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 FIVE (of TEN)
HARMONIC BASS-BEATS FOR SIMPLE-TIME TUNES
(For Inside Treble Row Melodies & Bass-Row Cross-Playing )
(Dual-row G-C or A-D, with Accidentals)
Based on tunes2play4fun.com & Facilitated by ZOOM
MINI-COURSE BA2
Intermediate Melodies & Tunes
UNIT FIVE (of TEN)
HARMONIC BASS-BEATS FOR SIMPLE-TIME TUNES
(For Inside Treble Row Melodies & Bass-Row Cross-Playing )
SLIDE SET & NOTES - INSTRUCTIONAL SESSION FIVE
SLIDES COMMENTS & EXPLANATIONS
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Regarding Zoom Slide 22 - Playing Inside Row of Multiple Accordions:
This Button-Accordion mini-course is designed for dual-row diatonic accordions, with rows keyed a fourth apart (as shown for each of the four columns below), and with accidentals on the top button of each row.
As shown by the top half of the table: If you were playing your accordion on the inside row using sheet music matched to the accordion-key labels (G-C, A-D, etc.) you might be tempted to obtain separate sheets of music for each accordion. After all, each row of each accordion is in a different key (and thus a different set of notes).
However, as implied by the bottom half of the table: You need only one set of our accordion notation for playing on the inside row of each accordion, as the button numbers are the same for each column (G-C, A-D, etc.).
This Button-Accordion mini-course is designed for dual-row diatonic accordions, with rows keyed a fourth apart (as shown for each of the four columns below), and with accidentals on the top button of each row.
As shown by the top half of the table: If you were playing your accordion on the inside row using sheet music matched to the accordion-key labels (G-C, A-D, etc.) you might be tempted to obtain separate sheets of music for each accordion. After all, each row of each accordion is in a different key (and thus a different set of notes).
However, as implied by the bottom half of the table: You need only one set of our accordion notation for playing on the inside row of each accordion, as the button numbers are the same for each column (G-C, A-D, etc.).
Zoom Slide 22
Top half of table: Musical key & chord info on four common diatonic button accordions. Bottom half of table: The relationship between the bass-end chord labels (such as ob3, ib3*, etc.) and the treble inside-row button labels (such as 2, 3*, etc.) is the same for the inside rows of the four button accordions listed. |
Postscript to Slide 22 - Notation for Outside & Inside Treble Rows:
While the same diatonic notation can be used for most melodies on both the inside and outside rows, there are some (especially those that involve accidentals, bass harmonization, and cross-playing) for which you may need a separate sheet, or (at least) an explanatory footnote.
While the same diatonic notation can be used for most melodies on both the inside and outside rows, there are some (especially those that involve accidentals, bass harmonization, and cross-playing) for which you may need a separate sheet, or (at least) an explanatory footnote.
Zoom Slide 29 & 30
The tunes pages on the tunes2play4fun.com site do not show the bass-end chords explicitly. What you may notice in this Unit is that the ib3* chord (pull) is matched to treble (inside-row) buttons 4*, 5*, 8*, 9* and o3*. For all push & the remainder of pulls, with inside treble row, use ob3 & ob3*, respectively. |
TOPIC 6: Home Practice Suggestions.
TOPIC 8: Looking Ahead to Unit 5