Thanks! It's hard for me to play a song the same way twice, and like I said in the video, "play" is such an important part in learning an instrument :)
love the kitchen piano, that's how close it should always be... and like the G, A, B keys just as they are, without the finish. Bought an accordion about 17 -18 years ago, and stared to learn ( I am a piano and guitar player) but it has spent most of that time in storage. As Martin at Tempo Trend says....it is a very positive outcome of the pandemic....people are staying at home and playing their accordions, I think in large part inspired by all those locked down Italians playing out on their patios. I have had my accordion out a couple of times this past week, not quite starting from scratch, and I am really enjoying it. As you said, I think it is mostly getting the two hands working together.
I bought a weltmeister accordion about 3 years ago...i was trying to learn alone...left hand works fine...right hand also...but toghether...fail in first 2-3 sec. :)) doesn't work and i become frustated. i was thinking to sell the "dusty" accordion, but after watching your videos i changed my mind :) i'm thinking to subscribe to your site. I'm feeling confident. Thank you so much !
Awesome, Manole. Putting hands together is the tough part. Choose a simple song and go slow. Once you have a simple song down, move on to a more complicated song, etc. Let me know if you have questions. Am happy to help!
Nice video! I started accordion a bit more than a year ago with a bit less than 10 years piano experience and thought the bass side would be the most difficult for me, as I know the right hand from piano. With my experience now I‘d say a third part as important as the other two are „breathing“ with the bellow movements. This haa a huge impact on the dynamics and without thinking about this it’s impossible to play completely fluently (still working on it 😉).
Congrats on picking up the accordion! And yes, you said it well. "Breathing" with the bellows and controlling the tone is a big long journey that I'm still on as well :)
Hand coordination is quite a challenge for me to learn. I can match bass chords and piano notes just fine, but trying to get a rhythm pattern going normally leads to my left hand "forgetting" what it was doing and going off-track when I start playing the right hand side. I wonder if muscle memory's interfering with my progress here.
Totally. It's a combination of some logic and some muscle memory. I wrote a guide about it, here: accordionlove.com/the-how-to-guide-to-coordinating-your-hands-on-the-accordion/
I've noticed on La Noyee, the fingers I would use to hit the right notes, does not necessarily mean I am making the right sounds. Meaning the timing is off. I've never played the piano, but I've heard it helps if you have. So I've taken a different approach to playing to see what is the most efficient way to play with the right hand. It may be awkward, even uncomfortable at first. But with time I am sure it will become second nature. But it's best to catch it early and not make a bad habit that may be hard to break later. Unfortunately in my head reaching for key and key such and such, it feels like the 2 & 4 fingers should always hit them, every time. But that is not always the case traveling the key board or complication of notes before or after, do not put my fingers 2 & 4 to hit those same two keys again. Unless I am doing something wrong, it feels like it is half instinct\feeling and the other half is knowing the basics. Looking at the key board I am constantly missing it, but looking away I feel I am getting it. Of course I have to look to start the learning process. Also the fundamentals of the thumb reaching under the fingers, opposed to trying to go over them when working down the keyboard is a big thing to remember. Not sure why that did not pop into my head until tonight.
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This video was so fun to watch! Its very satisfying watching the way you play with the song differently each time
Thanks! It's hard for me to play a song the same way twice, and like I said in the video, "play" is such an important part in learning an instrument :)
love the kitchen piano, that's how close it should always be... and like the G, A, B keys just as they are, without the finish. Bought an accordion about 17 -18 years ago, and stared to learn ( I am a piano and guitar player) but it has spent most of that time in storage. As Martin at Tempo Trend says....it is a very positive outcome of the pandemic....people are staying at home and playing their accordions, I think in large part inspired by all those locked down Italians playing out on their patios. I have had my accordion out a couple of times this past week, not quite starting from scratch, and I am really enjoying it. As you said, I think it is mostly getting the two hands working together.
Yuuuup, big time. Here's a guide with some exercises if you need it 😊
accordionlove.com/the-how-to-guide-to-coordinating-your-hands-on-the-accordion/
@@moshezuchter thanks, will be helpful at this time.
Good news is that my friend has agreed to study the accordion with me in front of the camera. She's a mom of two kids but we'll start next week!
I bought a weltmeister accordion about 3 years ago...i was trying to learn alone...left hand works fine...right hand also...but toghether...fail in first 2-3 sec. :)) doesn't work and i become frustated. i was thinking to sell the "dusty" accordion, but after watching your videos i changed my mind :) i'm thinking to subscribe to your site. I'm feeling confident. Thank you so much !
Awesome, Manole. Putting hands together is the tough part. Choose a simple song and go slow. Once you have a simple song down, move on to a more complicated song, etc. Let me know if you have questions. Am happy to help!
I got frustrated and gave up... your videos motivated me to start again.
Woot! Let me know if you get stuck again and I'd be happy to help if I can 😊
Nice video! I started accordion a bit more than a year ago with a bit less than 10 years piano experience and thought the bass side would be the most difficult for me, as I know the right hand from piano. With my experience now I‘d say a third part as important as the other two are „breathing“ with the bellow movements. This haa a huge impact on the dynamics and without thinking about this it’s impossible to play completely fluently (still working on it 😉).
Congrats on picking up the accordion! And yes, you said it well. "Breathing" with the bellows and controlling the tone is a big long journey that I'm still on as well :)
Thank you for this kind of videos :)
Hand coordination is quite a challenge for me to learn. I can match bass chords and piano notes just fine, but trying to get a rhythm pattern going normally leads to my left hand "forgetting" what it was doing and going off-track when I start playing the right hand side. I wonder if muscle memory's interfering with my progress here.
Totally. It's a combination of some logic and some muscle memory. I wrote a guide about it, here:
accordionlove.com/the-how-to-guide-to-coordinating-your-hands-on-the-accordion/
fab conceptualising as always, and those lovely photos on piano?
Wife and kiddos 😍
I've noticed on La Noyee, the fingers I would use to hit the right notes, does not necessarily mean I am making the right sounds. Meaning the timing is off. I've never played the piano, but I've heard it helps if you have.
So I've taken a different approach to playing to see what is the most efficient way to play with the right hand. It may be awkward, even uncomfortable at first. But with time I am sure it will become second nature. But it's best to catch it early and not make a bad habit that may be hard to break later.
Unfortunately in my head reaching for key and key such and such, it feels like the 2 & 4 fingers should always hit them, every time. But that is not always the case traveling the key board or complication of notes before or after, do not put my fingers 2 & 4 to hit those same two keys again.
Unless I am doing something wrong, it feels like it is half instinct\feeling and the other half is knowing the basics. Looking at the key board I am constantly missing it, but looking away I feel I am getting it. Of course I have to look to start the learning process.
Also the fundamentals of the thumb reaching under the fingers, opposed to trying to go over them when working down the keyboard is a big thing to remember. Not sure why that did not pop into my head until tonight.
Thank You, super maestre!
Welcome!
I learned alone to play and I played with both hands together in less of 1 month
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What was your secret? Do you play another instrument?
why cant i skip ahead
Not sure, John.