Ragtime was one of the first jazz styles to develop, and its role and range of styles has been obscured by the passage of time. Dr. Taylor asserts that ragtime is jazz music, and was the popular music of the early 20th century.

• Was "Ragtime" jazz only for the piano?

• What kind of music did Louis Armstrong listen to when he was young?

• What's the origin of the term "Ragtime"?

• How did it get to be called "Ragtime"?

• What about "slides" in jazz music?

• Its amazing how independent the right and left hands of jazz pianists are. Do you have to be ambidextrous to play jazz piano? (example in style of Errol Garner)

• Did European classical music influence jazz?

• Was the harmonic content of jazz influenced by European classical music and popular music of the day?

• Why don't you use the term "Dixieland"?

• What is stride piano?

• Are new artists paying tribute to past players?

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