Accordion Music For Beginners

A Complete Course for the Beginner-Now even beginners can strap on a squeezebox and start rockin'! This exciting new course is not just for accordion novices though. Experienced keyboard players will also want to stretch out into the rich sound this ever-popular instrument produces. Keyboardist and producer Aaron ?Professor Louie? Hurwitz starts at the top teaching you how to put the accordion on and hold it correctly. He then shows through detailed drills and exercises how the buttons are used to play the bass lines scales and chords for accompanying a keyboard melody. Before long you'll be vamping on 12-bar progressions riffing with right hand pentatonic blues scales playing chord inversions andimprovising blues and rock songs. You'll learn the shuffle rhythm the 'Fats Domino rock'n'roll stroll' and other great grooves along with the bellows shake wobble and other special accordion techniques. This fabulous lesson is filled with invaluable information and great fun as you rock out right along with Louie and his band! Note: Some elementary knowledge of the keyboard is recommended. Professor Louie plays a 96-button accordion in this DVD but the lessons apply to all accordionists.

Learn to play the accordion and open up a brand new world of musical knowledge with this exciting method from Alfred Music. Beginners of all ages can start their journey to a lifetime of musical enjoyment. Beginning with the fundamentals, you will learn about the parts of the accordion, buying an accordion, preparing the instrument for use, and getting acquainted with standard musical notation. You will then learn to use your left and right hands in the proper ways, playing different notes, chords, and songs, all while continuing to increase your knowledge of reading and understanding standard musical notation. You will learn to play in an array of musical styles, including folk songs, Waltzes, Bluegrass, Polka, and more. You will also learn how to play with a group of other musicians. Upon completion of the book, you will be able to play the accordion in a variety of musical styles, read and understand music, improvise, and be ready to play in a band. Included is a DVD that contains video lessons, MP3s, and TNT 2 software for the most effective practice, plus codes to access all of the corresponding media online for streaming or downloading. The book features the following resources for reference during and after your lessons: * Complete button reference chart * Informative section on MIDI accordions * Practice tips * An explanation on basic maintenance and repair The accompanying video provides a helpful reference for play-along and practice. The included TNT 2 software allows you to isolate the audio tracks, transpose, loop, and slow down or speed up the audio for the most effective practice. Be your own teacher, and let Alfred Music be your resource every step of the way. / Accordéon

This book has been specially designed for beginners who are picking up an Accordion for the very first time. No previous knowledge or experience is required. First Lessons Accordion motivates thestudent whilst guiding them through the basics of music theory and providing a clear and easy-to-follow introduction to the instrument. With plenty of popular tunes to play along the way such as Jingle Bells andScarborough Fair students are sure to stay inspired. This book includes an instructional recording by the author to download online. Designed for the most inexperiencedbeginner. Includes an instructional recording by the author. Guides the student from basic familiarisation and music theory to learning tunes. Includes the traditional favourites Jingle Bells AlohaOe Scarborough Fair Ode to Joy and more. Minimum size Accordion: 80 bass Piano.

Using just six bass notes and six major chords the Easiest Accordion Book is written specifically for the beginners traditional '12-bass accordion ' but the pieces can also be played on more elaborateinstruments. After just one page of technical notes this book offers 27 easy solos.

This tutor book has been written for general use and is suitable for beginners and players up to intermediate standard although material has also been included which will be of benegit to those beyond this grade. Care has been taken to introduce sufficient theoritical information necessary to give a sound musical grounding as well as the techniques required to play the instrument and each chapter complete in itself contains practical material relating to the theoritical text. Most of the pieces are classical in content but some arragements of standard popular songs have been included which show the wide range of music suitable for the accordion.

L'objectif de ce livre est de descendre les étudiants pour le meilleur départ possible sur l'accordéon diatonique de D/G (accordéon), par la présentation de l'information qui pourrait par ailleurs prendre des années à s'accumuler. Ce livre est écrit pour l'accordéon à deux rangs D/G avec huit boutons bass. Il contient beaucoup d'informations utiles sur les différents types d'accordéons de bouton, bases de lecture de musique et de nombreuses mélodies pour la pratique. Il y a une concentration sur la joue de la basse dans le temps. Tout en ne se concentrant sur n'importe quel style en particulier, cet ouvrage a pour but de donner aux élèves une bonne mise à la terre, en les aidant à déplacer facilement à tout genre de musique, ils choisissent. Les leçons sont fondées sur les styles de jeu traditionnels et des airs de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande. Mally est et UK produit # AM101. / Accordéon (Boutons)

Par WADE CAROLYN. Cet enregistrement a été produit comme une bande de son compagnon du livre du même titre. Chaque exemple musical est enregistré, fournissant un guide précieux pour les étudiants de l'instrument. Mally est et UK produit # AM101C. / Niveau : Débutant / Folk - Methods / Accessoire / Accordéon à Boutons

This comprehensive method of learning to play the Accordion enables the beginner to progress to an advanced stage of technical skill.