Diatonic accordion – Volume 2 The melody

Description

The second volume of the successful school deals mainly with melody playing in a very comprehensible melody section and in the extensive practice section.

Music is a unit, yet for methodological reasons it is necessary to break it down into individual elements for efficient practice.

• The rhythm represents the dynamic, the life …

• The harmonics add the aesthetics, the processing …

• The sound carries the variety, often the coloring …

• The representation brings a touch of emotion, of personality …

• The form mixes all this with intelligence, it structures …

But melody is the most personal, the most exquisite expression of musical character. It excites inspiration and feeling, stronger than technology and knowledge.

Based on a total of 51 melodies from different countries, different keys, major and minor keys, ornamentation techniques, variations, improvisations and counterparts will be practiced.

The proven notation and tablature system already used in the first volume has been retained. Also, an audio CD was again included, on which all the songs, melodies and exercises of the book are recorded. In the new edition, the book is bound with Wire-O for easy handling.

Yann Dour, born in 1953, living in Guillac (Brittany), has been working as a musician and teacher of diatonic accordion since 1981. His specialty is Breton and Cajun music, but his repertoire is all-encompassing, which is reflected in the diverse publications of his publishing house “Caruhel”.

English:

Since the folk revival, the appreciation for the diatonic accordion (aka squeezebox) has been constantly growing. Playing the accordion is ‘in’ again, and therefore the need for a good tutor arises. Yann Dour, who enjoys a great reputation in Brittany as an excellent teacher, injected his experience from hundreds of accordion courses into a three-volume tutor, the first volume of which was translated for us into German by Oliver Stoffregen, another renowned expert for this instrument.

This tutor is not aimed at answering theoretical questions, but at establishing a basic practice on the standard diatonic accordion tuned to G/C. In addition to the notes, it uses the common international tablature system. The CD included in the book is particularly helpful, as it contains all exercises and pieces in a tempo suitable for learning.

The principal concern of this tutor is always to have fun with music and one’s instrument!

The tutor was conceived on the basis of the following ideas:

• The student practices selected tunes instead of soulless series of notes.

• Each piece presents a small difficulty more than the one before.

• The pieces are selected internationally: France, England, Ireland, Italy, Germany, the USA, Canada, Scandinavia – a cross-section of the rich repertoire for this instrument.

• In addition to the notes, each piece is complemented by a tablature, which enables the student to learn to play without being able to read music.

• The CD included in the tutor presents the pieces in a slow tempo. This makes it considerably easier to learn them and is a basis for self-study.

The book is written in German language.

Order no.: 5

5-1
ISBN: 978-3-927240-55-1


Format: DIN A4
Number of pages: 84 pages with CD
Cover: Softcover with Wire-O