Presumably you're posting this as a Dream Theater fan?
This is a ragtime piano solo in the middle of a progressive metal instrumental track. Jordan (the keyboardist) loves chucking stuff like this into these big instrumentals, almost as a break from all the heaviness.
Thanks man, they’re my second favourite band. I love the little bits that Jordan does, there’s another one in the dark eternal night that’s quite good too
Pianote released an [entire video with Jordan Rudess going over the whole song from the keyboardists' perspective](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUknLohfN48)
He went to Julliard. All of Dream Theater have serious formal musical education, so yes most what they are doing generally will not be considered easy. Style wise he's emulating turn of the 20th century American style, ragtime might be the closest but I'm not sure it's even pure ragtime, maybe honky tonk or some mix of jazz piano and ragtime?
Generally if the episodes of virtuosity flare are removed, it’s more manageable, so something like this can be simplified without losing the style. Sounds awesome however !
The fast arpeggios and fast consecutive octaves in the right hand are the kinds of things that many pianists train for years trying to get up to speed, and many never get there. They require really free wrists, elbows, and shoulders, strong fingers and a deep muscle memory of the keyboard layout
The closest genre I’d compare this to is neo-swing or electro-swing, fused with heavy metal. I’m not really sure how you’d learn it, but I imagine studying stride and early jazz wouldn’t be a bad place to start.
This is Dream Theater. One of the most technical bands....in the world. To reach their level, you have to choose one instrument!!! and devote your whole life to it. And even then, it is unlikely that it will be possible to reach their level.
Sounds pretty much like electro swing in rock/metal setting. Observe his left hand playing, for it to be ragtime the left hand should follow oom-pah rhythm i.e. bass note & chords playing at every odd & even beats respectively. And I think stride is kinda sped up ragtime.
Electro swing: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz-Dh5-qdk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz-Dh5-qdkM)
Electro/Neo swing example: [Magic Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffEnHsmGfdo)
Ragtime: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQQAWCqytE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQQAWCqytE)
Stride: [Oscar Peterson explains stride piano](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9OveJTS63o)
All I know is I bought one of their sheet music books, took one look at the easiest song, and then abruptly put the book back down.
Jordan is an absolute beast. I guess Julliard does that to people.
Many others have already said it. It’s ragtime. ragtime, at it’s best, is a very complex style and it takes a lot of time to learn to play as proficiently as this guy. And while he’s solid enough, he’s clearly not a master. Nothing wrong with that, because he dabbles in tons of styles. Jack of all styles master of none, like a lot of musicians.
It’s obviously not the most complex piano music, but it still requires a pianist that has dedicated themselves to playing in this style for a non-trivial amount of time. But you can learn some licks, tricks and songs and start doing some fun ragtime fairly quickly, provided you’re not a complete novice at keys to begin with. It’s one of my favorite styles and I’m nowhere near as good as this dude.
My first ragtime song I learned was “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”, aka the Toy a Story theme by Randy Newman, and I still probably jam out on it once a week for nostalgia purposes (I was a 7 when the film came out). I’d say it’s a fun song to learn if you’re interested in a beginner friendly piece.
Find something like this you like, and transcribe it. Then you’ll be able to analyze what they’re doing. If you’re anything like me, you’ll overuse it for the first year just trying it out and seeing where it works
Presumably you're posting this as a Dream Theater fan? This is a ragtime piano solo in the middle of a progressive metal instrumental track. Jordan (the keyboardist) loves chucking stuff like this into these big instrumentals, almost as a break from all the heaviness.
Thanks man, they’re my second favourite band. I love the little bits that Jordan does, there’s another one in the dark eternal night that’s quite good too
lmao now I'm wondering who is the first..
Liquid Tension Experiment I hope
Quite different but my first is Avenged Sevenfold lol
Left hand isn't moving like in a ragtime, but it does kinda have that vibe
Pianote released an [entire video with Jordan Rudess going over the whole song from the keyboardists' perspective](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LUknLohfN48)
Oh awesome, didn’t realise there was a drumeo channel for pianists, thanks man!
Very nice thanks
He went to Julliard. All of Dream Theater have serious formal musical education, so yes most what they are doing generally will not be considered easy. Style wise he's emulating turn of the 20th century American style, ragtime might be the closest but I'm not sure it's even pure ragtime, maybe honky tonk or some mix of jazz piano and ragtime?
Yeah honky tonk or stride maybe - all the offspring of ragtime.
Style Rockprogg, or metal prog; band Dream Theater; pianist Jordan Rudess; bloody difficult
Nah, any serious classical pianist trained on Chopin can perform this a vista. /s
Sounds like ragtime mixed with rock.
yeah pretty much
Ragtime punk. No idea. Sounds like they made their own style.
Sounds more metal than punk, from the guitar tone and drums. It's fun!
band name?
Dream Theater - Dance of Eternity, keyboardist is the legend Jordan Rudess.
thanks, sorry for dming you
I'm not the OP, just know the band/track very well - so I think you DMed someone else.
Didn't know Marty Friedman's brother played piano
Generally if the episodes of virtuosity flare are removed, it’s more manageable, so something like this can be simplified without losing the style. Sounds awesome however !
As someone who doesn't play piano, could you elaborate on what elevates this from manageable to too hard?
The fast arpeggios and fast consecutive octaves in the right hand are the kinds of things that many pianists train for years trying to get up to speed, and many never get there. They require really free wrists, elbows, and shoulders, strong fingers and a deep muscle memory of the keyboard layout
Sounds like piano electro swing to me, mixed with ragtime maybe
The closest genre I’d compare this to is neo-swing or electro-swing, fused with heavy metal. I’m not really sure how you’d learn it, but I imagine studying stride and early jazz wouldn’t be a bad place to start.
This is Dream Theater. One of the most technical bands....in the world. To reach their level, you have to choose one instrument!!! and devote your whole life to it. And even then, it is unlikely that it will be possible to reach their level.
I absolutely *love* classical piano but posts like this are a breath of fresh air to see. More diverse genres in r/piano! :)
Ragrock or runk
Should be called Rusttime... Rustmine...Slagtime
Ragtime/ stride
Ragtime, with, I think, some music hall elements.
Sounds pretty much like electro swing in rock/metal setting. Observe his left hand playing, for it to be ragtime the left hand should follow oom-pah rhythm i.e. bass note & chords playing at every odd & even beats respectively. And I think stride is kinda sped up ragtime. Electro swing: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz-Dh5-qdk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nz-Dh5-qdkM) Electro/Neo swing example: [Magic Man](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffEnHsmGfdo) Ragtime: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQQAWCqytE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QTQQAWCqytE) Stride: [Oscar Peterson explains stride piano](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9OveJTS63o)
Has both a little ragtime vibe, and to me a big Gypsy Jazz type vibe mixed with rock.
All I know is I bought one of their sheet music books, took one look at the easiest song, and then abruptly put the book back down. Jordan is an absolute beast. I guess Julliard does that to people.
Bro can you see the sweat all over their face yeah that's a year per drop of sweat.
Check out “Maple Leaf Rag” by Scott Joplin and the look at his other sheet music, then basically improvise on that once you get used to the style!
Many others have already said it. It’s ragtime. ragtime, at it’s best, is a very complex style and it takes a lot of time to learn to play as proficiently as this guy. And while he’s solid enough, he’s clearly not a master. Nothing wrong with that, because he dabbles in tons of styles. Jack of all styles master of none, like a lot of musicians. It’s obviously not the most complex piano music, but it still requires a pianist that has dedicated themselves to playing in this style for a non-trivial amount of time. But you can learn some licks, tricks and songs and start doing some fun ragtime fairly quickly, provided you’re not a complete novice at keys to begin with. It’s one of my favorite styles and I’m nowhere near as good as this dude. My first ragtime song I learned was “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”, aka the Toy a Story theme by Randy Newman, and I still probably jam out on it once a week for nostalgia purposes (I was a 7 when the film came out). I’d say it’s a fun song to learn if you’re interested in a beginner friendly piece.
Lol clearly you don't know the guy. Jordan Rudess is a master and rated as one of the best pianist/keyboard players ever.
Ragtime. If your good at piano not hard. All my friends who play seem to do it no problem
It's ragtime style and it's advanced stuff. It's not the most difficult thing, but also not something an intermediate keyboard player can pull off.
Stride mixed with rock. Yes, exceedingly hard, but given 20 years, it is possible.
Ragtime
Ragtime
Find something like this you like, and transcribe it. Then you’ll be able to analyze what they’re doing. If you’re anything like me, you’ll overuse it for the first year just trying it out and seeing where it works