Accordion: Learning the Bayan

Subject: RE: Learning the Bayan
From: Jack Campin
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 06:39 PM

Yep. Any piano accordion text will explain that end.

Piano Accordion for the Recycled Muso

Subject: RE: Learning the Bayan
From: GUEST,Captain Farrell
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 06:07 PM

It has 120 bass buttons some white some black.the third row out seems to play major chords fourth row minor does this is this stradella?

Subject: RE: Learning the Bayan
From: GUEST,Stuart E
Date: 03 Feb 16 - 08:54 AM

I'm a lapsed piano accordionist who now plays various flavours of concertina and melodeon but I'd offer the same advice as for any free reed keyboard instrument -- get the hands working together as soon as you can.

If yours has a stradella bass (I think most Bayans do) with bass and counter-bass buttons, on PA I found practising left hand scales under right-hand chords helpful for getting the geography of the bass buttons into my subconscious.

Subject: RE: Learning the Bayan
From: GUEST,Refresh
Date: 02 Feb 16 - 04:12 PM

Subject: RE: Learning the Bayan
From: GUEST,Captain Farrell
Date: 31 Jan 16 - 03:38 PM

I`ll check that out cheers

Subject: RE: Learning the Bayan
From: Jack Campin
Date: 31 Jan 16 - 10:31 AM

If you are really, really serious about it, look for anything by Friedrich Lips.

The forums on http://www.accordionists.co.uk are worth asking on.

Subject: Learning the Bayan
From: GUEST,Captain Farrell
Date: 31 Jan 16 - 09:36 AM

I have taken a punt on a Bayan accordion any help or tips welcome