Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
All You Need to Know About Ragtime Piano 🎹
Want to understand ragtime piano and start playing it with confidence? In this practical lesson, Alberto breaks down all you need to know about ragtime piano, from its distinctive rhythms and left-hand accompaniment to the syncopated melodies that give ragtime music its unmistakable sound.
You'll discover how to play ragtime on piano by learning the essential left-hand patterns, right-hand rhythmic ideas, and the importance of groove, rhythm, and syncopation. Alberto also demonstrates common piano chord progressions used in ragtime and explains how these ideas can be developed into your own piano improvisation and piano composition.
This lesson provides practical piano techniques, useful piano exercises, and clear musical concepts that you can apply immediately. The ideas in this tutorial will also strengthen your hand coordination piano skills while helping you develop greater rhythmic confidence and musical expression.
If you've ever wanted to improvise or even write your own ragtime-inspired piece, this tutorial gives you the foundations to get started.
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VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
00:00 Introduction
01:15 Left hand patterns and rhythm
08:56 Right hand patterns and rhythm
10:45 Syncopation in right hand
12:03 Broken chords in right hand
14:00 Expanding your ragtime chord progression
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👇 If you would like to learn how to add swing to the music you play, watch this tutorial next:
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🎓 Join our Flagship Course, THE COMPLETE MUSICIAN: Piano Essentials Online Course with Tom Donald:
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Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Caleb Hartley.
youtu.be/zRGwaFUHdlE
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #ragtime #pianotutorial
All You Need to Know About Ragtime Piano 🎹
Want to understand ragtime piano and start playing it with confidence? In this practical lesson, Alberto breaks down all you need to know about ragtime piano, from its distinctive rhythms and left-hand accompaniment to the syncopated melodies that give ragtime music its unmistakable sound.
You'll discover how to play ragtime on piano by learning the essential left-hand patterns, right-hand rhythmic ideas, and the importance of groove, rhythm, and syncopation. Alberto also demonstrates common piano chord progressions used in ragtime and explains how these ideas can be developed into your own piano improvisation and piano composition.
This lesson provides practical piano techniques, useful piano exercises, and clear musical concepts that you can apply immediately. The ideas in this tutorial will also strengthen your hand coordination piano skills while helping you develop greater rhythmic confidence and musical expression.
If you've ever wanted to improvise or even write your own ragtime-inspired piece, this tutorial gives you the foundations to get started.
—————————————————————————
VIDEO BREAKDOWN:
00:00 Introduction
01:15 Left hand patterns and rhythm
08:56 Right hand patterns and rhythm
10:45 Syncopation in right hand
12:03 Broken chords in right hand
14:00 Expanding your ragtime chord progression
—————————————————————————
👇 If you would like to learn how to add swing to the music you play, watch this tutorial next:
youtube.com/watch?v=yA6kD72Ggpw&list=PLDqNslPG6e1L5rIVjMtJ5GOuYLWIDbGQB&index=56
🎁 Claim your FREE gift - Resources Pack - by getting in touch with us at London Contemporary School of Piano so that we can help you solve your challenges and accelerate you progress at the piano:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com
🎹 Learn Piano with Alberto Ferro:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/coaches/alberto-ferro
🎓 Get Your GROOVE Everyday Course to access all the resources you need to master piano grooves and expand your piano groove vocabulary:
lcsp.samcart.com/products/groove-mastery-everyday
🎓 Join our Flagship Course, THE COMPLETE MUSICIAN: Piano Essentials Online Course with Tom Donald:
contemporaryschoolofpiano.com/the-complete-musician
🔔 If you enjoyed this ragtime piano tutorial and would like to get more top tips on learning piano, make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel right here:
youtube.com/channel/UCZWqaBf6VLuD0cSKF4cukPg?sub_confirmation=1
Follow ALBERTO L. FERRO:
YouTube: youtube.com/channel/UCSwjhqixWMo4Fs-qwQM9BPA
Website: www.albertoferro.com
Spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/2hBpLXGCZigUh0wForJFiU
Apple: music.apple.com/us/artist/alberto-l-ferro/1343214556
Instagram: instagram.com/alberto.l.ferro
Credits:
Filmed by Josh Adams.
Edited by BUBI Productions & Caleb Hartley.
youtu.be/zRGwaFUHdlE
#londoncontemporaryschoolofpiano #ragtime #pianotutorial
