Button-Accordion Tutorial Project
(Dual-row G-C, A-D, D-G or C-F with Accidentals)
Based on tunes2play4fun.com & Facilitated by ZOOM
MINI-COURSE BA1: BASIC MELODIES
UNIT ONE (of FOUR)
Playing Very-Familiar Melodies
(on the Dual-row Button Accordion)
(Dual-row G-C, A-D, D-G or C-F with Accidentals)
Based on tunes2play4fun.com & Facilitated by ZOOM
MINI-COURSE BA1: BASIC MELODIES
UNIT ONE (of FOUR)
Playing Very-Familiar Melodies
(on the Dual-row Button Accordion)
WEB SLIDE SET
This is a somewhat compacted version of the slides used in the first Zoom session, and is included here primarily for Zoom participants who have already seen the full Unit 1 slide set, and may want to review parts of it.
INSTRUCTIONAL SESSION ONE
This is a somewhat compacted version of the slides used in the first Zoom session, and is included here primarily for Zoom participants who have already seen the full Unit 1 slide set, and may want to review parts of it.
INSTRUCTIONAL SESSION ONE
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Welcome to our basic-level dual-row button-accordion mini-course.
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Disclaimer: This mini-course has been assembled by a (mostly) self-taught player, who is neither a professional musician nor a professional music-teacher, but with a tutoring and instructional development background, and with a new-found love of the button-accordion.
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If this were Sesame Street, Unit 1 would be brought to you by the letter "L".
Mastering the button accordion does involve a lot of looking, listening and learning.
However the two most important words in learning are Practice, and Fun, brought to you by the letters "P" & "F". (Please forgive my "weak" attempt at humour!)
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Mastering the button accordion does involve a lot of looking, listening and learning.
However the two most important words in learning are Practice, and Fun, brought to you by the letters "P" & "F". (Please forgive my "weak" attempt at humour!)
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"Happy Birthday To You" is a classic, with a simple rhythm and a melody that is universally familiar. Start with bellows at mid-point (half-way between closed and a safe-max-open), using air-lever only if needed.
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Play on inside row. Place your first finger at button 3 and your little finger at button 6, covering all the needed buttons with your four right fingers. Start with bellows at mid-point (half-way between closed and a safe-max-open), using air-lever only if needed.
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Play on inside row. Place your first finger at button 2 and your little finger at button 5, covering all the needed buttons with your four right fingers. (You will need button 2 for the Web 2nd half.)
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Someone once claimed that mastering most skills is 10% knowledge and 90% practice. While the actual percentages may be different, the mastery of the button accordion certainly depends on some knowledge combined with lots of practice, preferably in small non-tiring periods that are fun.
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Play on outside row. Place your first finger at button 5 and your little finger at button 8, covering all the needed buttons with your four right fingers. Start with bellows at mid-point (half-way between closed and a safe-max-open).
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Play on either row. Place your first finger at button 4 and your little finger at button 7, covering all the needed buttons with your four right fingers.
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Play on either row. Place your first finger at button 5 and your little finger at button 8, covering all the needed buttons with your four right fingers.
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Try to sign in to Zoom just before the starting time. You will be admitted to the Zoom session from the waiting room at (or close to) the starting time.
There will be time for discussion & explanation, but mainly for playing. Have your accordion ready. It will be a short session, but also helpful & "fun" once you get use to it.
There will be time for discussion & explanation, but mainly for playing. Have your accordion ready. It will be a short session, but also helpful & "fun" once you get use to it.
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Looking ahead to Unit 2 . . . summary outline above.
Note that we'll also start Unit 2 with the very familiar Birthday Song, but this time with a focus on melodic rhythm and rhythmic notation.
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Note that we'll also start Unit 2 with the very familiar Birthday Song, but this time with a focus on melodic rhythm and rhythmic notation.
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