FAMILY
A. The instrument played by Joplin's mother.
Q. What is the banjo?
A. Julius Weiss
Q. Who was Joplin's first piano teacher?
A. The style of music that Joplin played.
Q. What is ragtime?
A. This Joplin rag, one of his most famous, is named after the nightclub that Joplin played in.
Q. What is the Maple Leaf Rag?
A. Joplin's nickname, "The _________ of Ragtime"
Q. What is "The KING of Ragtime"?
A. He was born a slave in N. Carolina
Q. Who was Joplin's father? (Giles Joplin)
A. Amount of money Joplin paid for his piano lessons from Julius Weiss.
Q. What is zero ($0.00)
A. The rhythm of ragtime that stresses the off-beats.
Q. What is syncopation?
A. This Joplin rag was featured in the 1973 movie "The Sting".
Q. What is The Entertainer?
A. Famous Joplin quote about ragtime tempo.
Q. "It is never right to play ragtime fast".
A. The instrument played by Joplin's father.
Q. What is the violin?
A. The age at which Joplin first received formal piano lessons.
Q. What is 11 years?
A. A steady rhythm in the bass and a syncopated melody.
Q. What is ragtime?
A. This Joplin opera was begun in 1884 and completed in 1910.
Q. What is Treemonisha?
A: Prize awarded to Joplin in 1976 for his contribution to American music.
Q. What is the Pulitzer Prize?
A. Florence Givens, a free born African-American, born in Kentucky.
Q. Who was Joplin's mother?
A. Joplin studied music at this African-American college.
Q. What is George R. Smith college?
A. Jazz contains this element, which carefully composed ragtime music does not.
Q. What is improvisation?
A. Titles of 4 Joplin Rags
Q. What is: Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer, The Cascades, The Pineapple Rag, The Chrysanthemum, Easy Winners, Original rags
A. He published Maple Leaf Rag after hearing Joplin play it at the Maple Leaf Club.
Q. Who is John Stark?
A. Joplin's 3 brothers and 2 sisters all sang and played this instrument.
Q. What is the guitar.
A. in 1908 Joplin wrote this valuable guide to understanding the basic elements of good ragtime style.
Q. What is School of Ragtime?
A. Ragtime combines these 3 styles of music.
Q. What is: 1. European classical music? 2. The American march? 3. African folk rhythms?
A. The title of Joplin's only ballet.
Q. What is "The Ragtime Dance".
A. Two modern composers who were influenced by ragtime music.
Q. Who is Claude Debussy, Charles Ives, Paul Hindemith, Darius Milhaud, Maurice Ravel, Eric Satie, Igor Stravinsky.