You Can Teach Yourself Accordion (Book + Online Audio)
A comprehensive method written especially for serious students learning the accordion without access to formal music lessons. Seasoned music educator and performer Neil Griffin guides the student through music reading fundamentals, correct posture and hand positions, use of the bellows, bass buttons, keyboard, and more. Music theory concepts are introduced as required by the generous selection of carefully graded exercises and pieces. Although this book covers concepts that apply to the 120-bass accordion, ...more
Product Number:
96605M
Format:
Book + Online Audio
Skill Level:
Beginning
Notation Type:
Standard Notation
Pages:
96
Binding:
Squareback Saddle Stitched
Size:
8.75 x 11.75
ISBN:
078669064X
ISBN13:
978-07866-9064-0
Series:
You Can Teach Yourself
Publisher:
Mel Bay Publications, Inc.
Date Published:
8/17/2015
A comprehensive method written especially for serious students learning the accordion without access to formal music lessons. Seasoned music educator and performer Neil Griffin guides the student through music reading fundamentals, correct posture and hand positions, use of the bellows, bass buttons, keyboard, and more. Music theory concepts are introduced as required by the generous selection of carefully graded exercises and pieces. Although this book covers concepts that apply to the 120-bass accordion, it only uses 54 buttons (covering 9 rows in easy keys). Illustrated with diagrams and photographs. Includes access to online audio.


Air      
Amazing Grace      
Andante       Haydn
Are You From Dixie      
Children's Song      
Chinatown      
Come Back To Sorrento      
Deja Uu In G      
El Caballo Bayo      
El Capitan March       Sousa
Everybody Has Their Ups And Downs      
Fascination      
For Me And My Gal      
French Song      
Gavotte      
Hungarian Dance #4      
I Love You Truly      
I Want A Girl, Just Like The Girl (That Married Dear Old Dad)    
Ja-Da      
Jambalaya      
Julida Polka      
Lake Charles Waltz      
Lullaby      
March       Handel
Melancholy Baby      
Mexican Siesta      
Ode To Joy      
Oom-Pah-Pah Waltz      
Peg O' My Heart      
Polka, Polka      
Pretty Fair Maid Jig      
Rattle The Bottles Reel      
Rick's Reel      
Skaters Waltz      
Smiles      
Sur Le Pont D'avignon      
Sweetheart Of Sigma Chi      
The Bells Of St. Mary’s      
The British Grenadiers      
The God Of Abraham Praise      
Two Steppin' 'Cross Texas      
Wandering      
Washington And Lee Swing      
When Johnny Comes Marching Home      

 
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Series: You Can Teach Yourself
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