Jonny May plays Maple Leaf Rag on Main St.

Jonny May plays a spirited rendition of Joplins' Maple Leaf Rag on the Disneyland Main St Piano

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Disneyland
• Piano
• Joplin
• Maple
• Leaf
• Jonny

[rudisme]

People just walk by whitout looking over there shoulder...

I could spend the whole night watching people play te maple leaf

And that's what am doing the last hour or so here on youtube. 

[solong36]

@rudisme --Thanks for watching --- you should check around for a local ragtime or jazz festival with a ragtime corner...

[disneyfan85]

They played part of this tune as part of the "Main Street" scene of Remember Dreams Come True!

[solong36]

@disneyfan85 yep and jonnys predecessor , Rod Miller was the pianist on that track (he says)

[kilkennyman2009]

scott joplin - never play ragtime fast

[solong36]

Fast is relative -- I believe SJ wrote somewhere on one of his pieces "slow march tempo" which is pretty fast

The other comment I have heard in the ragtime community is "not too fast as to miss notes or break syncopation"

I agree with those who think this version is "Entertaining" and on this note - in the "Real World" there is no 5 foot talking mouse either - I thank you all for watching my uploads.

[datfri13]

Notice how every anonymous putz with a computer is an expert? If you're playing for fun and you can play it fast and still hit the notes--well good for you! Joplin's music is still being played 100 years later and that's a good thing! Plenty of people are playing it in the approved manner as well. I'd go back to playing drums if they were forming a ragtime band in my community!

[Ferreal92]

I don't care what arm-chair piano "experts" have to say. If feet are tappin to what you're playin, then son, you're playin it right.

[herrbrahms]

@kilkennyman2009 Especially if you play it this sloppily.

[aelmandrzej]

@davidjohan99 This is by far the most authentic version I've ever heard!

[davidjohan99]

ha ha ha ...brought tears to my eyes laughing so much...totally AWESOME AMAZING PLAYING!!

[kokofoko]

if you put this on X10 speed he actually play it slower :P

[poffy3991]

Imma maple leaf rag player, this is amazing !!

[Regginyaga]

Its hard to play fast and maintain the feel but he does it pretty well

[wilily]

S.J. may not have played the rag this fast. But this guy was hammering the ivories. Sweet !!

[eddy725]

@rudisme i don't blame those people; they're probably worrying about spending the time they paid for experiencing things more extraordinary than watching someone play the maple leaf rag. i'm not saying this is not a good performance or that i hate this song or anything, but if i was on main street i would stop to listen for a few minutes at the most. going to disneyland isn't exactly a walk through the local park.

[M8T12B93]

according to Scott Joplin himself, ragtime should be played slowly. But i actually love this one played like this!!