The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #69068 Message #1172595
Posted By: Peter T.
27-Apr-04 - 04:03 PM
Thread Name: Accordion: How to play the bass side
Subject: RE: Tech: Accordion Harness
Hi Martin, I am not sure what you (or whoever said this) means -- anything I know about it, one's left hand fingers are bouncing around -- in fact, bouncing around is practically a necessity, unless you want to sound really, really dreary, or you are deliberately droning. I don't think it is good advice just to figure out the basses. You need to get clear about which fingers you use for the 4th, 3rd, or 2nd fingers for the various notes --- some people advise one thing, some advise another (it may be British or American differences). Also, how you do scales on the bass notes (again there are different versions). I think you would be best advised to have at least one lesson or get a book!!! (There are lots -- the Palmer-Hughes books are widely available, the music is a bit dated, but we are talking the accordion here). Getting your fingers configured properly for the basses is absolutely basic: you need someone to show you how it works, how the hand/arm slide up and down, etc. Otherwise you are wasting a lot of time.
yours,
Peter T.