The Mighty Accordion: (Book + Online Audio) by David DiGiuseppe
The Mighty Accordion: (Book + Online Audio) by David DiGiuseppe
Introduction
A Note From the AuthorPrelude
What This Book Offers
Who Should Use This Book
How To Use This Book
About the Audio
Acknowledgements
About the Author
Music Notation 101Chapter 1
Overview
Staves and Notes
The Treble and Bass Clefs
Time Values
Time Signature
The KeyboardChapter 2
Notes on the Keyboard
The Bass System
Stradella and Free Bass Systems
Stradella Bass Layout
12 Bass Accordions
The Accordion's Bass Notation
Fingerings
Fourth Finger on Root Method
Third Finger on Root Method
Left Hand Placement
Basic Music Theory
Sharps, Flats and Natural Signs
Half Step and Whole Step Intervals
Scales
Key Signatures
Getting StartedChapter 3
Introducing C
Introducing G
Playing C and G
Introducing F
Playing F and C
Playing F, C and G
Basic Music Theory
Intervals
Congruous Chords and Longer Leaps
Introducing D 26
Playing F, C, G and D
Introducing A
Playing F, C, G, D and A
Basic Music Theory
Triads and Chords
Alternating Bass PatternsChapter 4
Introducing the Alternate Bass
Introducing Bb
Introducing Eb
Introducing E
More Fun with Alternating Basses
Alternate Bass Exercises
Basic Music Theory
Ties
Accidentals
Minor ChordsChapter 5
Introducing the Minor Chord
The Minor Chord with Alternating Bass
More Fun with Minor Chords
Minor Chord Challenges
Seventh ChordsChapter 6
Introducing the Seventh Chord
The Seventh Chord with Alternating Bass
Basic Music Theory
Seventh Chords
The Counter BassChapter 7
Introducing the Counter Bass
Linear Bass Lines
Using the Fifth Finger
Playing the Third with a Minor Chord
An Alternative Fingering
Linear Bass Lines with Minor Chords
Diminished ChordsAdvanced Techniques – Chord Combinations
Introducing the Diminished Chord
The Diminished Chord with Alternating Bass
The Diminished Chord with Linear Bass Lines
The Diminished Chord with the Sixth
Basic Music Theory
Diminished Chords
The Half Diminished Chord
Chapter 8
Dominant, Major and Minor Seven ChordsChapter 9
Overview
One Button—Three Notes
Notating Chord Combinations
The Full Dominant Seven Chord
The Minor Seven Chord
The Major Seven Chord
Basic Music Theory
Chord Nomenclature
The m7(b5) – 7(b9) ProgressionChapter 10
The 7(b9) Chord
The m7(b5) Chord
Special Note—The m7(b5) and m6 Chords
The Major and Minor Six ChordsChapter 11
Introducing the Major Six Chord
Introducing the Minor Six Chord
Major, Dominant and Minor Nine ChordsChapter 12
Introducing the Major Nine Chord
The Dominant Nine Chord
The Minor Nine Chord
The Leftovers
The Augmented Triad
The Six/Nine Chord
The Minor Major Seven Chord
The Suspended Four Chord