Composer Study - Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin, 1868 - 1917, an American composer is the King of Ragtime. Ragtime is a style of music with syncopated or "ragged" rhythm. Two of his most famous pieces are Maple Leaf Rag and The Entertainer.
Composer Study
Purchase the entire composer study by clicking on the Picture below - access to biographical information, time and place history lesson, and a wide variety of student worksheets (braille, sequencing, handwriting, rhythm matching).
Activities for every day of the week relating the composer to a variety of subjects - science, literature, art, and history. Ideas given for elementary, middle and high school age students.
Joplin related food: Gooey Butter Cake
Make and eat this St. Louis dessert while listening to Joplin’s music. Click on the picture below to go to the recipe.
Joplin’s Music
Beethoven’s Wig parody version of The Entertainer
Maple Leaf Rag on two pianos
Treemonisha - In Joplin's opera, education and the ability to read will lift former slaves to even more freedom.
Ragtime Rondo Alla Turca - demonstrating the Ragtime style with a Mozart classic.
Maple Leaf Rag - a vocal version performed in Sedalia, MO (the original music's birthplace).
Joplin Books & CD’s
Recommended Read Aloud books related to Joplin or his time-period - biographies on the composer, related topics (science, art, literature, history) that occurred during Joplin’s lifetime.
