Black Friday Rag is a modern ragtime work that adheres to the traditional multi-strain form of the genre. Its distinctive elements are the driving rhythm and the frequent use of chromatic passing tones.
The primary challenge is maintaining consistent tempo through the jumpy bass lines.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Black Friday Rag is rated Henle level 3 of 9 — late beginner repertoire, roughly ABRSM grades 4–5. In the RCM system it corresponds to about level 4.
You should be comfortable at Henle level 3 — meaning you can already play level 2–3 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 Black Friday Rag lasts about 3 minutes.
Black Friday Rag 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 Break It Down! by Cameron Lee Simpson, 24th Street Rag by Cameron Lee Simpson, Bullseye Rag by Cameron Lee Simpson — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.