Maple leaf rag pedal

1. Do you use pedal for Maple Leaf Rag?
2. What standard is Maple Leaf Rag?
3. Do you use pedal in ragtime?
4. Is the Maple Leaf Rag swing?

Do you use pedal for Maple Leaf Rag?

No pedal. No space = no syncopation. Re: Would you pedal the 'Maple Leaf Rag'?

What standard is Maple Leaf Rag?

Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin is Grade 9.

Do you use pedal in ragtime?

Do not be afraid to use the pedal in ragtime. The importance comes with knowing when and why to use it. A lot of this is down to personal preference, and your surroundings will also alter the use of pedal.

Is the Maple Leaf Rag swing?

the performer plays the Maple Leaf Rag with swing eighths(or really swing 16ths). Although this is usually done in stride piano works(which was an outgrowth of ragtime), I had never heard it done in ragtime.