A contemporary pedagogical piece aimed at developing dexterity through humorous, fast-moving figures. The piece is characterized by its quirky, unpredictable leaps.
Maintain accurate hand position during the sudden shifts in register.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Asinine Allergies is rated Henle level 2 of 9 — beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 2–3. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 2.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 2 — meaning you can already play level 1–2 pieces cleanly. Learning it one level early is possible as a stretch piece, but more than that usually leads to months of frustration.
A typical performance of Asinine Allergies lasts about 2 minutes.
Asinine Allergies is available as free public-domain sheet music on IMSLP — the score is linked directly from this page.
Pieces at a comparable difficulty and character include Bullseye Rag by Cameron Lee Simpson, Banana Pepper Rag by Cameron Lee Simpson, Bricktown Rag by Cameron Lee Simpson — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.