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A complete course of instruction for all types of German & Italian (Vienna) models of diatonic accordions, including original exercises, compositions and arrangements specially prepared or composed for this book.
Table of Contents:
LESSON ONE: Holding the Instrument - Playing the Major Scale.
LESSON TWO: Accented and Unaccented Beats - Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star - London Bridge - Drink To Me With Thine Eyes - Use of the Air Button.
LESSON THREE: The Left Hand Keyboard - Fundamental Tonee and Chords - The Major Scale with Bass - Accompaniment - Merrily We Roll Along - Lightly Row - Home, Sweet Home - He Is A Jolly Good Fellow. LESSON FOUR: Music Notation - The Treble Clef and the Bass Clef - Chart of Piano Keyboard with Staff Notation.
LESSON FIVE: The Characters for Notes and Rests - Comparative values of Notes and Rests - Time Signs expained - Exercises using Half and Quarter Notes - Explanation of the Tie - Exercises using the Tie.
LESSON SIX: 4/4 measure explained - Exercises using Whole, Half, Quarter, and Dotted Half Notes - 3/4 meter explained - Exercises in 3/4 meter - Exercises using the evenly divided beat - Brahm's Lullaby - Grace Notes explained.
LESSON SEVEN: The Upper Octave -Exercise in the Upper Octave - 6/8 meter explained - Oh! Dear What Can The Matter Be - Finger Positions - Sleep, Baby Sleep (Folk Song).
LESSON EIGHT: Introducing Double Notes and Chords - A Slow Waltz - The Bass Accompaniment - Old Folks At Home - The Unevenly Divided Beat explained - The Battle Hymn Of The Republic.
LESSON NINE: The Triplet explained - Juanita - The Quadruplet explained - Dixie Land.
LESSON TEN: Transposing Melodies - America in different keys - Chart of Scales to aid in transposing - Transposing accompaniments - Terms and Signs most frequently used.
LESSON ELEVEN: Double Notes and Chords in C - Hark! The Vesper Hymn.
LESSON TWELVE: The Two Row Instrument (C and G) - Scales playable on a Two Row Instrument - Fundamental Tones and Chords on a Two Row Instrument - Silver Lake Waltz - Sailing.
LESSON THIRTEEN: Double Notes and Chords in key of G - Double Notes and Chords available by using tones of two rows (C and G) - Holy Night - The Loreley - How Gentils God's Commands - March Pomposo.
LESSON FOURTEEN: The Three Row Instrument (F,C and G) - Major Scales and Extra Tones on the Three Row Instrument - Fundamental Basses and Chords on the Three Row Instrument - Double Notes and Chords for the F Row - Martyn - Long, Long Ago - Minuet.
LESSON FIFTEEN: Four Note Chord - Auld Lang Syne - How Can I Leave Thee - Come, Thou Almighty King.
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