Scott Joplin - Elite Syncopations

[carpetime]

Great playing, fantastic

[lordjohn342]

Excellent! A perfect tempo! Not too fast and not too slow.

[brookerocks121]

i love you......

[BassistDuckface]

Who DOESN'T love good old fashioned syncopation

[ILOVETHE1700s]

I am currently learning scot joplins songs (im 13, and so far have learned maple leaf rag and the first page of the fig leaf) and so far its all fullspeed, as fast as scot joplin plays it himself (ive heard recordings of him)

[hyperRadiantThunder]

@ILOVETHE1700s wow, i did the same thing when i was your age. except i'm 14 now and i know the full fig leaf rag :P

[saintives]

I love you

[spaceilluminate]

you could be the next Joplin :P

[thesoundman1000]

Awesome!!



[wilkesjournal]

Awesome. If you're taking requests, I'd love to see you play Joplin's "Easy Winners". Thanks.

[HANDIbanana]

i wish i play piano i play clarinet and sax :(

[WPHSBandGeek]

Makes me feel like I'm a brothel mistress dancing to rag times, meanwhile my clients get a post-modern era lap dance as they drink their booze XD

[lelouchmagnet12]

badadadaadada badadadaadada :D

[verdew8181]

this is pure ear-fun, it is like walking on air.

[histaricaljoker]

:D Im supposed to start learning this and maple leaf rag pretty hard stuff so great job!

[MultiKZB]

Also, very "elegant"--wheeeeeeeeeeeeee!

[Ragtime44Films]

Goodness... no matter how many people I hear play Scott Joplin's music, I've never heard one that plays it better than you do. And I've heard a lot of people play Scott Joplin's music before....

[MilkManViln]

i use to play this

but not as good or as long as you

[LorraineBowenTV]

Lovely musicality!

[kelleybro]

i like the wrist flick... XD

[WhiteyMarsh]

Bravo! You have a really unique touch. 

[FemuD]

This is really really great!!! I danced to this song last year with my class! Very well done. :)

[cheesemaon1]

@picklenub i bet ur lying and i think ur just jealous

[uber555]

Really nice arranged peace =) erf i wanna have all finger like everybody ... miss my little finger on my right hand : /

But i try to play piano without it =)

[Tehhunter1]

I'm responsible for probably 200 of those views. It's my summer project and I'm adjusting my ears to a great rendition of Elite Syncopations :)

[Johngu30]

A wonderful rendition

[Schipp72]

All you have to do is set your standards towards perfection.

[SuperAhmedhamza]

It sounds a lot like Maple Leaf Rag towards the end o.o

Anyways, great playing. I wish I was as good as you :/

[nidacal2]

EXCELENT!!!!!!!!!!!

[romualdotumibay]

He could be hired as a performer pianist in Coca cola corner at Disneyland easy!!! I like to see him there.Very talented without notes!

[joshliptzin]

@romualdotumibay i'm sure that's his dream job

[TewjeBielski]

You're a psycho. I LOVE U!

[PetroDola]

mate epic skills on the 1920's.. rocking it bro.. love your style

[picklenub]

@PetroDola Scott Joplin died Aprl 1st of 1917 so this song isn't from the 1920's it was actually composed in 1902

[o0xHorizoNx0o]

3 Years later you see people watching this video. Bravo.

[AxelG443]

Your amazing and you upload this on my birthday lol you should be a pro.

[sirlaughalot1992]

It sounds like Mr. Joplin had all these great rhythms running through his head, and he quickly put them all together in one song before he could forget them! I love it!

[thesswgod]

freaking asians can do everything man :I

[blooperwoman77]

I freaking love Scott Joplin and all his pieces. Trying to play maple lead rag, bethena and this song right now. You play them all perfectly I always refer back to your videos when practicing

[MilkManViln]

20 people are brainless

[onionofdeath]

That piano just got pwnd O.O

[thefastesrcman]

Youtube should make the like button bigger everytime you click it, so you wont accidentaly click the dislike button like the 20 people did. :)

[gtq838]

20 people clicked the dislike button, lol

great piece I love your videos

[Bessie99Big]

exquisitely played chocotiger.Happy Christmas from the\U.K.

[ralykSNtepnatS]

This is awesome! I'm learning to play this song right now, I can get through it...but it doesn't sound nearly as great as this!

[justinbucka]

all haters are just jealous!

[hummer14455]

the beginning reminds me of the entertainer

[chukonub]

@hummer14455 They all sound similar because they're all written by the same guy around the same time for the same purposes.

[poklzhou]

Is that hung on the wall out there in the lobby A BUDDlE?

[actuary33]

I didnt know gooks could play piano, I thought they were only good at math and laundry. lol...U?

[Dogface411]

@actuary33

What a jerk you are for saying such a thing....would you say this to his face ? You just did...

[jackass1234R]

@actuary33 I didnt know that fat american could type with such fat fingers on a keyboard.

[msmusicbunny]

I think you played very well, as I am playing this song in the last month.

[jabrookesq]

Great job! Your non-scored flourishes stay withing the spirit and sound of this rag, and are well executed. This is definately a version of this piece that I could imagine pianists in the 1910's playing. While I think you get the tempo far more correct than most people of your talent who play WAY too fast, I think you could be slightly quicker in the beginning. And while I respect your choice to speed up the end, I think the last section is a bit too fast. Personal preference. Thumbs up!

[catkinsx]

Wonderful interpretation! I especially love the faster tempo to finish it off with a flourish.

[frowmie57]

excellent!

[florican07]

nice

[eirodgers]

great stuff man

[skrillblast]

i don't even like this kind of music and you make me want to learn to play it lol, very good ;)

[Usulgurt]

Скот Жоплин-Не Скот Жопин. А я бы перепутал.

[pje348]

I absolutely love your interpretation of this piece. Your mastery of the stride style is clear, and you make that piano sing! Encore!

[LuckyDirtyBalls]

hey just asking too should i add effects to the piece if im meant to play it for the exam

[edctgbujm123]

You have an incredible memory.

[kechones]

Dude, I love your performances! I'm listening to a few right now to help keep my homework from driving me insane.

I am a piano student, and I've been trying a lot of Scott Joplin lately. I've been watching a lot of your videos to get an idea of how these rags should sound. Thank you very much for sharing your musicality with us all.

[MsDraculina707]

wow. love the dynamics, so full of expression! I remember when i learnt that watered down version of this piece, i woulded even be able to compare with you! your a very talented pianist keep doing wat u do!

[leambambam]

love this. cheers.

[DieIsCast]

This is awesome. Thanks so much.

[Navizurc123]

you should be famous by now

[picklenub]

@Navizurc123 he's good i'll give him that but i can play all these songs from memory too and im sure theres a lot more people who can do the same so in all honesty it would be pretty unfair if he was famous at this level of skill

[rollinstoneslover]

You know what i have noticed?

When pianists get really into there music they rock back and forth.

My chorus teacher does, you do, and i find myself doing it somtimes, i find it amazing!

Btw, this is amazing! i love the grace notes.

[MrPiere123]

This is my favorite Joplin piece and u did such an amazing job!!! Whenever I listen to Joplin it's always your videos I watch!

U have inspired me to learn every Scott Joplin piece I can get my hands on....thanks man

[lilataubenei]

Dear chocotiger!

Congratulations to your hghly skillfull Joplin-performing.

Could you, if I would send a video to youtube, give me some critics?

I mean not simple ones, like good or bad, but criticall ones, like a teacher gives you?

Thanks for your reply,

Helmut

[DonaldDuckYeah]

I am learning this piece! You play it very very well and the graces notes you added are very nice!

[ThePVGS1]

This is wonderful! 21 people got amnesia and needed to go the hospital.

[pianoaddict06]

amazing

[pianoaddict06]

@pianoaddict06 wow reply to own comment

[hund4n0kh4n]

A TRUE PIANIST! makes every piece he plays partly his own :P

[phully]

HAXOR!!!

[divionism]

nice work keep it up!

[darthfurious80]

Amazing! Especially since you did it without sheet music! That's got to be pretty hard music to play!

[gonnyparson]

You are so gooooood.

i like the way you play.

You have a very fresh style.

[anoyinorange1234]

Scott Joplin's music doesn't just make us understand it, or create happy feelings. His music lets us know that music is always there for you. I miss Scott Joplin<3<3<3 =(.

[mikethenascarfan]

add me as another subscriber scott

[mrfreshmint]

dynamics, dynamics, dynamics. i would buy his songs on iTunes no doubt

[mrfreshmint]

@mrfreshmint i can respond to my own comment?

[ParkTrotPlease]

@mrfreshmint I just did the same thing, and I was like wtf??

[actuary33]

great song..usually the gooks are good at math and laundry, this kid must be a prodigy.

[undiente]

I'd surely buy your ragtime compilation album, I love your performances!!

[Msakuranosakura]

i'm happy to meet your new record today!

this too, i liked very much. beautiful!

thank you!

[KidOnTheNet]

woah, sounds like fun!

[shallonPhish]

Show off !!!! LOVE IT !!!!!

[John31540]

What a GREAT Performance to anyone's list. You have a superb style of expression and much feeling to add.

As an Organist myself, I often wondered to try my fingers at the piano but they are a little rusty now, but its not too late to learn even at 56.

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

[elementalrage]

Hey can you play easy winners?

[Dimmify]

This guy is amazing- he should record an album!!!

[sirtimtam]

Were did you get the sheet music??

[kjetilrossignol]

@sirtimtam , not all music is printed off of the internet, books are probably your best bet if you're looking for some joplin music.

[mcindoee]

@Dimmify he already has. its called "Scott Joplin's Greatest Hits" :P

[Fernball21]

@Dimmify Not on that piano, though!

[SmellOfChips]

As good a version of this as I've heard. Nice One!

[RMSAquitania]

Absolutely marvelous! This is one of my favourite rags and I have loved this music since hearing it at the Great America amusement park in California 20 years ago and finally matching it to Joplin while in college. I could listen to this all day.

[adamila98]

i lov your music

[thefirebird21]

I just love Scott Joplin... fascinating music... enchanting... inspirational :D

You play them like there's no carei n the world... terrific job bro

[katieisrad10]

@thefirebird21  omg i agree with wat u said... i also luv scott joplin and agree about wat u said about scott! lol i tought my self half od the entertainer and i hope to become better at it

[ShaithMaster]

hahaha these people are jealous that you can play it that fast. I play paragon rag fast and slo depending on what my audience wants. if you can play it fast you can play it slo.. just dont play it like a robot though

[MercuryWinds]

The beginning kinda reminds me of The Entertainer. Oh man, my favorite Composer. <3

[na060]

Have you heard the Marcus Roberts version of this? It will blow your mind!

[gorii1234]

after I watched all of your video.. Now I become Your fan totally..

[yitah]

Very nice!

[iBook3503332]

five stars!

[wiibrown]

And they say men are unco-ordinated and can't multi task PAH! CHOCOTIGER proved them wrong.

[Ragtime44Films]

@wiibrown

Don't listen to anyone who says that kind of thing. Everyone is human. Gender doesn't effect ability.

[Vesters1]

@wiibrown he is only doing one thing???

[platinumclawify]

@Telamon8 umm no. if im pressing the pedal and playing the keys at the same time then obviously, im not switching between them

[Telamon8]

@platinumclawify

I mean like you can't brush your teeth, play pachese, and nail a poster to the wall at the same time.

[platinumclawify]

@Telamon8 Since I hve no idea what pachese is, id say its possible to brush yr teeth and nail a poster to a wall at the same time, leaving out the pachese bit

[Telamon8]

@platinumclawify

You don't know what pachese is? It's a board game.

[ChocoRokk]

@Telamon8 I'm sorry, but, it's actually Pachisi. In America it's Parcheesi.

[platinumclawify]

@Telamon8 oh u meant the indian game pachisi

[dansing124]

@wiibrown Yes, and he is so great, fantastic player, of fantastic music, and its not always so fast that you cant play it.

[nexplosion1]

I may be a mere 14 year old, but I'm sure Scott Joplin said DON'T PLAY RAGTIME FAST!

[raggyelf]

It's not that fast. I think it's a great tempo, especially since most of the other videos on YouTube play it a lot faster. Fast ragtime sounds very messy but Chocotiger's interpretation sounds near-perfect to me :)

[uneedhelp2]

This song is meant to be played with one, single tempo throughout... it gives a much more desirable uniform-ness.

[BrokenBrilliance]

@nexplosion1 Scott Joplin has his style of play, so do others. You are young thus do what people tell you to, when you get older you'll probably end up playing music to the tempo you love. Besides, its not THAT fast, i've heard faster versions, and they aren't as good, slow versions drag.

[nexplosion1]

@BrokenBrilliance well if the piece gives me a tempo I'll usually play it at that speed. But I have a book of Scott Joplin rags and at the top of all of them it says "composer's note - do NOT play fast, it is never right to play ragtime fast. So Ha! :P

[BrokenBrilliance]

@nexplosion1 thats what I'm trying to say, the creator may have thought that it shouldn't be played fast, but its up to you how you play it, why would I play a song slowly like its supposed to when I enjoy playing it quickly.. I wouldn't.

[nexplosion1]

@BrokenBrilliance point taken. Once I actually learn the whole piece off by heart I'd say I'll take it around this speed. Now I feel like a complete muppet. :-P

[BrokenBrilliance]

@nexplosion1 =P whatever you decide mate, record it and send me a link when your done =P good luck!

[Oodikss]

@nexplosion1

How you play is your own interpretation and choice to either play it fast or slow. BrokenBrilliance understands that it's all about preference in speed, and not just whatever a book tells you.

[nexplosion1]

@Oodikss fair enough. That's probably why I always play the rondo alla turca too fast. :-P

[TheMcbro]

I can play this by ear. I learn every Joplin rag from Chocotiger.

[eb1423]

@TheMcbro hi joe

[TheMcbro]

lol sup nig

[raggyelf]

I'm learning to play this at the moment. I must say you are a maestro of Ragtime! Keep it up! :)

[matialex]

Wow!!! you are amazing!!

[MickeyYahoo]

ChocoTiger, your renditions of Joplin are far beter than others that are on youtube - including those of some professional virtuosoes. Do you tour? If you come to Pittsburgh, I'm pauy good money to listen to you live!

[jeff94582]

There is something very soothing about Scott joplin. I enjoy the piano player as well.

[Albertalice1]

Very nice.

[dearheartrw]

I've watched all of your clips. Your memory is amazing!!! BRAVO~~~

[warsaw28]

I am so jealous!!

[loligification]

That isn't the Elite Syncopations Rag after 2:24, isn't it? That sounds great, especially at 2:43...

[loligification]

all right... i've found this passage in my sheets.

[KawarID]

You are the master of the rag!? :D

[FanOfPuetzborn95]

are you a fan of scott joplin??

[whatchemackallit]

you're really good mate

[RicAbapo]

dah ui, karun pako kabantay!! daghan man diay kaau nig sayup!!hahahaha, xenxa pero mao man gud ako nadunggan, sauna nindot jud kaau to ako nadunggan pero karun pako kabantay, medyo nadisappoint ko dah!pero nindot ra japun!!^^

[princeedward154]

@RicAbapo wala'y makasabut nimo. haha

[RicAbapo]

@princeedward154 naa oy1 ikaw diay! hahahaha, taga aha ka?

[princeedward154]

bxu :p

[RicAbapo]

huh?aha na dapit?

[princeedward154]

i google na. haha :D

[RicAbapo]

duh!cge na lng gud,,xDD...aha na dapit?

[RicAbapo]

gosh, dis is my comeback for almost a year now, coz i really was isolated from ragtime coz the music school here, where i study, doesn't want to hear me playing ragtime,tsk but now, ragtime still prevails on my heart.love it, heard it 2x alredi d 1st one when i was in my junior high school) and now i am a college freshman:), you chocotiger have been one of my inspiration to pursue music as my course, thnx.i've been playin ragtime and it's very very cool!

[prowlamongus]

You're amazing. You bring new enjoyment to Joplin

[TheMcbro]

*new comment*

[eb1423]

hi un know newb that i happen to know

[bratsable]

Maple leaf rag is quite easy ,actually. You just have to practise.

[MrHasjR]

Hi, do you have any tips for me, if I have to jump from a low note to high chord (fe the third line), how can I learn to do that (i'm very slow at those parts). Pleas help me...

[explosionmonty]

always just practice, dont try to play it faster as you can, play it slow but with good timing, speed comes automatically.

[TheMcbro]

I can help you. With the left hand parts that jump around(all rag time does this), you just need to get your brain familiar with the chord you're coming back to. Then, once you can hit that chord without even thinking about finger position, you can start practice moving slower from the note to that chord at a steady pace. Once you do this enough you will be doing it as naturally as walking. If you have any more questions I'm here to help.

[TheMcbro]

Typo - I meant 'slowly' not 'slower'.

[TheMcbro]

I know you don't usually do requests, but PLEASE do Original Rags.

Very easy one.

[darkuser999]

Okay i'm a bit of a beginner just going by what i read from sheet music. Quick question: did you add those grace notes, ornaments and staccatos youself? My music for this piece doesn't have them!

[chocotiger]

1. yup i added the grace notes

2.  nope i only add ornaments to christmas trees (lol jk, what are they?)

3. yup i add staccatos wherever it sounds nice

[ThePVGS1]

Ornaments, in music, are trills, mordents, and turns.

[uneedhelp2]

yeah he added his own flair and interperetation (speed ups, slow downs, etc.)

[rollercoaster208]

@darkuser999 ornaments are like trills adn turns and stuff .....

[davthegamer]

you really have the ragtime in you !

[davthegamer]

pretty perfect!

[AdamR544]

I MUST learn this song now, ive fallen in love...just after i finish learning maple leaf rag, thanx to you :)

C ya

Adam

[uneedhelp2]

maple's hard, this isn't to obd

[InfamousShalale]

i'd say the opposite, although i haven't tried this, parts look pretty hard. guess each to his own...

[ElBorsk]

I personally find the Maple Leaf Rag easier than this one, but both are not that hard (compared to Mozart, Liszt and so on)

[uneedhelp2]

Yeah, this one really isn't too hard. The only part that does bug me is the ascent after the main chorus (first page, the chord-octave-chord-octave-half steps, then the ascent, then the right hand melody part)

[uneedhelp2]

I have a weighted piano so my fingers often get stuck.. playing at my teacher's piano it goes much more smoothly.

[Darksloef]

if you're a bit into jazz, try pieces from George Gershwin

[uneedhelp2]

too bad*

I did the first two pages hands together in two weeks.

[AdamR544]

XP i havnt started learning this, but ive finished original rags, and will be starting this soon, im working towards stride piano XP

C ya

Adam

[ThePVGS1]

You bragger!