Does anyone play Scott Joplin? I have a couple rag pieces I used to try to play (The
Entertainer, of course, and Maple Leaf), but never quite got fluent in either because I don't have especially long fingers and they made my forearms ache. Still, they are a fun change and I'd like to at least honestly say I can play them.
Is there a trick? Are my arms so achey because I play with too much tension, or is this music just especially hard? I don't play the watered down versions, I play the real deal. Or, I should say... TRY to play.