Scott Joplin

• Born in 1867 or 1868 in Linden, Texas

• Died in 1917, on the sameday as the U.S. enteredWorld War I.

• Father was a slave

Scott Joplin

• Mother was a free woman

• Second of six children

• Taught himself to play thepiano in a home where hismother worked

Scott Joplin

• Received free music lessonsfrom various teachers

• Started working at age of 7 playing at piano bars

• Left home at 14 to join theworld of music

Scott Joplin

• Traveled throughoutArkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Texas

• He settled in St. Louis, Missouri at age of 17

• Started composing in 1884 (at 16)

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Ragtime Music

Ragtime is a musical genre that was popular between 1897-1918. It issyncopated, which means the musiccontains unexpected rhythms or accentswhere they wouldn't normally occur.