The Mighty Accordion

Download or read book The Mighty Accordion: written by David DiGiuseppe and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2010-12-29 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mighty Accordion is a truly unique and much-needed guide to playing the bass side of the accordion. A comprehensive collection of progressive exercises guide the student in learning and mastering bass/chord patterns.For the beginner, the first few chapters assume little or no knowledge of the instrument and teach how to play simple accompaniment patterns.For the intermediate player, numerous exercises using the major, minor, seventh and diminished chords are included to develop skill in executing various bass/chord accompaniment patterns.For the advanced player, latter chapters present exercises on chord combinations needed to play sixth, minor seventh, major seventh, ninth and other advanced chords.Throughout the book, explanations are offered on the workings of the instrument and relevant music theory. Play along with a 2-CD companion set featuring many of the book's exercises played at both a slow and moderate tempo.A much-needed and complete guide to playing the bass side of the accordionA comprehensive collection of progressive exercises for learning bass/chord patterns on the accordionBeginner students learn simple accompaniment patterns and use of the major, minor and seventh chordsAdvanced students learn how to play sixth, minor and major sevenths and ninth chords, and other advance techniquesCompanion CDs feature many of the book's exercises

Download or read book The Mighty Accordion, Volume Two written by David DiGiuseppe and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2022-11-09 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mighty Accordion, Volume Two is an essential and unique method book for improving the left-hand skills of the accordionist. The comprehensive series of graduated exercises are designed to improve finger strength and dexterity while teaching how to play melodies and walking bass lines. These skills are then used to explore ways to play contemporary chord progressions. The book contains three sections. Section One offers a brief review of standard bass/chord patterns. Section Two focuses on playing left hand melodies, starting with simple scale-based patterns, and proceeding to more challenging pieces. Also included are a series of exercises specifically designed to strengthen the typically weaker fifth finger. Section Three focuses on chord progressions commonly heard in popular music. Exercises explore the use of arpeggios and walking bass lines to connect chords and integrate a variety of rhythmic patterns. The final chapter presents numerous blues riffs played within the standard 12-bar blues format. Fingering suggestions are provided for each exercise. Includes access to online audio of all exercises. The material in this book offers the accordionist valuable tools to markedly advance their mastery of left-hand techniques and to improve overall musicianship.

Download or read book The Mighty Accordion written by David Digiuseppe and published by . This book was released on 2015-06 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mighty Accordion is a truly unique and much-needed guide to playing thebass side of the accordion. A comprehensive collection of progressive exercises guide the student in learning and mastering bass/chord patterns. For thebeginner, the first few chapters assume little or no knowledge of the instrumentand teach how to play simple accompaniment patterns. For the intermediate player, numerous exercises using the major, minor, seventh anddiminished chords are included to develop skill in executing various bass/chord accompaniment patterns. For the advanced player, latter chapters present exercises on chord combinations needed to play sixth, minor seventh, major seventh, ninth and other advanced chords. Throughout the book, explanations are offered on the workings of the instrument and relevant music theory. Play along with online audio featuring many of the book's exercises played at both a slow and moderate tempo. * A much-needed and complete guide to playing the bass side of the accordion* A comprehensive collection of progressive exercises for learning bass/chord patterns on the accordion* Beginner students learn simple accompaniment patterns and use of the major,minor and seventh chords* Advanced students learn how to play sixth, minor and major sevenths and ninth chords, and other advance techniques* Companion audio online feature many of the book's exercises

Download or read book The Mighty Accordion written by David DiGiuseppe and published by Mel Bay Publications. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Mighty Accordion is a truly unique and much-needed guide to playing the bass side of the accordion. Acomprehensive collection of progressive exercises guide the student in learning and mastering bass/chord patterns. For the beginner, the first few chapters assumelittle or no knowledge of the instrument and teach how to play simple accompaniment patterns. For the intermediate player, numerous exercises using the major, minor, seventh and diminished chords are included to develop skill in executing various bass/chord accompaniment patterns. For the advanced player, latter chapters present exercises on chord combinations needed to play sixth, minor seventh, major seventh, ninth and other advanced chords. Throughout the book, explanations are offered on the workings of the instrument and relevant music theory. Play along with a 2-CD companion setfeaturing many of the book's exercises played at both aslow and moderate tempo. * A much-needed and complete guide to playing the bass side of the accordion* A comprehensive collection of progressive exercises for learning bass/chord patterns on the accordion* Beginner students learn simple accompaniment patterns and use of the major, minor and seventh chords* Advanced students learn how to play sixth, minor and major sevenths and ninth chords, and other advance techniques* Companion CDs feature many of the book's exercises

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