Joplin's Life
Scott's Education
Ragtime
Impact on the
Piano
Musical Career
100
What is Joplin's country of origin?
What is United States of America?
100
Where did he first learn to play the piano?
What is at home?
100
What is his most famous piece?
What is the Maple Leaf Rag?
100
What was his impact on the piano?
What is a Ragtime Composer?
100
What were his two most famous songs?
What is Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer
200
What Year was Joplin born?
What is 1868
200
Who helped Scott study the piano?
What is a local musician teacher?
200
What is his famous piece named after?
What is the Maple Leaf Hall, a local dance hall.
200
What was he the king of?
What is Ragtime?
200
Who tought him to play piano when he was young?
What is a local music instructor?
300
What year did he die?
What is 1917?
300
What type of music did he play?
What is Ragtime music?
300
What two types of ragtime's did he compose after he settled in St. Louis?
What is an opera and a ballet?
300
What was the most famous piece of ragtime music?
What is the Maple Leaf Rag?
300
Who inspired Joplin to succeed in music?
What is his father?
400
How old was he when he died?
What is 49 years old?
400
What college did Joplin go to?
What is George Smith College, a segregated black school.
400
What were those two pieces called?
What is A guest of honor (opera) and Ragtime Dance (ballet)
400
How many pieces of music had he composed?
What is 83?
400
Why did he decide to be a pianist?
What is he liked the sound of the piano and writing music?
500
Where was his first job?
What is the Maple Leaf Club?
500
Where did he go after college to work?
What is St. Louis?
500
What was Joplin's most loved song?
What is Entertainer?
500
What two composers did his ragtime influence?
What is Debussy and Milhaud?
500
Arthur What three future ragtime composers did he teach?
What is Arthur Marshall, Scott Hayden, and Brun Campbell
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