Beginner Accordion Lessons - Episode 5

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Sheet music with 5 exercises for this lesson can be downloaded from this link: Link to follow shortly

To learn or improve on your music reading, I highly recommend this site which is specifically designed for Accordion music: https://accordionchords.com/tutorials...

If you missed Lesson 1, here is the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49fy_...
Or Lesson 2 link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzl71...
Or Lesson 3 link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8khM...
Or Lesson 4 link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md-Qir05fkk&t=31s

Recommended books for Accordion Beginners:
Palmer & Hughes Accordion Course - Alfred Music Co - from Book 1, 2, 3 etc
Metodo per Fisarmonica - Bérben Edizioni Musicali, Ancona, Italia

Time-code

0:00 - Intro
0:19 - Welcoming talk
1:57 - What we learn last lesson
2:05 - Tips about bellows technique
2:46 - Discussing C-major scale fingering, bellows changes etc
3:24 - Introducing C-major scale with Left Hand accompaniment
4:55 - C-major scale accompanied in 3/4 time
6:12 - Tips about bellows technique
9:03 - Introducing G-major scale with RH only and explaining what Key Signature is and how it works
12:03 - G major scale RH exercise demonstrated
13:12 - Tip about where to position your fingers on the white notes of the piano keyboard
14:03 - Recommend Accordion Method Books
15:26 - Preparatory exercises for “Merrily we play along”
17:40 - Merrily we play along
19:03 - Closing words