Jim Hession/ Lecture 1/ The Elements Of Ragtime and Stride

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Lecture1
What is ragtime?
What is stride piano?
This is a quick look at ragtime and stride and where they are similar and where they differ.

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• Hession
• stride
• jazz
• piano
• history
• Lecture1
• Fats
• Waller
• JamesP.
• Johnson
• STRIDE
• PIANO
• two/handed

[irinajon]

Hi Jim and Martha

What a fantastic set of videos and thank you so much! You are a great teacher Jim, as well as being a great piano player. Great camera work from Martha also! Irina and I will be following all your videos - best wishes, Jon

[jazznbear]

I am glad that you find the information helpful. Best of luck to you both and Happy New Year!

[jazzpiano77]

You are amazing! Thank you! I love ragtime and stride piano.

Did Scott Joplin write another version of The Pinapple Rag?

[jazznbear]

No. In this lecture I only played the A section in the demonstration.

[likemyviolin]

As a classical musician, I'm happy that a great jazz musician, like Mr Hession takes examples between Mozart-Beethoven to ragtime-stride! For me, in some ways, Mozart's style (I mean the piano sonatas) are very close to Joplin's ragtimes (the "square" structure, harmonies, melodies, etc.).

For my own amusement, I composed a short etude which for solo piano combining/comparing these two styles (Mozart/Joplin), a kind of mixture between the Viennes Classique and the Classique Ragtime.

[jazznbear]

Agreed! For some time I have maintained that the Classical Era (Haydn/Mozart/Beethoven) was essentially reproduced in syncopation by the Classic Ragtime Era (Joplin/Scott/Lamb)before giving way to Tin Pan Alley and early Jazz........

I would like to hear your short etude-how about posting it on YouTube?

Best Regards

[pnimble1]

Very valuable information and demonstrations in this series!

[morinkhuur]

Thanks for your generosity in posting these videos. They are superb and just what I have been looking for.

[likemyviolin]

Very interesting, thank you very much.

[Aahzman26]

Very awesome stuff! I know a bit about ragtime and stride but you taught it in a way that made me realize so much more!

[erha007]

Very interesting. Thanks

[TYSOHN]

Fantastic, and extremely interesting.

[Pianoninja924]

Thank you for explaining the difference between Ragtime and Stride. Now I can say I'm really good at ragtime and adequate at stride.

[soundbuffet]

excellent job ,Im trying to learn stride for years and its coming very slowly ,Im sure I will find some solid info in your video series Thanks

[danmcb]

fantastic playing Jim. not a piano player but a horn player, but this is really interesting to any lover of great music. Thank you!