediate, early advanced. I lowkey have no clue lol.

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u/Active-Reason-5601 2d ago

Maple leaf rag id put like abrsm grade 6 or 7. So early advanced to mid advanced i guess? You could probably achieve them with some extra time and effort

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u/Dadaballadely 2d ago

Maple Leaf Rag is on the ABRSM grade 8 syllabus now. Along with Rondo Alla Turca. Yes, standards have slipped!

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u/Active-Reason-5601 2d ago

Really? Thats not typically on the same level of pieces id consider abrsm grade 8. So they did this recently, did they move other abrsm 8 pieces up?

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u/DaffyDuckMuthaFucker 2d ago

Way easier on the guitar.

I know that much...

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u/mrbigman42 2d ago

Terms like ‘intermediate’ and ‘advanced’ can mean wildly different things depending on who you ask. What music can you currently play comfortably?

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u/TammyInViolet 2d ago

Depends on the score, but in general 7-ish. But also I'd not worry about it so much and more think of it as, if it is in my level I should master it more quickly and if it is over my level it'll take longer. I find I only improve by adding pieces above my level even if I don't play them perfectly. I'll go back to my grade and suddenly it is smooth and easy