Learn to play the enduring standards that make up the ragtime tradition and how to turn any melody into a rag. Considered to be the foremost performer, producer, and historian of authentic ragtime, author Terry Waldo walks you through performance and compositional considerations that make up this unique genre. Listen along to the recorded performances of these classic songs plus Terry's own composition ''Proctology'' to gain an understanding of variations in accents and performance traditions that make up ragtime music.

Including:

- Easy-to-read, modern sheet music for some og the most popular rags, including ''The Entertainer,'' ''Maple Leaf Rag,'' and ''Mississippi Rag''

- Techniques for composing and arranging ragtime music

- Performance considerations

- Historical overview

- And more!

The price of this book includes access to audio tracks online for download or streaming, using the unique code inside. Includes playback, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right - available exclusively from Hal Leonard.