text_original: Through continually listening to the music at the "Club," and through my own previous training, my natural talent and perseverance, I developed into a remarkable player of ragtime; indeed, I had the name at that time of being the best ragtime player in New York.
text_transcription: THROUGH CONTINUALLY LISTENING TO THE MUSIC AT THE CLUB AND THROUGH MY OWN PREVIOUS TRAINING MY NATURAL TALENT AND PERSEVERANCE I DEVELOPED INTO A REMARKABLE PLAYER OF RAG TIME INDEED I HAD THE NAME AT THAT TIME OF BEING THE BEST RAG TIME PLAYER IN NEW YORK
phonemes: θɹuː kəntˈɪnjuːəli lˈɪsənɪŋ tə ðə mjˈuːzɪk æt ðə "klˈʌb," ænd θɹuː maɪ ˈoʊn pɹˈiːviəs tɹˈeɪnɪŋ, maɪ nˈætʃɚɹəl tˈælənt ænd pˌɜːsɪvˈɪɹəns, aɪ dɪvˈɛləpt ˌɪntʊ ɐ ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl plˈeɪɚɹ ʌv ɹˈæɡtaɪm; ˌɪndˈiːd, aɪ hæd ðə nˈeɪm æt ðæt tˈaɪm ʌv bˌiːɪŋ ðə bˈɛst ɹˈæɡtaɪm plˈeɪɚɹ ɪn nˈuː jˈɔːɹk.