Piano

I am late deafened, but had not played the piano for at least 16 years. I was able to sit down and play from memory and knew when I hit a wrong key (fat finger syndrome?)

It is possible for a deaf person who was born deaf and has never played an instrument to learn. It takes practice and concentration.
 
Practice, practice, practice....fun all the time! It is for me when it comes to learning a new ragtime or novelty rag piece like Black and White, Champagne Rag, Bag of Rags, A Breeze from Alabama, Top Liner Rag, Sensation Rag, and American Beauty Rag which is a tricky one but very nice and lyrical when played. I just started on the American Beauty Rag last week. I am practicing like 30 different pieces right now with more on the back burner as I go through these free, downloadable ragtime music sheets for my growing digital collection.

Champagne Rag is a nice surprise after playing it for a week or so. Plays nicely either slow or fast.
http://www.ragtimepiano.ca/images/champagne.pdf

One of the best Joplin songs I love playing is A Breeze from Alabama. Almost completely memorized it by now.
http://www.ragtimepiano.ca/images/breezealabama.pdf

Black and White Rag? A cool one. Already memorized.
http://www.ragtimepiano.ca/images/blackwhiterag.pdf

Joseph F. Lamb: The Humble Ragtime "Sensation" by Ted Tjaden
http://www.ragtimepiano.ca/images/amerbeau.pdf

My plan is to play these pieces up on video soon enough someday.
 
kokonut said:
Practice, practice, practice....fun all the time! It is for me when it comes to learning a new ragtime or novelty rag piece like Black and White, Champagne Rag, Bag of Rags, A Breeze from Alabama, Top Liner Rag, Sensation Rag, and American Beauty Rag which is a tricky one but very nice and lyrical when played. I just started on the American Beauty Rag last week. I am practicing like 30 different pieces right now with more on the back burner as I go through these free, downloadable ragtime music sheets for my growing digital collection.

Champagne Rag is a nice surprise after playing it for a week or so. Plays nicely either slow or fast.
http://www.ragtimepiano.ca/images/champagne.pdf

One of the best Joplin songs I love playing is A Breeze from Alabama. Almost completely memorized it by now.
http://www.ragtimepiano.ca/images/breezealabama.pdf

Black and White Rag? A cool one. Already memorized.
http://www.ragtimepiano.ca/images/blackwhiterag.pdf

Joseph F. Lamb: The Humble Ragtime "Sensation" by Ted Tjaden
http://www.ragtimepiano.ca/images/amerbeau.pdf

My plan is to play these pieces up on video soon enough someday.
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If you're interested and want to hear/see me play 'A Breeze from Alabama' piano piece by Scott Joplin go here and watch/listen/feel. Did pretty good despite nursing a hand injury and trying to concentrate playing it all the way through. A few flubs especially in the transition part into the 4th strain about 3/4 of the way through.

RAGTIME PIANO!: A Breeze from Alabama

ta ta!
 
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