Button-Accordion Tutorial Project
(Dual-row G-C or A-D, with Accidentals)
Based on tunes2play4fun.com & Facilitated by ZOOM
MINI-COURSE BA2
Intermediate Melodies & Tunes
UNIT FOUR (of TEN)
HARMONY - BASS-END CHORDS & CROSS-PLAYING
(For Melodies on Inside Row)
(Dual-row G-C or A-D, with Accidentals)
Based on tunes2play4fun.com & Facilitated by ZOOM
MINI-COURSE BA2
Intermediate Melodies & Tunes
UNIT FOUR (of TEN)
HARMONY - BASS-END CHORDS & CROSS-PLAYING
(For Melodies on Inside Row)
SLIDE SET & NOTES - INSTRUCTIONAL SESSION FOUR
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SLIDES COMMENTS & EXPLANATIONS
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Zoom Slides 1 & 2
Welcome to Unit 4 of BA2, our intermediate-level dual-row button-accordion mini-course. This mini-course, like BA1 before it, is based on the premise that all learning involves a lot of (supported) self-teaching. |
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Zoom Slide 3 & 4
List of BA2 Units, with current one highlighted. |
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Zoom Slide 5
List of topics in Unit 4 OPTIONAL Topic 4 will be part of a future BA2 unit, and visited here only briefly. |
TOPIC 1: Brief Review of Inside-row Diatonic Sets & Accidentals
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Zoom Slides 6 & 7
The white boxes contain the diatonic set of notes (inside buttons 2 to 10). The grey boxes contain the accidentals (buttons o1, o1*, i1* & i1), plus the triple accidental provided to the inside row by the outside one (buttons o2*, o6* & o10*). |
TOPIC 2: Bass-end Chords (Triads) and Their Constituent Notes
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Zoom Slides 8 to 14
From piano chords to button-accordion chords: This covers all four chord buttons, push & pull (o3, o3*, i3, i3*, o1, o1*, i1, i1*) Note that o1 & o3* sound the same chord, and that i3 & i3* sound the same chord. |
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TOPIC 3: Matching Chords ob3 & ib3 (push & pull) to (Inside-row) Treble Notes
This series of slides develops the matching between the ob3 & ib3 chords and the inside treble row (buttons 2 to 10) while the bellows are being pushed and while they are being pulled.
This series of slides develops the matching between the ob3 & ib3 chords and the inside treble row (buttons 2 to 10) while the bellows are being pushed and while they are being pulled.
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Zoom Slides 15, 17 & 19, 21
The resulting PUSH evaluation at left (Great, Good, Fair or X) is rather subjective, and may not always be the best choices. For some phrases in some tunes, the "Good" may sound better than the "Great". |
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Zoom Slides 16, 18, 20 & 22:
The resulting PULL evaluation at left (Great, Good, Fair or X) is rather subjective, and may not always be the best choices. For some phrases in some tunes, the "Good" may sound better than the "Great". |
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Zoom Slide 23: Featured Tune (i)
Our first featured tune showing the lyrics with the treble button notes directly above each sung syllable and each bass-end chord directly below. Although having each chord listed each time it is played may be conceptually the simplest, in practice I've found the pattern of the next slide to be more intuitive. |
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Zoom Slide 24
This follows the "Guitar-chord" pattern of showing the chord symbol at beginning and then only when a chord change occurs. Perhaps I prefer this format because I came to the accordion from the guitar. In any event, the remaining tunes follow this format. |
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Zoom Slide 25
Featured Tune (ii) RED RIVER VALLEY |
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Zoom Slide 26
Featured Tune (iii) BLOWING IN THE WIND |
OPTIONAL Topic 4: Matching Chords ob1 & ib1 (push & pull) to Treble Inside-row Notes
This topic is part of a future BA2 unit, and will be considered here only briefly, and mostly in summary.
This topic is part of a future BA2 unit, and will be considered here only briefly, and mostly in summary.
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Slides 27, 29 & 31
Chords ob1 & ib1 Summary of Chord and diatonic (inner-row) treble-note matching for the push on the bellows. |
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Slide 28, 30 & 32
Chords ob1* & ib1* Summary of Chord and diatonic (inner-row) treble-note matching for the pull on the bellows. |
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Zoom Slide 33
All four "push" Chords ob3, ib3, ob1 & ib1 Summary of Chord and diatonic (inner-row) treble-note matching for the push on the bellows. |
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All four "pull" Chords ob3*, ib3*, ob1* & ib1* Summary of Chord and diatonic (inner-row) treble-note matching for the pull on the bellows. |
TOPIC 5: Matching Chords to Selected Treble Accidentals
The next two slides show that, except for the ob1* chord, there is no "good" or "great" matching in these two "accidental" tables. This is one of the reasons why accordion players often make substitutions for certain accidental notes.
The next two slides show that, except for the ob1* chord, there is no "good" or "great" matching in these two "accidental" tables. This is one of the reasons why accordion players often make substitutions for certain accidental notes.
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Zoom Slide 35
Summary of Chord and accidental matching for tunes played on the treble inner-row . . . for the push on the bellows. |
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Zoom Slide 36
Summary of Chord and accidental matching for tunes played on the treble inner-row . . . for the pull on the bellows. |
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Zoom Slide 37
Featured Tune (iv) ADIOS AMIGO Note the "accidental" o6* near the end of the fourth line. |
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Featured Tune (v) TINY RED LIGHT Note the "accidental" o6* near the middle of the second line. |
TOPIC 6: Home Practice Suggestions.
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Zoom Slides 39
Practice Tune (vi) THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND |
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Practice Tune (vii) THE FRIENDLY BEASTS Children's Christmas Song. |
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Zoom Slide 41
Practice Tune (viii) WALTZ ACROSS TEXAS |
TOPIC 7: Looking Ahead to Individualized Sessions 4
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Zoom Slide 42
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TOPIC 8: Looking Ahead to Unit 5
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Zoom Slides 43 to 45
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Zoom Slide 46
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