Maple Leaf Rag - way too fast
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- Опубликовано: 18 авг 2015
- For shits and giggles, I decided on a whim to see how fast I could possibly play this. Yes, I realize there's no musicality in this take. It was a speed test given to me by myself for no reason at all. :P
"Ragtime shouldn't be played fast." That's what I've always been told and tried to follow, but a little experiment never hurt anyone.
I agree that ragtime shouldn't be played fast because of the style, etc.. but the REAL reason nobody tells us? BECAUSE IT HURTS.
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Mario kart final lap
Yuyu R you should be top comment
Yuyu R 😂😂😂😂
XXX29 he is :3
osu! DT farming
That’s actually funny 😂
When you accidentally punch the buff guy at the saloon
Christme Productions i could imagine this so perfectly lol
Christme Productions lol
pringelsthegamefreak omg this is the best comment I’ve seen so far!
Best comment ever
BEST OP
When You're outrunning A blue shell
김기성 you actually can but it’s very hard
Or the final lap.
Oh shit...
lot of people missed the point...who cares if it's too fast. it was just a test of technical ability, and it's damned impressive!
Yeah but if it is a test of technical ability and you don't execute all of the notes correctly.....what's the point? There were a few missed notes in there that wouldn't have been at a reasonable tempo, which could also allow for some musicianship to show. Faster is not better.
@@ssinssg Yes you're right, don't care about @12799MaDeuce
ikr. imagine clicking on a video titled “maple leaf rag - way too fast’ and getting salty over how fast it is.
@Benson It's 2021 bro we don't care what the composer wanted anymore, well, we care, but we don't have to
@Benson It wasn't Joplin who wrote that, it was the publisher John Stark in order to promote sales.
In any case Kristen arranges her own music so she can play it at what speed she likes. This was just a test, but in general her performance and arrangement is better suited to the 21st Century.
"not quite my tempo"
Hey, I got that reference!!!
**Throws chair**
Juancho Alvarado I'd like to be a part of the fun.So what does it mean?
Reggie London It's from a movie called whiplash... You figure the rest out
Rachel Krueger same
....rushing.
Scott Joplin must be having a heart attack up there in heaven.
Hahahahaha!
haha
The law has been broken :0
@@BlackmooreRose1938 lol
Gary Allen In my Book of his rags it´s the same, but at the Maple leaf rag, it explicitly states „as fast as possible“:D
This girl plays faster than my internet is running...
Your slow internet made it normal speed again
True
@@M.r..R.i.c.e. #underratedcomment
La Chica magnifica.
runs*
If you played it this fast in 1902, people would claim it was the devil's hand.
You mate this isn't Medieval-Classical period anymore.
Haha
@@jrexx2841 Salem witch trials lol.
reefer madness
@@savirahye that was like 200 years before tho
Now play in B
C sharp major.
im pretty sure this is in like a flat major which is already pretty damn hard
A flat and D flat
"Can you play Maple Leaf Rag in under 75 seconds?"
"Hold my Red Bull...."
Well done as a speed test... But the "ow..." at the end is what really sealed it for me. Thanks for sharing and making my day!
Ya can't play it this fast while keeping the wrists and forearms loose. That's why it hurts. Feels the same way when I play it this fast. I can actually play it a little bit faster, but not nearly as clean.
Brought to you by 6 cans of Red Bull
0:01 When you hit snooze on the alarm 20 times and now have 3 minutes to leave the house
How many lines of coke did this take😂
😂😂😂
+Kristen Mosca Reminds me of that little phrase that Scott Joplin would write at the top of his pieces: "Not too fast." 😂 But seriously: This is cool. and I've seen your other videos and your tempo is perfect.
too much
600
"too many" PLZ GRAMMAR PEOPLE XDXD
That "ow" at the end could not have been more genuine
ทirαทjαทα playing that rag give my hands a workout as well! A well deserved “ow”! I feel her pain.
My left thumb and pinky hurt just watching.
Seriously!!
*tempo would like to know your location*
This is perfect tempo when you're chasing someone in a chaotic situation
Sorry, but the "ow" was cute.
kinda failed at the end, but still very good!
Funzo Hahaha, definitely! =P
She looked around the room before she said "ow" to not cringe anybody out
Definitely
Dammit. I need to stop scrolling through the comments before I hear how the video ends.
watch at 0.75 for normal speed lol
Kirk Callejo Thank you haha
0.5 is better
Watch at 2x speed to die instantly.
@@m4tyios233 absolutely not
M4TY IOS No, I definitely prefer .75
Who tf can even play this in the first place
3 pianos on fire performance was similar speed
I can
@@collinsmith8836 thanks
私はアダムです lol I just learned this piece
I can but not at this speed😂😂
"This video is sponsored by red bull"
could you please make this faster
Thanks to youtube you can always play the video speeded up. Just click the 'settings' button in the right hand side bottom corner of the screen :D
+Tomek Grochowski Too fast, too fast!! haha
+Kristen Mosca Do you use sustain pedal while playing things like this? I mean not in this particular video, but when you play this Rag with 'right' speed. I'm a beginner, but I think there's no point in using sustain since the notes are short and the tempo is fast.
+Tomek Grochowski I do use the sustain pedal but never hold it more than a second. I essentially use it so it doesn't sound too choppy while my left hand is making large jumps
+Kristen Mosca Really? But do you use it on every eight? Can anybody tell the difference anyway?
Lol set the speed to twice as fast and it's a fun experience, I am like dying 😂
+TheAppleSpecialist Hahahahaha 😂
section C left hand is a blur xD
When you’re trying to get the last cookie before your siblings
I dont play the piano, but even I understood the "ow".
Joplin is turning in his grave after hearing that
Joel Ropchan shure cause the rules 1 of the rag is to never play it fast.... almost inaudible at this speed like hearing a 33t on 45t...
Joel Ropchan *Spinning
*tuning
Joplin doesn't give a shit because he knows this isn't a serious performance.
No
now, how SLOWLY can you play it?
+Gregory Bowen Brown -- listen to her first Disneyland version -- perfect tempo.
+John E I agree, she's great. One day I'd like to be able to play this.
I find it easier too fast than too slow for some reason
Evan9266 Same here, thought I was the only one. I played slower and I messed up a lot then I went fast and I barely missed any notes. Doesn't make sense.
Slowest music possible that still sounds like music is around 33bpm. I dont really know how to explain it well but watch Adam Neely's video on it, super interesting
That "ow" at the end. I really felt that.
Me too
Part C at that speed makes me unbelievably jealous
Can I borrow your left hand for about ten minutes?
+cocospops Sure, what's your address? I'll overnight it to you. 😜
Kristen Mosca Saucy minx 😉
cocospops weird..
Dublin Aviation It was only a joke dude. I have nothing but respect for the lovely Kristen. What's sick is waiting for 3 hours in line for security checks in T1. Your airport is sick
Dublin Aviation Oh wait she's not like 15 or something is she?
"It is never right to play ragtime fast" - Scott Joplin
"Nobody cares" - The internet
"Not quite my temo."
Nick? . . . . . er, he went out for a 'p'.
Reality rupture “I’m Spanish”
Afjfjfdhsh. I-
It might be too fast but you pulled it off.
Play it 2x faster and it sounds like midi
Its sounds like poor old Joplin is having a seizure
@@Sunburst-qf6pn Incorrect, my brain is.
@@casual_boredom7195 Overruled, we all had mini seizures
@@Sunburst-qf6pn *O h N o .*
This is your brain on drugs..
When you're walking 10 miles away from home and your mum texts you saying she ordered kfc
nooooo i dont like kfc
Replace kfc with a fast food joint of your choice
". . . FASTER!! FASTER!!"
you are TOTALLY AWESOME!!!
Joey Dimaggio
NOT MY FUCKIN TEMPO
if you put the speed at .75 it sounds like the regular
Thanks now i listened at 2x 20 times
You know... when you put it at 0.75 playback speed...
It looks and sounds more natural...
That trio......... the left hand is literally a machine gun
Look at Tom Brier
@@cdllc1956 I have. He has that same level of skill and even more with the ability to instantly transpose and sight read music.
@@jdogge1967 yep tom is the ragtime master
wow you're even here🤣
@@jdogge1967 Brier has much more skill than this woman!
She was so in the zone, at the end she was looking like "Ahh, what happened? Where am I?"
Oh my god. That's almost twice the intended speed. This is freaking incredible.
You may not get to read this text, but I want to express my deepest admiration for your style, ragtime, your cleanliness and precise execution. Still shining piano star !!!
my dad used to play this around this same speed and i always got so happy hearing it played like this. you're incredibly talented and this brought back some memories :)
Wow, that is fast. What kind of performance enhancer is in that water bottle? ;)
theninjacowboy 😂😂
theninjacowboy hilarious 😂
Actually, once you learn it you will find that it is very easy to play fast
theninjacowboy looks sped up
Love this...
Thats alot of subs
She said "Ow!" at the end -- I say "WOW!" at the end. What talent and accuracy. Perfection.
I could care less if it is 'way too fast', it is simply amazing watching those fingers fly like that, I probably watched this video at least 20 times by now and will continue to do so, keep up the great work, Kristen!!!!!
The fact that she didn't play the repeats made it "way too fast"
Wow! That was good.
When you went "Ow" at the end, I just couldn't help but laugh.
That is beyond skilled piano playing right there.
I cannot imagine memorizing that piece of music. The three different rhythms and melodies, all in intertwined, -amazing.
OH MY GOD THATS SO GOOD its more crazy when its set to 2 on the speed
Your accuracy with those bass jumps is incredible.
Me during my teenager years. Must have driven my mom crazy playing this as fast as I could every day multiple times per day haha.
If you were a typical teenager, driving your mom crazy was probably exactly why you did it!
Me: speeds up the playback speed of this song...
🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯
Just out of curiosity, how many hours do you think a complete beginner would need to spend on a piano to achieve such level?
+PeopleCanFly23
5-6 hours.
Benoni Frøland nice effort to answer a question..
+PeopleCanFly23 Since you are a 'complete beginner', I would suggest practicing fingering exercises for higher level pieces first due to their difficulty (ragtime in particular can really hurt your hands!). I myself am not a very good pianist, but with a lot of practice, one can most certainly take the sheet music to a piece they aspire to learn and begin to play it as long as they have good basic music theory knowledge and can apply it to the keyboard.
My advice for playing a piece a little (or a lot higher) than your skill level is to take the music and learn to play the piece - and especially certain bars of the piece - slowly at first to build confidence, but then gradually build the speed up to its original tempo. I did this learning a few Chopin pieces, and it seemed to work!
There should be no time frame you place upon yourself - when learning a piece, enjoy it, and really take your time. However, if you were dying to know how long it would take to achieve the Music Grade for the skill this piece requires, I'd personally say a few years
Never give up, though! Music is something truly fantastic. :)
Hope this helped in any way, friend. Sorry if it didn't. :)
Cian Darragh Thanks, it helped, I'm a complete beginner, I never played piano, but my parents got a digital piano for christmas, so I tried to learn something. Actually in one week I learned to play 25 seconds of the entertainer.
+PeopleCanFly23 That's honestly very impressive, and so in your case, it may not take long to play pieces with high skill level at all!
Waaay too fast maybe, but highly enjoyable - and your reaction at the end just made it priceless. Thanks for posting this.
sounds like a chase in a British cartoon
A great way to get the hand problems that I have. I had a carpal tunnel operation a few months ago and will have another trigger-finger procedure next week. Keep it up, and you'll end up just like me.
Haha I play that piece sometimes fast too, but I don't like it, because after playing it fast, it feels like my left hand is going to fall off D;
Exactly!! Hence the "ow." Haha
This is a great example of some good talent. The ability to not miss notes, or play any notes out of time at that brisk of a tempo is incredible.
But the highlight of the video is definitely the end!
This is what Scott Joplin was talking about when he said not to play it too fast.
Yes, faster isn't better
After 5 Red bulls?
Absolutely crazy. I love the way she finishes with "OW"
That look at the end - Did you see that? Because I'm not doing it again.. haha
Exactly! Haha
+Kristen Mosca Damn, you did this Tom Brier style! Very nice! :D
+Finaltits Nah that would be in Bm in 5/4 blindfolded lol
PersianPlatypus
Ha! Funny but true :D Are you Keeper1st subscriber as well?
I sure am hahah. Tom is by far the best piano pianist I know of nowadays and is the standard I hold myself to for piano playing in general. That whole crew of theirs is just oozing talent at all times lol.
That was gorgeous! Especially the grimace at the end!😋
Damn that was amazing! Good to see the classics kept alive.
Scott Joplin would be impressed!
He would be the first word in your username, probably.
SomeHumanOnThe Internet
You are the last two words of yours for sure!
BlunderCity I built the second word in your name on rock and roll
Amazing!! great work! Very inspiring!!
This is what happens when I love playing a song so much that I can’t stop... I just keep seeing how fast I can play it, but nothing like this!! This is incredible. “Ow” indeed.
The thing that’s so amazing is her consistency!! With speed like that, it’s hard to either keep the speed and not mess up, or it’s hard to reach those notes so fast and still press them hard like that! ❤🎉🎉🎉
I just played the video at 1.5 speed. OW!!!
Sonic : im the fastest
Her: let me introduce myself
you're blowing my mind...i honestly thought you'd sped the video up!
You are so talented! Just love your RUclips page!
scott joplin be screaming in pain rn
holy crap ! incredible
Wow, you're so good... I wish I could be as good as you. How long have you played?
+Will M 18 years!
Kristen Mosca Wow, that's a long time... well practice makes perfect they say. I'm trying to learn this song by ear... any tips?
yeah i got one, download the sheet music lol
Andrea Di Marco I have and I'm also working on converting it to midi. I'm not very good at reading sheet music. I started playing piano 5 years ago and I've always played by ear. More recently I joined my high school band playing alto saxophone and now I can read sheet music but I'm still learning.
cool! so what's the tips you was looking for? i can read music well and i know the song.
I've played this song on the piano and know how hard it is to pull this off with the left hand, and I must say that this is very impressive! Good job and keep it up!
I do this all the time it's so fun to see how fast u can go, good job!
that was amazing and the ow was adorable.
I would give anything to have that talent
it isnt talent it is just hard work i can play that same and i dont think i have talent :D
BoxLauren Would you give consistent routine practice for several years? Because that's all you have to give!
That’s how you play if your train is just about to depart, but you want to play something before you leave... :D
Hahaha! I love the end! Nice job!
This would bring a tear Scott Joplin's eye. I am always impressed by people who can play this at its original speed let alone at this insane level
It is not right to play ragtime fast
Joplin would hate this, he was clear in saying that ragtime is not meant to be played fast
Jacob Cottom yea he’d be crying out of anger
Wow, how nicely played!!! and faaaast hahahah Great pianist, i've got a piano at home and i wish i could play it, even if it wasn't that fast hahaha Thanks for the video!
I'm nearly close to play it like you... In fact, I started to learn the piece when I saw your video. Thanks a lot ^^
hahaha, it always cracks me up when i play this song this fast, it sounds so ridiculous. Also, my hand just about falls off too. Very nice Job, I just subscribed and i'm loving your arrangements!!
Good job!
“Rag time should never play fast” - Scott Joplin
I cant even play this at half speed let alone this speed. So, good job! And, i love the videos!!😊
That’s incredible! Kudos, you’ve most definitely earned a sub
It sounds more like SMW athletic now
Lol. “OW.” HAHA I love you.
Stupefying! You took an impossibly difficult tune and made even more impossible! Love this! I am in awe!
As a beginner piano player, two of my lifelong goals are to play duke ellington's "soda fountain rag" at a fast speed, and to play maple leaf rag at this speed as well.
Swear i've had a nightmare about this before
i can't get over how fast your left hand is going
Speed it down to 0.5 so accurate!!!!! Really good, you preserved the musical intregrity.
Lol, the ow at the end. Well played wow! It was fast as hell and consistent!
if you put the playback speed at 0.75 the tempo is at the normal-
...wait a minute
You're playing it way too fast.
No..... ;)
Rotcod Read the description
Sobhi, I was being silly. As was Kristin..
Oh. I didn't notice.
No shit
"Ow"!🤣 Great music Kirsten!
Pretty impressive! Especially that left hand bouncing from one register to another - wow!