master the accordion workshops ph book 2 ‐ session 15...

MastertheAccordionWorkshops PHBook2‐Session15

HAPi*1547S.RicheyRd.,Pasadena,TX77550*281‐780‐8656*[email protected]

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Palmer&HughesBook2–Session15

InstructionandCompanionMaterial

PresentersSheliaLee&MarkRopel

MastertheAccordionWorkshops

Sponsoredby

5013(c)NonProfit



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Session15Duringoneofyourpracticesessionseachweek–pleaseGRABatleastoneormoredrillsANDoneormoreScales.Thisway–youwon’thavetodoallthedrillseverypractice–butwillHITthematleastonceeachweek.

ReviewofDrillso Full“AllMAJOR”blockchords&Arpeggioso C,G,F,D,A,&BbScale–FullOctaveso MajorthenMinorChords–AllWhite.Blocktheminrhythmic

pattern.Rolltheminrhythmicpatterno LeftHandMajorScale&BassSoloExerciseso C&GScaleBOTHHANDS

Song#15PHBook2–LaDonnaEMobile&CountyFairCompanionSongs:SalutetoTexas

1. TexasOurTexas2. WaltzAcrossTexas3. AuldLangSyne4. LonelyAccordion5. TheEyesofTexasAreUponYou(I’veBeenWorkingontheRailroad)6. YellowRoseofTexas

ALSOTAUGHT:

• MoreABSORB‐playRightHandChordsforALLLHChordsinsong• ReviewofBlackNoteChordsintheRH• HOWTOCREATEaMEDLEYofSONGS• Othertechniquebuildingskills&Otherpracticetipsandhints

Let’sGetStarted: Step1.PlayFirst

Perform3favoritesongstowarmup(PulloutDeepintheHeartofTexas)

PlayatperformancespeedwithNOSTOPSFORBOO‐BOOs

Step2.Theory–ReviewBassScale&BlackNoteChords• ReviewBassDrill#3

• 15BlackNotesArpeggioDrill(MajorChords)o Playevenanddetachedfirst–thenlegatoo WatchforHALFSTEPS



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© 2010 So Good Productions

Bass Solos Using Counterbasses

Read the Lines & Spaces

of the Bass ClefLines

A-Always

F-Fine

D-Do

B-Boys

G-Good

Spaces

G-Grass

E-Eat

C-Cows

A-All

Bass Solo from Beer Barrel

Down C Major Scale

Down G Major Scale

C & G Down Major Scale



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Session 15 Black Note Arpeggio Drills

Shelia Lee


Arpeggios are the 1st - 3rd - 5th tones of the Major Scale

C Major Arpeggio Move middle notes up 1/2 step Db Major Arpeggio

D Major Arpeggio Move midde notes up 1/2 step Eb Major Arpeggio

E Major Arpeggio Move middle notes up 1/2 step F Major Arpeggio

G Major Arpeggio Move midde notes down 1/2 step

Start 1/2 Step Above and Move 1/2 step down

F# Major Arpeggio

G# Major Arpeggio

Bb Major Arpeggio

Move middle notes down 1/2 step

Move middle notes down 1/2 step

A Major Arpeggio

B Major Arpeggio

ALL MAJOR CHORDS Chromatically

Start 1/2 Step Above and Move 1/2 step up



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Step3.NewSongTechniqueBlock/Absorb/Vertical

o LaDonnaEMobile KeyofF–allBbs MiddleReedshift

IntrotoAbsorb• PlayFMajorScale• PlayChordsforeachBass

o CM,Dm,FM,GM&Gm,&AMo ANDjustforpractice–FINDtheBbMChord!

Block

• NoticethatthereareonlyaFEWslurmarks–thissongshouldbeplayedALLDETACHED

• BlockoutHandpositions• Dynamics–watchthemultiplecrescendosinarow.

• Watchformf&p

Vertical• NOdottedquarternotes• liftatendofeachshortslur• WATCHOctave8thnotes• Scopeoutthelast4measure’scounting

Startatlast4measures• PlayDetachedon8thnoterun• WatchallBassChanges

NowBackuptoPdynamicmeasure

• StartwithPickupCOctaves• WatchDynamicchanges

KeepBackingupuntilyouplaytheentiresong



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Step3.NewSongTechniqueBlock/Absorb/Vertical

o CountyFair(PutYourLittleFoot) KeyofG–allF#s MiddleReedshift

IntrotoAbsorb• PlayGMajorScale(withrollover–seelastmeasures!)

• PlayChordsforeachBasso GM&D7

Block

• NoticethatthereareonlyaFEWDETACHEDNOTES–WatchShortPhrasesandLIFT

• BlockoutHandpositions• Dynamics–watchthecrescendos• Watchformf&f

Vertical• NOdottedquarternotes• Scopeoutthelast4measure’scounting• NoAlternating–GoAheadandAlternate

Startatlast4measures• Playlegatoon8thnoteGScalerun• Watchcresendo

NowBackuptomfdynamicmeasure

• StartwithPickupnotes

NowBackup2measures• Practice8thnoterun



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Step4.ReadNewSong(SightRead)

o Texas,OurTexas BLOCK(KeyofC)

• Blockouthandmoves Absorb

• PlayCMajorScale• PlayRHChordsforeachBass• PlayRHChordsalongwithBass(CompStyle)

Vertical• 4/4time–watchDottedQuarterNotes

Step4.ReadNewSong

o LonelyAccordion BLOCK(KeyofDm)

• RelativeMinorforFMajor• PlayFMajorScale• Blockouthandmoves(somegoofyover’s!)

Absorb• PlayRHChordsforeachBass

Vertical• No8thordottedQuarterNotes

Step4.ReadNewSong

o TheEyesofTexasareUponYou BLOCK(KeyofG)

• Blockouthandmoves Absorb

• PlayGMajorScale• PlayRHChordsforeachBass• PlayRHChordsalongwithBass(CompStyle)

Vertical• 4/4time–watchDottedQuarterNotes• PracticeBassSolos



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Texas, Our TexasWilliam J. March


arr. by Shelia Lee



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arr. by Shelia LeeIsakovsky & Mokrousov

Russian Folk Tune



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arr. by Shelia LeeRepeat 4 times

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Step4.ReadNewSong(LeadLineStyle&Comping)

o WaltzAcrossTexas BLOCK

• Blockouthandmoves• WatchDoubleNoteFingering

Absorb• PlayGMajorScale(KeyofG)• PlayRHChordsalongwithBass(CompStyle)


o AuldLangSyne

BLOCK(KeyofF)• Blockouthandmoves

Absorb• PlayFMajorScale• PlayRHChordsforeachBass• C9meanstoplayC7theChordinLH• PlayRHChordsalongwithBass(CompStyle)


o YellowRoseofTexas

BLOCK(KeyofC)• Blockouthandmoves• PlayoptionalEnding–RollingtheChords

Absorb• PlayCMajorScale• PlayRHChordsforeachBass• C9meanstoplayC7theChordinLH• PlayRHChordsalongwithBass(CompStyle)




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The Yellow Rose of TexasAll Rights Reserved

Copy Right 2011 So Good Productions

arr. by Shelia Lee

Chorus

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Auld Lang Syne


arr. by Shelia Lee

Words by Robert Burns

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Step5.CoolDownSection

o Play3EasyTones–canbesame3youstartedwitho EndonesongwithaGlissandotoaMajorChord(135)o EndAnotherwithaRollOverorRollingArpeggioso AddabasssoloatphraseendingortheendwithaArpeggio

CONGRATULATIONS!LookatwhatyouhaveLEARNED!

Remembertofollowthesestepsforeachofyourpracticesessions:1. WarmUp‐Starteachpracticesessionwithyourfavorite3songs2. TechniqueBuilder–doadrillor23. WorkonNewSongs–practiceassignedsongs4. SightReadingreadanewsongor2(sight‐read)5. CoolDown–withyourfavorite3songs

MedleysPuttheTexasSongsTogether

1. YellowRose2. EyesofTexas3. DeepintheHeart4. TexasOurTexas5. WaltzAcrossTexas

NextWeek:PutyourBlueGrassSongsTogether

1. Soldier’sJoy2. TurkeyintheStraw3. ArkansasTraveler4. TheGirlIleftBehind5. PutYourLittleFoot6. CountryGardens

LastWeek:PutyourWaltz’sTogether

1. OvertheWaves2. BlueDanube3. DanubeWaves(AnniversarySong)4. AnniversaryWaltz)5. MerryWidow



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MusicNotebookYouhave66SongsinyourEASYTUNEsectionofyourRingBinderandyoushouldbepracticingthemALLforyourFUTUREWARMUPorCOOLDOWNTUNES.

German 1. BeerBarrelPolka(Chorus)2. BlueSkirtWaltz(Chorus)3. EinProsit4. JulidaPolka(Chorus)5. MussIDenn(WoodenHeart)6. AufWiedersehen(leadLine)7. Du,DuLiegstMirImHerzen8. InHeaventhereisNoBeer9. Hofbrauhaus10. Edelweiss

International11. LonelyAccordion12. LaDonnaEMobile13. VieniSulMar14. WearingoftheGreen15. TheWildColonialBoy16. BambooFlute17. HavaNagila18. Miserlou19. Minka20. SeaChanty

OldiesbutGoodies21. QueSera,Sera22. OhMyPaPa23. TheLittleCafébytheHarbour24. MacktheKnife25. Don’tBeCruel26. NorwegianWood27. Sugartime28. PufftheMagicDragon29. Smile30. TimeinaBottle31. Sunrise,Sunset

Sacred32. WhentheSaintsGoMarchingIn33. AmazingGrace34. You’llNeverWalkAlone35. JesusLovesMe36. WingsofaDove37. YouAreMySunshine

Patriotic(&Texas)38. TexasOurTexas39. MarinesHymn40. CaissonsGoRollingAlong41. I’mAYankeeDoodleDandy42. ThisLandisYourLand43. DeepintheHeartofTexas44. YellowRoseofTexas45. TheEyesofTexasareUponYou

Christmas46. WhiteChristmas47. BlueChristmas48. JingleBells49. AwayinaManger50. WeWishYouaMerryChristmas51. ISawMommyKissingSantaClaus52. Rockin’AroundChristmasTree53. AuldLandSyne

SouthoftheBorder54. DeColores55. CavallitoBlanco56. Chiapanecas57. LosMachetes58. LasMananitas59. SenoraSantana60. ElCondorPasso61. ElTambordelaAlegria

Country62. Ramblin’Rose63. ElPaso64. RockyTop65. Jambalaya66. WaltzAcrossTexas67. OvertheWaves

Folk68. PutYourLittleFoot(CountyFair)69. CamptownRaces70. BigParade71. ViveL’Amour72. GoldenSlippers73. CountryGardens74. MerryWidow

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