Blue Goose Rag is a classic ragtime piece by C.L. Johnson written during the peak of the genre's popularity. It is notable for its bouncy rhythmic vitality and characteristic stride piano architecture.
The left hand requires consistent accuracy in jumping between bass notes and chords.
Comparable difficulty and character — good candidates for what to learn next.
Blue Goose 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 3.
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 Blue Goose Rag lasts about 3 minutes.
Blue Goose 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 Butterflies Caprice by Charles Leslie Johnson, Belle of Havana Waltzes by Charles Leslie Johnson, Butterflies by Charles Leslie Johnson — see the full similar-pieces list on this page.