Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
The Entertainer
- Level
- 3 of 5
- Key signature
- no sharps or flats
- Time
- 4/4
- Length
- 37 bars
- Plays in
- about 2 min
Needs a MIDI keyboard and Chrome, Edge or Firefox on a computer.
Versions
Each easier version only leaves notes out, so every one is still the real piece.
- As written258 notes
- Melody and left-hand roots205 notes
- Right-hand melody180 notes
What it asks of you
- Treble clef from G3 to E6, with ledger lines
- No key signature to keep in mind
- Accidentals: sharps outside the key
- Rhythm: quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, dotted half notes, eighth notes, dotted quarter notes, notes held across the beat
- Intervals: 2nds (steps), 3rds (skips), 4ths, 6ths, 5ths, 7ths
- Hands playing together, one hand moving while the other holds, hands taking turns, hands in different rhythms, moving the hand to a new position
What stands between you and this piece
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Score from PDMX (CC0 1.0); the composition is public domain: Scott Joplin died in 1917. Credits