Ragtime

Question 1

What key is the entertainer in?

Answer 1

C major

Question 2

Who wrote the entertainer ?

Answer 2

Scott Joplin

Question 3

Name four features of ragtime

Answer 3

Syncopation
Ragged rhythms
Stride piano
Simple harmony

Question 4

What is the main instrument and how is it played ?

Answer 4

Piano, right hand stride piano and left hand highly syncopated

Question 5

What is the time signature ?

Answer 5

3/4 March