Learn the circle of fifths is my best advice for the first letter. I am self taught as well. The bass is organized by the circle of fifths. It sounds complicated, but learning this makes the arrangements much easier to understand as opposed to just distance. Play for supportive friends, or at a plaza where you get good feedback or no feedback. Leave places that give you bad energy (More unlikely than you would think.) After 3 years playing , I feel confident enough thanks to my supportive friends to post my own videos and play near restaurants or downtown. Best of luck to anyone learning how to play.
I agree that circle of fifths is very important to understand. It is the Rosetta stone of western music theory. It is a first step to understand the logic of Stradella system.
There's different types of accordian music,for complicated bass and chords French cafe music is great for that, if want to use one chords with a resolving one then cajun music is excellent for that.
Thanks for the info! I'm also learning how to play the accordion. And would love to see more of your trix and tips of the accordion in videos like this.
That tutorial, and that’s what it was a tutorial.Was absolutely brilliant I’ve learned so much from it . I’m self learning and to know I’m not doing to much wrong is very comforting.People like you give your advice freely and honestly ,you help so many people your great 👍 UK.
My second time watching this, I needed the encouragement. He is so right, we new people are mystified by the buttons. So funny how he put this. Very talented individual.
As a self taught accordion player myself, I don't even use the buttons. There's a latino/tejano music genre called "cumbia" and most of them don't even use the bass buttons. I have big fingers too, so i don't even touch the bass
Good videos! I am mostly self-taught, but sometimes I take single lessons which is really helping. One important thing my teacher told me is to try to never ever "jump" with the hand, but to get a fixed position with your wrist from where you can turn your hand to the buttons needed. Another thing which I am just starting to learn is trying to stay "on" the buttons with all 4 fingers, even though I usually don't need all of them. When you sometimes need the "bass thirds" you might need to stretch a bit to reach them and use your pinky, which isn't as usual, so to have the control you need to keep things under control, so to say.
This was a good video because it shared real problems that we beginners have. You don’t get that in one to one standard student - teacher music lessons.
Great advice here, no punches pulled. If does take time so be patient, keep up the enthusiasm and you will get there. Two years seems a long time but it is worth it.
Great video. I took piano lessons for years and am self teaching myself on the accordion. Treble? Fab. Bass? Ehhhhh. I think I took on too much early on, so happy to go back to basics! Lovely instrument and so much fun to learn.
This was a really cool video. I'm a self taught pianist myself lol but i love learning about any and all instruments. This was educational and entertaining :D
I play the andes flute like 40 years, but still there are a lot more to learn.the key is you have to be in love in music and tha push keeps you going on. If you lose that you star to get bored, and than became a waste of time.patience very important along good ear diferent types of music.
I dont know if is unknown, but Liberty Bellows has a pretty good lesson program. Just in the web, ordered by accordion size. Maybe the lessons are a bit jumpy in terms of difficulty, some songs are stupidly easy and the next one can be difficult in some extend, but i think the easy one is easy because they explain very very well the song and you have learned the previous lessons correctly. It's not a teacher, but i think is pretty darn good for being free.
Hi Jackson, I really enjoyed this video regarding left hand button issues. One problem I have had with the left hand for several years is pain developing in my lower left palm. I have been playing for almost 10 years. I am also an older adult (69 YO). Aside from resting any suggestions of how to address this? Thanks, Guy
I dont think the writer of that letter was being rude, I think the writer sounded super frustrated. I have the same issue. Thank you for covering this. LOL looks like I will be playing Row Row Row Your Boat and Jingle Bells a lot more than I have already :D
mon accordéon nouveau est trop l'or pour moi , comment le vendre (il vaut 10M $ avant taxes) J'ai eu un accordent et ne pourrai jamais m'en sévir. C'est un modèle Continental Excelcior 120 basses double chambre. Il est merveilleux mais après mon accident , je ne pourrai pas le tenir dans mes bras . Opinion svp. Merci merci
@@MusicConnoisseurian Currently the accordion he playing is the piano accordion with stradella bass isn't the chromatic button accordion with free bass
@@johntaliaferrothompson6052 you can get it with either. In Western European and the US the chromatics seem to be paired most often with the stradella bass. I own a b-system chromatic button with stradella bass. The classical music professionals in Russia, if not always, almost always, use the free bass on a bayan. However, I'm pretty sure you can get the basic 3 row bayans with stradella, just look at eBay. It's a lot more work to play free bass system. Lookup this up on RUclips: Vivaldi Summer bayan By the way, the chromatic button accordions come in b- or c-system which is most common in Western Europe/US if you were thinking of getting one.
Learn the circle of fifths is my best advice for the first letter. I am self taught as well. The bass is organized by the circle of fifths. It sounds complicated, but learning this makes the arrangements much easier to understand as opposed to just distance. Play for supportive friends, or at a plaza where you get good feedback or no feedback. Leave places that give you bad energy (More unlikely than you would think.) After 3 years playing , I feel confident enough thanks to my supportive friends to post my own videos and play near restaurants or downtown. Best of luck to anyone learning how to play.
I agree that circle of fifths is very important to understand. It is the Rosetta stone of western music theory. It is a first step to understand the logic of Stradella system.
"Tried to play song of storms when I was super new to accordion"
GUILTY AS CHARGED
Imagine Jackson starts posting lessons regularly? That would be so amazing. Big ol patron students incoming
You are an excellent teacher!! Thank you!! I’m an oldie(76) just learning. Early childhood dream. (4 yrs old just coming true now)
Jackson learned accordion so the rest of us don't have to
There's different types of accordian music,for complicated bass and chords French cafe music is great for that, if want to use one chords with a resolving one then cajun music is excellent for that.
Thanks for the info! I'm also learning how to play the accordion. And would love to see more of your trix and tips of the accordion in videos like this.
Yes pls. I'm also starting to find more time and learn it, so any (more) advise would be much appreciated :)
As an accountant, I appreciate your use of the word "dividends."
That tutorial, and that’s what it was a tutorial.Was absolutely brilliant I’ve learned so much from it . I’m self learning and to know I’m not doing to much wrong is very comforting.People like you give your advice freely and honestly ,you help so many people your great 👍 UK.
My second time watching this, I needed the encouragement. He is so right, we new people are mystified by the buttons. So funny how he put this. Very talented individual.
As a self taught accordion player myself, I don't even use the buttons. There's a latino/tejano music genre called "cumbia" and most of them don't even use the bass buttons. I have big fingers too, so i don't even touch the bass
Good videos! I am mostly self-taught, but sometimes I take single lessons which is really helping.
One important thing my teacher told me is to try to never ever "jump" with the hand, but to get a fixed position with your wrist from where you can turn your hand to the buttons needed. Another thing which I am just starting to learn is trying to stay "on" the buttons with all 4 fingers, even though I usually don't need all of them. When you sometimes need the "bass thirds" you might need to stretch a bit to reach them and use your pinky, which isn't as usual, so to have the control you need to keep things under control, so to say.
This was a good video because it shared real problems that we beginners have. You don’t get that in one to one standard student - teacher music lessons.
Thanks Mr. JP, i just started, and i appreciate the lesson, hope there is more of this in da future.
Great advice here, no punches pulled. If does take time so be patient, keep up the enthusiasm and you will get there. Two years seems a long time but it is worth it.
Great video. I took piano lessons for years and am self teaching myself on the accordion. Treble? Fab. Bass? Ehhhhh. I think I took on too much early on, so happy to go back to basics! Lovely instrument and so much fun to learn.
I'm just beginning and have been getting frustrated. Your video helped to keep me going.
You seem to have it mastered .....not to mention a great voice too!!
Learned and enjoyed your humor with this video.
Jackson so helpful thank you - as someone said DIRFT ( do it right first time) rather than DRIFT which I tend to do ! Thanks for the reminder.
Admirable wisdom too!!
This was a really cool video.
I'm a self taught pianist myself lol but i love learning about any and all instruments. This was educational and entertaining :D
Surprise Beethoven's 7th at the end... So good!! Also some great advice for us beginning accordion players, thanks!
I really needed to hear this. Thank you.
My pleasure
I found this really interesting even though I don’t play. I also appreciate the casual Beethoven
"Do that for 5 years straight... then you can advance to the G"
Whuuuut??? Lol
Wow. Great voice too!!🤗👍✝️💟
I play the andes flute like 40 years, but still there are a lot more to learn.the key is you have to be in love in music and tha push keeps you going on. If you lose that you star to get bored, and than became a waste of time.patience very important along good ear diferent types of music.
I dont know if is unknown, but Liberty Bellows has a pretty good lesson program. Just in the web, ordered by accordion size. Maybe the lessons are a bit jumpy in terms of difficulty, some songs are stupidly easy and the next one can be difficult in some extend, but i think the easy one is easy because they explain very very well the song and you have learned the previous lessons correctly. It's not a teacher, but i think is pretty darn good for being free.
Corati
Tony Kovatch from liberty bellows is a good teacher, for the beginner’s lessons. And he’s an accomplished accordion player himself!
My method is to _Jump_ because Van Halen told me to.
Hi Jackson,
I really enjoyed this video regarding left hand button issues. One problem I have had with the left hand for several years is pain developing in my lower left palm. I have been playing for almost 10 years. I am also an older adult (69 YO). Aside from resting any suggestions of how to address this?
Thanks, Guy
Aye myself am 2 year self taught, sounds about right
What do you do to self teach?
I dont think the writer of that letter was being rude, I think the writer sounded super frustrated. I have the same issue. Thank you for covering this. LOL looks like I will be playing Row Row Row Your Boat and Jingle Bells a lot more than I have already :D
Fred Can't Go Driving An English Bus : F,C,G,D,A,B. Helped me.
If sam hyde picked up an accordion instead of an armalite ....
Do the "C" bass for 5 years..... And then go on to the "G".
ROFL!!!!!
(... yeah.....right....)
Thanks
mon accordéon nouveau est trop l'or pour moi , comment le vendre (il vaut 10M $ avant taxes) J'ai eu un accordent et ne pourrai jamais m'en sévir. C'est un modèle Continental Excelcior 120 basses double chambre.
Il est merveilleux mais après mon accident , je ne pourrai pas le tenir dans mes bras . Opinion svp. Merci merci
Mr. Parodi Do you know to play the Chromatic Accordion & with the Free Bass System?
It's chromatic, but he said he plays the stradella bass system.
@@MusicConnoisseurian Currently the accordion he playing is the piano accordion with stradella bass isn't the chromatic button accordion with free bass
@@johntaliaferrothompson6052 you can get it with either. In Western European and the US the chromatics seem to be paired most often with the stradella bass. I own a b-system chromatic button with stradella bass. The classical music professionals in Russia, if not always, almost always, use the free bass on a bayan. However, I'm pretty sure you can get the basic 3 row bayans with stradella, just look at eBay. It's a lot more work to play free bass system. Lookup this up on RUclips: Vivaldi Summer bayan By the way, the chromatic button accordions come in b- or c-system which is most common in Western Europe/US if you were thinking of getting one.
@@MusicConnoisseurian I saw his right hand is playing the piano keys on his accordion. It isn't a button accordion.
i am the number 200 like
I have no skills with the Accordion, and I have no intention of learning it. Any hints you can give me?
Well that told me a lot of nothing 🤪🤔
Early
1st
Okay so there is no technique. Got it.