How to turn ANY song into Ragtime

[@DinoNuggies4665]

This dude just explained Tom Brier

[@emperor1e]

Pretty much, except he plays octaves or tenths instead of singular bass notes on 1 and 3, and elaborates the melody with virtuosic improvisation... all from sight reading none the less.

[@PiotrBarcz]

Absolutely not. Tom would be absolutely livid if he saw this comment xD

[@JonnyMay]

Well done! Great explanations for developing both hands in the ragtime style 👍

[@pianoguy7579]

Thank you!!

[@krayedon]

WHY DOESN'T THIS HAVE MORE VIEWS?! I'mma make a ragtime version of Fireflies nowwww

[@bupp291]

I found this video to be really informative and easily accessible for most levels of musicians to understand! Excellent work! The one thing I would comment on is that some of the audio seemed disproportionately quiet compared to other parts of the video, so I would appreciate if in your future videos you could be aware of that as your mixing the audio, but other than that I thought this was great! I'm excited to see where you go as a KZbinr and I'll be keeping my eye on your future videos 🙂

[@tzar3098]

Great stuff. Steps are clear and the small addition of music theory jargon helped a lot

[@pianohelper8873]

Wow you are underrated.

[@miticomito245]

Facts

[@georgehiggins1320]

It's definitely a good idea to explore some basic theory as well. Understanding the difference between major minor and Dominant chords is a super good place to start!

[@olakolade6656]

I hope you become a famous youtuber one day!

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

Insanely helpful. You deserve attention for your efforts!

[@cesaralvarado8016]

Man, you are pretty good, keep it up, daddy-o!

[@1471SirFrederickBanbury]

Good job! Now make a Jelly Roll Morton version and a Harlem Stride version. That would be so wonderful to see, as they developed from Ragtime.

[@lugilatsch2.074]

Respect! I have never seen a video so informative and captivating at the same time! Keep it up!

[@IanCurls123]

Very helpful in breaking ragtime down! Thank you!

[@iantheo1424]

I have taken the easy way and play on my recently restored player piano what rolls I have found. Great explanation as to what defines ragtime and how formed.

[@ErenSan]

Thank you! This video is really helpful :D

[@pablocingola]

Maan, you're a geem. This is Soo good. Thanks man

[@MJ-sy2en]

I'm definitely coming back to this, thank you.

[@ashleyurban5861]

I hardly play the piano but I play the harp and I just heard about ragtime and this is a real game changer and I need your help

[@scottev954]

This looks like a lot of fun to try, thanks!

[@7hilladelphia]

Ok, random hit from YT feed. Why o why do I now have an almost irresistible urge to buy a electronic Piano on a stand and transform my entire life experience ? 😃🥰

[@JorgeL721]

Really wish Tom Brier got a shoutout. Guy is a legend.

[@Persun_McPersonson]

Why would he get a shoutout just because the video is about ragtime? I love Tom Brier, but it doesn't make sense in this context.

[@JorgeL721]

@@Persun_McPersonsonBecause Tom Brier is the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Scott Joplin International Ragtime Federation. He is as close to an original ragtime composer as we can get. He also got insanely popular on KZbin in its early days. Don't forget he has composed multiple originals that are to this day being purchased and listened to. Tell me how that is not relevant.

[@Persun_McPersonson]

@@JorgeL721 I'm aware of Tom's recent award, but it's not relevant to the video because this is not a general video about the ragtime genre, its history, or it's contemporary scene and composers/performers, it's specifically a tutorial on how to adapt any piece of music into the style. Randomly shouting out a composer is going off-topic for no reason.

[@JorgeL721]

My fellow guy, that is what Tom Brier became popular for. Adapting any piece of music into the style. In case you haven't noticed, he started the whole trend and this video might not have happened if it weren't for Tom. If I want to learn about turning an otherwise unpopular instrument like the Bari sax into relevant music, I am not going to reference dudes from history no one knows, I'm gunna reference that guy from the subway. Let a man comment, sheesh. @@Persun_McPersonson

[@Persun_McPersonson]

@@JorgeL721 He became popular in the ragtime community for being an exceptional performer, composer, improvisor, and sight-reader. While his KZbin fame did partly include adapting non-ragtime pieces, it also heavily included all of the aformentioned elements. And it should also be noted that he wasn't just adapting any piece of music, his friend Ron O'Dell would specifically give him pieces that either _already are_ ragtime or are similar to ragtime in some way. If the piece wasn't similar to ragtime at all, it wouldn't likely be considered by Ron. This isn't to say that Tom can't adapt any music to Ragtime - heck, he adapted the Maple Leaf Rag into a waltz on the spot -but that this was never the sole or main focal point of his adaptations.  All of that said, it is true that Tom definitely had a non-insignificant influence on ragtime adaptations of music in the KZbin space; I had not considered that line of reasoning with your comment, but I understand your viewpoint more now and I apologize for misunderstanding where you're coming from. So if the uploader had briefly mentioned the history of ragtime adaptations on KZbin and Tom's influence on that trend, giving the historical context, then that would have been a nice touch to the video. I didn't mean to imply you shouldn't be able to comment what you want, I just didn't realize the legitimate connection you were making which was the reason you wanted Tom to be mentioned. I apologize for being a bit short-sighted.

[@MinahLeeMUSIC]

This is AMAZING!!! I think more people should watch this video.

[@curtpiazza1688]

Love the presentation...clear graphics...great touch by using the early film projector from the ragtime era!

[@thewhy2472]

Glad to be your 200th subscriber, great video

[@PurpleStreakUkulele]

Absolutely brilliant step-by-step instruction! Thank you so much.

[@simongross3122]

I think this will be really useful to me. Thank you.

[@alefequeiroz_]

Great content, Thanks!!

[@sysusr]

Very nice video. I enjoyed learning about this :)

[@ceciliacendejas4106]

Wow, so amazing and clear explanation. Thank you

[@TheSteinmetzen]

OMG. That's awesome! Thank you. Now I am wondering what 'Scream' by Ozzy Osbourne would sound liken in Ragtime. LOL.

[@ibji]

I'm trying to wrap my head around the idea that any song can be played this way. Moonlight Sonata? Yesterday? Crazy (Patsy Cline)?

[@iaminsfiredbytrustfration8502]

i'm gonna attempt this lesson on guitar

[@fishoscine1220]

Incredible!!!! Thank you so so much

[@Lunecovlad]

Hey I love this video, thanks so much for sharing!!! I've been looking for it.

[@polarpalmwv4427]

This is AMAZING! I've been looking like this for some time! You've inspired me to sit down with the piano and MuseScore and try to create!

[@mrsmokpiano]

Nice

[@DeusVult838]

underrated

[@irinaladik3435]

You explained it soooo well! Many many thanks!

[@insidechocolatewithjimothy5313]

Legend

[@7hilladelphia]

Totally

[@blackoak9317]

Thank you so much for this!!! Genius

[@svppbai]

U have my sub sir keep making vids!

[@bingotheraccoon]

Excellence!

[@m.e.b.4840]

0:34, 2:56, 3:31, 4:22, 6:00, 7:35

[@zengier9191]

Gosh. That's awesome

[@chlhpua]

Amazing result 😍

[@BenicioDomi]

This info is very valuable! Thanks for the vídeo!

[@jolenek4708]

Wow! So awesome!

[@thekennys8000]

Wonderful!

[@cottonbalzz7056]

what software do you use to edit these songs?

[@pianoguy7579]

I used an app/website called flat. It’s free and really easy to use

[@veronica_._._._]

Gorgeous

[@lourdesgibbons4581]

thanks much! you’re amazing!! 🙏🙏👍👍

[@nikkichehrazi]

Best video! Thank you so much

[@mr.banana1961]

Just: Thank you!!!

[@crashmaster3877]

yo this is great! thank you so much!

[@spanishmasterpieces5203]

Why so many sharps. The key signature = Emayor = 4 sharps. You put the sharps next to the clefs!!!! By the way, its not a Ragtime!

[@MrDog-fk1pd]

What would make it a ragtime? More syncopation required? (Genuine question)

[@mrpresident8546]

Maybe with the software he's using you can't put the accidentals next to the clef

[@pianoguy7579]

Almost 2 years later and im cringing at the fact that that I didn't put a key signature, but this is more of a basic introduction to arranging for ragtime and not a tutorial on how to play the song. I appreciate the feedback though.

[@Persun_McPersonson]

I get the key signature thing, but you haven't explained why this isn't ragtime.

[@cfung69]

Awesome ♥️

[@michaellyga4726]

7:35 Free replay button

[@bluey3575]

The ornamentation is too much imo, but nice video nevertheless 👍

[@delbomb3131]

Rip my ears

[@danielstaggs3789]

What is the name of the software you are using

[@pianoguy7579]

Flat.io

[@alexandersanchez4809]

I like how he used one of the more complicated chords with several flats/sharps to explain this. Like why not just use C?

[@Persun_McPersonson]

What do you mean? The piece is full of all kinds of chords. A chord having sharps/flats doesn't mean it's complex either, CM and EM are both major chords.

[@PalKrammer]

Hard to understand, sorry. I play instruments (sax, violin, keyboard) and I understand music theory and certainly chords. But this was just too much too fast. For those feeble like myself, what’s needed is a totally simple song (“Happy Birthday”, etc) and then a more detailed progression of the steps needed to do the ragtime transformation.

[@Persun_McPersonson]

Rewatch the video and pay attention to what it's saying, repeat until you get it.

[@Somecallmetimm]

Brother this was made YEARSSS ago

[@TheCajonGuy-dh7yc]

It's great but please speak up louder

[@Somecallmetimm]

Turn your volume up

[@theboxingzombie7]

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