The Mighty Accordion: (Book + Online Audio) by David DiGiuseppe

The Mighty Accordion: (Book + Online Audio) by David DiGiuseppe

Introduction

A Note From the Author
What This Book Offers
Who Should Use This Book
How To Use This Book
About the Audio
Acknowledgements
About the Author

Music Notation 101
Overview
Staves and Notes
The Treble and Bass Clefs
Time Values
Time Signature

The Keyboard
     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 Started
     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 Patterns
     Introducing the Alternate Bass
     Introducing Bb
     Introducing Eb
     Introducing E
More Fun with Alternating Basses
     Alternate Bass Exercises
Basic Music Theory
     Ties
     Accidentals

Minor Chords
     Introducing the Minor Chord
     The Minor Chord with Alternating Bass
More Fun with Minor Chords
     Minor Chord Challenges

Seventh Chords
     Introducing the Seventh Chord
     The Seventh Chord with Alternating Bass
Basic Music Theory
     Seventh Chords

The Counter Bass
     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 Chords
     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

Dominant, Major and Minor Seven Chords
     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) Progression
     The 7(b9) Chord
     The m7(b5) Chord
     Special Note—The m7(b5) and m6 Chords

The Major and Minor Six Chords
     Introducing the Major Six Chord
     Introducing the Minor Six Chord

Major, Dominant and Minor Nine Chords
     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