You Can Teach Yourself Accordion ( Piano ) Book

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You Can Teach Yourself Accordion ( Piano ) Book

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.

Parts of the Accordion
About the Accordion
Holding the Accordion
Reference Section
The Left Hand
The Right Hand
Learning the Cs
Adding the Gs
Proper Use of the Bellows
The Tie
Bass and Chord Rhythm Drill
Oom-Pah-Pah Waltz
Everybody Has Their Ups and Downs
New G Hand Position
Dja Vu in G
Repeat Sign
D.C. al Fine
Childrens Song
Notes and Rests
Learning Eighth Notes
Minuet
Dotted Quarter Note
Ode to Joy
The Slur
Air
New C Hand Position
Gavotte
The British Grenadiers
Alternating Bass Notes
The Triplet
Amazing Grace
Chromatics
Flats
Naturals
Key Signatures
Sustained Bass Notes
Lullaby
Introducing the Minor Chords
Relative Minor Keys
Hungarian Dance #4
Introducing the 7th Chords
The God of Abraham Praise
Skaters Waltz
French Song
Sur le Pont d Avignon
Wandering
The Bells of St. Marys
Sixteenth Notes
Eighth Rest
Polka, Polka
Are You from Dixie
Grace Notes
Lake Charles Waltz
6/8 Time
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Come Back to Sorrento
Dotted Eighths and Sixteenths
Two Steppin Cross Texas
Julida Polka
Staccato
Legato
Andante
Jambalaya
Pretty Fair Maid Jig
Peg o My Heart
Rattle the Bottles Reel
Ricks Reel
Introducing the Counter Bass Notes
March
Introducing the Diminished Chords
Ja-da
Chinatown
I Want a Girl, Just Like the Girl
I love You Truly
Smiles
For Me and My Gal
Washington and Lee Swing
Fascination
El Capitan March
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Melancholy Baby
Right Hand Harmony
El Caballo Bayo
Mexican Siesta
Bass Chord and Button Review