“...this is an extremely professional program which is excellent value for money. I will happily recommend your services to my accordion colleagues in my local accordion club...”
- Terry McLaughlin, UK
Learn to play the button accordion with our CD ROM button accordion tutorial. Button accordion instruction is provided by our button accordion tutor Derek Hickey. Video and audio files combine with music notation, text and photos to make the learning process as easy as possible.
Derek Hickey, Ireland's finest young accordion player, recorded the MadForTrad button accordion tutorial. Before joining De Dannan in 1995, Derek was a member of the group Arcady.
This button accordion tutorial caters for all levels, from the absolute beginner to the advanced player. A performance piece and interview are included in the CD ROM.
Beginners
In the beginners' section Derek demonstrates the basic skills of button accordion playing using easy, slow-paced tunes. Jigs and reels are then introduced and ornaments are added gradually. The individual parts of these tunes are demonstrated on video at a slow pace and the full tune is subsequently demonstrated at a medium pace so that you can play along.
Features:
Reading Music
17 Beginners' Tunes
Pop-up Video Screens
Precise Musical Notation
The Notes and Scales
Easy Airs
'Sliding' Technique
Jigs and Reels with Ornaments
Advanced
The advanced section features jigs and reels that are more highly ornamented. Other tune types - Polkas, Slides and Hornpipes - are also explained. Derek also demonstrates a range of ornamentation techniques unique to the button accordion.
Topics Covered:
16 Jigs and Reels
Six Polka/Slides
Three Hornpipes
Minor Keys
Octave Triplets
F# Rolls
Chromatic Triplets and ‘Slides’
Two Types of Single-Note Triplets