 He was self-taught and mastered the form by memorizing the songs, a feat that often took 8 hours of practice per day.His three most prominent performances were at Salem State College Music Festival, Salem, MA, October 22, 1975; the inaugural Spring Celebration, held on the MIU Campus (now MUM) in the new Maharishi Patanjali Golden Dome of Pure Knowledge, March, 1980; and the ‘Legendary Walter Day Plays Ragtime’ concert at the Barhydt Chapel, MUM Campus, Fairfield, Iowa, April 13, 1980.In 1997, Day authored a 984-page volume of video game record scores and created a team of volunteers to verify scores nationwide.