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Meet Scott Joplin | Composer Biography for Kids (Lesson Transcript)
Meet Scott Joplin.
Joplin was born in Texarkana, Texas around 1868, and was one of six kids.
Texas is the home of long horn steer, BBQ, and everything big!
Both of Scott Joplin's parents were musicians.
His father played the violin at parties in North Carolina and his mother sang and played the banjo. His parents gave Scott a basic musical education, and at seven years old he began teaching himself to play the piano while his mother cleaned houses.
As a boy Joplin loved to play the piano and practiced every day after school.
Several local teachers helped him, but most of his musical education was guid