Ben Gottesman Piano - The Entertainer - Joplin

[SAMMYminusSUMMERde]

wow really fast =)

[yakisikli3367]

demoo



[LeePrototype]

The tempo should be around crotchet=75

[MrIxtab]

No feeling..

[MrBigBro1234]

its good but way tooooo fast and boring

[MrBrick241]

no offense, he has done well considering his age but he plays way to fast and at the same volume the same time makes it quite boring

[theveska99]

He plays very fast :D But this is easier version, but he's very good! How old is he? :D

[martin84jazz]

OMG! why are there 145 dislike??? envy is a very sad thing...

[1425kike]

Que envidia weon.......

[TransFormersDOTM11]

he does not have the intro

[Bugminator93]

Nice but too fast...

[schymbros]

Very nice - well done!

[VictoriousFan16]

i love it

[mynarutouchiha01]

wat a talented soul!:OO

[oldredgirl]

wow!! thatis tough in regular time let alone double time!!

[frein123gmail]

ur playing it a little to fast. low down to temple

[IAmMaarten]

holy shit.. that kid is awesome

[poopieunderpants]

TOO FAST D: U MADE MY COMPUTER LAGG D:<

[mayankiscool]

Way too much tempo change :P But quite amazing!

[TheDeathknight79]

too fast

[toxr95]

guys, the real original verson is fast like that one

[schymbros]

Considering the age - very well done!

[CarrotStix55]

ok IM NOT HATIN JUST POINTING OUT SOME THINGS first slow down its not a race and its not meant to be played that fast ALSO have some fun with the music dont just sit there like a zombie move around a bit u know k other than that u seem liek u have the music down good so GOOD JOB

[teerification]

I think he shit his pants right before he started playing cuz he keeps on opening his mouth as if he is trying hard to not let his face get red from embarrassment!

[psychoticpanda92]

sloooww down buddy. i think scott joplin just had a heart attack

[adrianaesque]

Like everyone else is saying--too fast.

[MrLochanOra]

Way too fast. This piece should be played alot slower.

[41ACE]

too fast, no emotions. still good.

[Caramelle98]

J'aime bien, mais je n'ai pas l'impression que tu fais de la musique --'

[coboc123]

i think its a bit to fast... still really good though xx

[igby1871]

128 people are Ragtime Nazis.

[Vince3173]

“Don t play this piece fast. It is never right to play ragtime fast.” -Scott Joplin

Something to keep in mind when your playing ragtime.

[ahmadhamad]

I think the kid's excellent...the tempo was just a bit too fast.

[fgh505050]

Der hatte es aber eilig :)

[GoobaTheGorilla]

Bad.

[Andag4Dens]

You playing very well (:

[05HaK30]

rushed finger's i'm afraid

[heatherGOwhoa]

This piece was meant to be way slower

[duowen35]

GOOD BOY

[rojoskar]

el tempo moderatto

[rojoskar]

es fantastico pero el tempo un poco más despacio moderatto

[Grasshoppa065]

waaaaaay too fast. Scott Joplin would say, "nice tune, what is it?"

[desperados34600]

Domage que ce soit joué aussi rapidement.

Car les notes sont toute au bonne endroit mais bon, on dirait l'originale accélérée *4 lol

[mdc2296]

Scott Joplin would beat the hell out of you if he saw this.

It was very good but far too fast

[Simdiane]

tooo fast



[paroc64]

like a machine...please, slowly...!!!!!!!

[heppuman]

Just like me I just Luv playing stuff fast :P

[MissAngelGirlie1]

the kid's like," This is nothin"

[7keeviin7]

@MissAngelGirlie1 hahahaha

[MurphSack]

if he slowed it down it would rock but sadly the tempo ruined the whole piece

[Maganagarapa]

n'gay

[DavidM141996]

It seems that as time goes on this piece gets played faster and faster by people of all age. As someone already said before me on the sheet music it says 'not too fast'. Still though he's great for his age!

[JustAtyper]

Kid is probably nervous and embarassed, that is hwy it is probably fast.

[aramin01]

Mr Scott Joplin's instruction on the sheet music: not too fast!

[inlaquinta]

.... ._. at least the mocking was short :(

[vladphotographer]

not bad, but too fast! still pretty impressive for someone his age :)

[Honkybonkytwenty]

is it speeded up??

[madjak007]

It's awesome that's he's so young and has this much talent.

But it's so hugely fast that it drains from the whole excellence of his playing :(

Otherwise, near perfect :D

[JustLittleSheep]

Very fast, sorry I dont like :o(

[recruitment46]

too fast, makes it shit

[unpokodemusica]

very fast...  -.-..

[FilledWithChocolate1]

u need to pace your self!

[ptitetoulousaine]

il va un peu trop vite, mais c'est vraiment très bien pour son age :)

[ShadowKnight220]

This is very nice!

[levrone007]

no feeling  just played clinically

[antothebestin]

=S

[hobojoe1998]

damn ur good... i wasnt that good at ur age>>>>>>> damn

[lajp1000]

im with gflash7 well to fast

[JEMCO2008]

To Ben well done. That was three years ago, have you made a new post and do play in high school? Thank you for the music. From Earl

[KatDiamonde]

awsome as always :)

[SakramEleventh11]

:)

[judefrehley]

A little bit too faster...but very good!

[123Vakho]

@mrcoffeerush WTF? ragtime is suppose to be fast motion.

[poseidon0560]

Young player , great future... but do not play it so fast ...(please listen to Mr. Joshua Rifkin recording ).

[bushbarnes]

NOT MEANT TO BE PLAYED SO FAST

[TheMozart101]

yess hgsogsoogso

[pfizerbob]

this kid is friggen amazing!

[Theguitarguy97]

Dude Ok this kids guna go to Harvard i bet...

[me2freaks]

hes playing too fast. hes probbaly nervous. it sounds like crap when u play fast. in the begginning he keeps his mouth open :O. XD.

[coolboiz713]

hey didnt you guys ever think that maybe he was fast because he was nervous? i think this kid is great! keep up the good work! :)

[halorun2]

WAY TO FAST THIS IS TERRIBLE!

[irvin564]

i only wish i had a piano :( instead i have this lame keyboard ¬¬

[rrrgx]

@irvin564 - LOL - i have to say Thank You for this comment :) - Go get a piano, learn it, life's short.

[TwoMiXLOvEr]

@rrrgx yep, my fathre and I went to a antique musicstore which sold various intruments and also newer stuff.

I felt sad when they only promoted electrical keyboards and had the hugest sales on the acoustic pianos..

Though I went with my father out from there, with the hugest smile I've ever had.

We bought the acoustic Yamaha B2 Piano.

It has really given us (and sure will continue to) some good years of REAL piano music!

[khailung11]

@irvin564 Improvise....

[irvin564]

@khailung11 guess i'll have to =) got a brand new piano now lol

[VictoriousFan16]

@irvin564 OMG IKR!!!

[chilovat]

è una versione facilitata ... le note della "stangata" sono singole" e invece dovrebbero essere accordi doppi !! poi gli hanno semplificato alcuni accordi con la sinistra ... inoltre troppo veloce ... questo bambino nn è mica un "fenomeno" -.-'' , la sapevo fare anke io alla sua età !!

[xXKillerJelleXx]

he plays too fast! but he plays very good. ;-)

[wishywashywindow]

great but you need to learn the top hand properly

[professor13100]

he gets faster at the beginning and slowlier at the end

[gabrielikius]

Awesome ! 

[alixellie22]

to fast

[lureepatrick]

too fast - hard to enjoy it. but - seeing a small child play is amazing.

[sheldonholy]

I think traditionaly this is meant to be played fast...

Very talented son you have to be ably to play the piano like that aged 10!

[BeccaandBri]

Good but fast!

[bmxdirtkid]

dude hes going too wayy too fast

[Mikejkn]

kid, did you ever listen this song before? i love how you play piano, but you need to listen

[mvisser1000]

is this guy the new mozart??

[jkshawaii]

PLEASE!!! WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS MUSIC SHEET?

[rrrgx]

@jkshawaii - any music store, piano teacher, or online sheet music vendor has this abridged version of this piece.

[sassoleo]

@jkshawaii here:

imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg­/8/80/IMSLP02607-Joplin_-_The_­Entertainer.pdf

[11darck]

muy rapido

[KulaIzuko]

fantastic, this kid, ben was obviously better than the girl, gelyn's playing piano in thye hua kwan charity show 2010. (^,~) tats beyond unbelievable for ben (^-^)

[klokanSK]

this is the simplified version, played too fast and still not accurate, without any dynamics involved... I don't like

[DoubleGauss]

What the heck is that ? It's awful. Being able to play fast does not mean you are more skilled. And keep that foot of the pedal please.

[bandnerd883]

sounds terrific!!!!!!!!=D

[BrisbaneNerf]

he's nervous dudes what you excpecting

[AstvomBaum]

its MUCH to fast, and its not the original version of joplin, its any easy version for kids... not hard to play

[TheMarenina1]

Молодец, супер!!!! Мы в восторге!!!! Вот нам бы так научиться.....

[AssualtgruppeVeir]

HOLY COW!! Now that's saloon brawl right there ladies and gentlemen. In other words, great job!

[aheura]

brilliant

[mountnugent1949]

check out my vid of the entertainer on my page plz and see wat u tink :)

Thanks :)

[arcadefirerocks]

He got nervous and played WAYYYY to fast and forgot the intro. But For only ten yrs old I guess that's pretty good.

[melzebuken]

We know he play very good, so, why doesn't he do with the original speed please? ...

[321beth321]

im now 12 years old and i still can't do that! very brilliant kid!

[Drazard10100]

@321beth321 then why does it say you are 18?

[321beth321]

@Drazard10100 - when i made an account on Youtube i put the year differently (1992) i think, but now i can't change it.

[Getoverherenow]

I think that's right that it's too fast, but i know you're excellent

[rahulio879]

your grateeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeee



[ThePattt123]

WAY TOO FAST!

[crowtservo]

I can play this song. Kind of. Like the first ten seconds of this video. I played that for my sister's piano teacher when I was about 9 or 10 years old and she thought I was really good. Until she asked me to play the rest of the song. I said I can't. Then she asked me to play something else that I do know and I said that's all I know. She then tried to get my mom to make me take piano lessons. I didn't want to and I stuck to football. Never made it to college or the NFL.

[hp71196]

The tempo for this song is suposed to be 64

[HOWTOIDK]

Tooooo fast :(

[betzyluit]

fantastico !!

[123thecandygirl]

kid srry no offence but ur going to fast!

[Nepbot]

WAYYYYYYYYY too fast. Would have been much better if it was slower...

[niecey101]

That was AMAZING!!! i've been playing for nine years and cannot play that song like that. GREAT JOB!! keep it up

[Ohadlevi8000]

wowww the kid has a talent^^

and when he's older he will DEFENTLY play the more professional version^^

[xEmmaKeoghx]

played too fast!!! :O but he's got some skill :) i salute you :D

[spartank17]

too fast! i don't like sorry! :(

[TheIla97]

oltre aver saltato la prima parte, lo fa troppo velòoce e .. nn so come dire, ma non se lo gode molto... è bravissimo comunque (:

[avidgamer32]

On the entertainer's music it specifically says in bold at the top "NOT FAST"

[ipunijames3]

dude...... slow down.......... and well i know his a kid but when he get little bit older like 10 or 11 he should be able to paly full ocitve

[Commanderofclones]

i only play slow for the song, and just, wow

[ciclope26]

awesome

[xkflash]

why does everyone play songs on piano so fast on youtube! omg i just want to see a song which has the same tempo as the original...it sounds so bad when it's too fast

[poddyweb]

He doesn't play the octaves, that alone sounds very different than the original.

That being said, maybe his hands are still too small at his age..

[aspostbus]

did he have a date after he finished this ? sounds like he was in a hurry and didn't care a bit.

[TravisFlepper]

it looks he can barely reach the keys... lol im just jealous

[rhett556]

i play paino i will go to colledge good then

[Nicolee453]

Use 4/4 timing not cut time or whatever. (: Good job though.

[pieces141127]

Played fast or slow, I am just thrilled to see youngsters with such musical talent. In time they will be just fine. Fantastic job kiddo!

[rrrgx]

Thank you.  He was 10yrs old when he did this piece. If he, or any child, can keep this level of interest at age 20, then we're all better off for it.

[Mickymousee1]

HAHAAH I PLAYED THAT WHEN I WAS FOUR

[HillriseProductionz]

@Mickymousee1 i played it when i was 3

[pleasuretrip]

I think that with everyone so focused on pointing out that he played so fast and that he did not play part of the intro or that part later on was too high, we need to remember this:

Playing music is not about playing something the exact same as someone else. It's about weather your audience enjoys what you're doing and weather or not it puts a smile on your face. I'd invite anyone who criticizes to please post a link to themselves playing it the exact right perfect way. I for one enjoyed this.

[SuperFelis44]

too fast!!!!!!! but good for for his age

[Mazza4Azza]

What a talented little kid. He'll go far with his talent.

[runescapenoob41796]

he's great though he did skip the intro. and i agree with mastergifca25 he should have played it with more joy but all that aside i think he has a greate and wonderful talent, a talent very few have

[HidekoTakata]

kids who play the piano go to college

[rrrgx]

Interesting comment, thank you. But paying for college is a different story :)

[JesusLuvsYou316]

@HidekoTakata Not necessarily all of them

[Ohadlevi8000]

what?!?

[mac123nlc456]

how old are you

[Kirby9996]

I play this song. He forgot the intro, it's not supposed to be played this fast, and on the 3rd part to the sond is supposed to be played higher than he is playing it. He is either too nervous, or he's been taught that way. Oh another note he forgot 2 parts. Otherwise good job with keeping up!

[kvetmada]

excellent:-D keep on your great work

[Zibatarinmoosighi1]

good job young man ..yes sure ,he play it too fast ..but he also managed to show

how well his fingers are trained ..i love to see him in the future ,,when he know more to put feelings into his playing ...he has realy good potencial ..and i know what i talk about.Hope he continue ...it will be a great pleasure for him in grown up time:)

[thonkle]

way too fast

[thonkle]

it would be much better if he did it on the original tempo...

[NerdBoy001]

very impressive for a kid. I agree with the previous comment - its way too fast. And keeps getting faster. But like i said, he's young, and i have no place to criticize a kid. so why am i commenting? lol. but anyway, great job.

[jurciks71]

bad to fast

[xxrageface]

ew to fast

[kokodoggy]

OH my! Could you play like that when you were his age. He is so good!

[tommyschilb10]

i can

[tommyschilb10]

and also it would be easy if you were learning it piano lessons

[TheMkstyle]

@MissEmoAsian1 Yes ist is toooooooooooooo faaaaasssstttt!

[castrodaniel92]

How many of you could play this fast at his age much less play this song? Even though the song isn't supposed to be played at that tempo, he more than showcases his ability to play the piano. You definitely have a right to be proud little kid, and don't let anybody tell you otherwise.

[mulleolsen]

no. Simply can´t enjoy it

[thevuutrain]

look at this kid sitting at the bench with his cocky attitude haha

[krazyflicks]

What an amazing little kid! :)

[TranceMasterXXX]

THe piece is not used to be played so fast...

You suck. Don't try and play the entertainer until you can rea