The Basic Course

Organetto

The Basic Course consists of 15 online lessons divided into three learning sections.

The first section is devoted to the Fundamentals of Technique (FT Section), and it includes 5 lessons.

The second section is devoted to Higher Level Playing Technical Issues (TE Section), and it includes 5 lessons.

The third section is devoted to learning your First Diatonic Accordion Tunes (PB Section), and includes 5 lessons that allow you to combine the study of the previous two sections to the studying and playing nice easy tunes (waltz, mazurka, bourrée, scottish and polka).

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Visit the Accordion Tunes Repertory section for the list of the lesson concerning single accordion tunes.

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FT01	FT 1 - Posture and right hands position - Right hands posture - How to play on a single row - How to play increasing and decreasing 3 notes scales - Right way to play with the index finger - Right way to play with the annular finger - Keeping the right positions on the keyboard - The Cross-Over technique - Correct fingering of an A minor scale - The Push-Pull technique - Correct fingering of an ascending scale - Correct fingering of a descending scale - Alternating bichords to index finger - Correct fingering of a melodic phrase in A minor - How to play the top keyboards notes (e.g. G#)
FT02	FT 2 - Playing basses - Correct fingering for playing basses in high position - Exercises for playing basses in high position - Correct fingering for playing basses in low position - Exercises for playing basses in low position - Exercise for playing basses in low and high positions - Exercise in 2/4 with crossed positions - Exercise for improve annular finger skill - How to play main "crossed" positions chords (REm7, MIm7) - Exercise for keep the correct position for "crossed" positions chords - Exercise for improve hand skill in shifting the "crossed" positions
FT03	FT 3 - Exercises for improving hands autonomy - Introduction to the independence of the two cerebral hemispheres - Exercises on the 3/4 beat - Correct accents the left hand on 3/4 beat - The basics: the omorhythmic style - Exercise on the "fake" triplets in eighths - Exercise on triplets opposed to a 3/4 beat - Exercises on the 2/4 beat - Correct accents the left hand on 2/4 beat - The basics: full measure notes and omorhythmic style - Exercises on the dotted notes
FT04	FT 4 - Exercises for managing the bellow and the air valve - Exercise n.1 - Adjusting the volume with the open valve - Exercise n.2 - Pulling the bellow on the bass note - Exercise n.3 - Pushing del mantice sul basso - Exercise n.4 - Pulling between 2th and 3rd beat pulling the bellow - Exercise n.5 - Pushing between 2th and 3rd beat pulling the bellow - Exercise n.6 - Pushing between 2th and 3rd beat pushing the bellow - Exercise n.7 - Pulling between 2th and 3rd beat pushing the bellow - Exercise n.8 - Pulling between 1th e 2nd beat pulling the bellow - Exercise n.9 - Pushing between 1th e 2nd beat pulling the bellow - Exercise n.10 - Pushing between 1th e 2nd beat pushing the bellow
FT05	FT 5 - Practice on the right keyboard - Ascending and descending sequence of octaves - Construction of the intervals of 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 on two rows - La successione di seste in apertura di mantice - The sixth series of the opening of bellow - A minor scale on two octaves - Phrasing on two octaves pushing the bellow - Phrasing with the technique of the "contrappunto" note - Technique of repetition with two fingers - Technique of repetition with three fingers - First steps in polyphony

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TE01	TE 1 - Exercises for improving hands agility and synchronization - Exercise n.1 - part 1 - Synchronous push-pull with three fingers - Exercise n.1 - part 2 - Synchronous push-pull with four fingers - Exercise n.2 - part 1 - Synchronous push-pull on demisemiquavers - Exercise n.2 - part 2 - Synchronous push-pull on demisemiquavers and change fingering in the high register - Exercise n.3 - part 1 - Ascending push pull scale grouped rhythmically - Exercise n.3 - part 2 - Descending push pull scale grouped rhythmically - Playing ascending and descending triplets - Exercise n.4 - Study on the sound equivalence on the bellow directions - Exercise n.5 - Study on the thirds descending and ascending sequence - Exercise n.6 - part 1 - Two octave ascending and descending scale on eighths - Exercise n.6 - part 2 - Two octave ascending and descending scale on demisemiquavers - Exercise n.6 - terza parte - Two octave ascending and descending scale grouped rhythmically - Exercise n.7 - Phrasing two octaves grouped by 2th intervals - Exercise n.8 - Phrasing two octaves grouped by 2th intervals on demisemiquavers - Exercise n.9 - part 1 - Phrasing two octaves ascending and descending on eighths by 3th intervals - Exercise n.9 - part 2 - Phrasing two octaves ascending and descending on demisemiquavers by 3th intervals - Exercise n.10 - part 1 - A minor harmonic scale ascending and descending on eighths - Exercise n.10 - part 2 - A minor harmonic scale ascending and descending on demisemiquavers
TE02	TE 2 - Exercises for improving bellow expression and sensibility - Exercise n.1 - Maintaining the "bellow threshold" pulling the bellow - Exercise n.2 - Maintaining the "bellow threshold" pushing the bellow - Exercise n.3 - Increase the volume by pulling the bellow - Exercise n.4 - Increase the volume by pushing the bellow - Exercise n.5 - Increase sensitivity on the right hand by pulling the bellow - Exercise n.6 - Increase sensitivity on the right hand by pushing the bellow - Exercise n.7 - Increase sensitivity on the left hand by pulling the bellow - Exercise n.8 - Increase sensitivity on the left hand by pushing the bellow - Exercise n.9 - Bellowed notes ("saltarello" style)
TE03	TE 3 - Exercises on asymmetrical rhythms - Introduction to asymmetrical rhythms - Exercise n.1 - 8/8 time signature (3 + 3 + 2) - Exercise n.2 - 7/8 time signature (3 + 2 + 2) - Exercise n.3 - 9/8 time signature (3 + 2 + 2 + 2) - Exercise n.4 - 11/8 time signature (2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2) - Exercise n.5 - 15/8 time signature (3 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2) - Exercise n.6 - 5/4 time signature syncopated
TE04	TE 4 - Playing chords on right keyboard - Range of A minor - LAm6, LAm9 - Range of E - E maggiore e Em7 - Range of F - Fmaj7, F6 - Range of C - Cmaj7, Csus2, Caug - Range of G - G6, G7, Gmaj7, Gsus2, Gaug - Range of D minor - Dm6, Dm7, Dm9 - Range of E minor - Em, Em7 - Other chords on the right keyboard - Gm, Gm6, Gm7, Gm9, A, A7
TE05	TE 5 - Melody embellishments - Introduction to the embellishments different styles - The "acciaccatura" - The "appoggiatura" - The "gruppetto" - The "mordente" - The "doubling" effect - The "mordente" with repetition - The "trillo" - Different styles in use of the triplet - The "arpeggio" - The repetitions

PBVA	First Waltz
PBMA	First Mazurka
PBPL	First Polka
PBBR	First Bourrée
PBSC	First Scottish

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