Diminished Chords practice drill - Learn with me

[breezybellows]

Wear your accordion and join me to learn this exercise. Step by step instructions are provided before we start practice at slow tempo with the metronome. We gradually increase the speed. I learn these drills to improve my technique. I hope you find this useful.

 

[debra]

I feel sorry for all you PA players. On CBA diminished chords are the easiest chords there are (just 4 adjacent buttons on the same row)...

 

[Giovanni]

I was taught to play all right hand chords in all the position on the keyboard both up and down the treble board and at speed .not just in one position and also with rhythm.

Good tips joseph.

 

[breezybellows]

I was taught to play all right hand chords in all the position on the keyboard both up and down the treble board and at speed .not just in one position and also with rhythm.

Good tips joseph.

I have to pick it up one at a time.

 

[breezybellows]

I feel sorry for all you PA players. On CBA diminished chords are the easiest chords there are (just 4 adjacent buttons on the same row)...

Is there anything that's easier on the piano accordion? I can't think of anything other than glissandos.

 

[debra]

Is there anything that's easier on the piano accordion? I can't think of anything other than glissandos.

It's not just the glissando's. Playing songs in C major is easier because all the notes you need are laid out neatly in a row.
Some people do suggest that it's good for a young child to first start playing the piano accordion for like half a year before switching to the button accordion. (I can tell from experience that this must be better than making the switch after 40 years...)

 

[Walker]

I feel sorry for all you PA players. On CBA diminished chords are the easiest chords there are (just 4 adjacent buttons on the same row)...

Some people do suggest that it's good for a young child to first start playing the piano accordion for like half a year before switching to the button accordion.

Does the bluster and bravado of some button accordionists know no bounds?

If it were so amazing surely all the world's keyboard players would be scrambling for isomorphic nirvana. And yet they don't...

 

[Ffingers]

Does the bluster and bravado of some button accordionists know no bounds?

If it were so amazing surely all the world's keyboard players would be scrambling for isomorphic nirvana. And yet they don't...

Forces of exposure, habit and early years indoctrination.

As well as an abundance of teachers who don’t know anything else.

 

[Giovanni]

It's not just the glissando's. Playing songs in C major is easier because all the notes you need are laid out neatly in a row.
Some people do suggest that it's good for a young child to first start playing the piano accordion for like half a year before switching to the button accordion. (I can tell from experience that this must be better than making the switch after 40 years...)

I've heard that advice but at my age I'm too old to change .I also was told to play in different keys is easier as well .I'm still too old for the time it would take me to convert to cba I remember Peter Soave telling me he had to change to cba because a lot of the world championship competition music is written for CBA instruments.
That's why if you see him in concerts he moves easily from piano accordion, chromatic and then Bandoneon......What a talent.

 

[breezybellows]

I was taught to play all right hand chords in all the position on the keyboard both up and down the treble board and at speed .not just in one position and also with rhythm.

Good tips joseph.

I used to do that (only major chords though) for a couple of months. Scales, arpeggios, triad Inversions on all 12 keys. But then, I couldn't afford to do it because I couldn't get to any material from my lessons.

Now I'm taking exams from ATG where each grade has a selection of chords and scales. That way I'm able to balance between drills and repertoire.

 

[Giovanni]

I used to do that (only major chords though) for a couple of months. Scales, arpeggios, triad Inversions on all 12 keys. But then, I couldn't afford to do it because I couldn't get to any material from my lessons.

Now I'm taking exams from ATG where each grade has a selection of chords and scales. That way I'm able to balance between drills and repertoire.

Good Luck with your ATG Exams .....................

 

[losthobos]

Neat trick on CBA.....
On row three play four notes in a row..
Let's pick Ab, B, D, F.... So G#dim...
Drop one note to Ab down a semitone..creates G7...resolves to C..
Or drop B down to Bb...creates Bb7 . resolves to C..
Or drop D down to Db...creates Db7 (tritone of G)... resolves to C
Or drop F down to E...creates E7.. and you've guessed...resolves to C...
Some many roads home to C with such minimal finger movement....so many colorful journeys to explore...
Enjoy...

 

[JerryPH]

Is there anything that's easier on the piano accordion? I can't think of anything other than glissandos.

Legato Scales. I will put up my speed to play a major scale as fast as any button player and match them, and I am NOT a pro, indeed, I now classify as being on the downside of my skills… lol
The advantage is all about being able to slip that thumb under the 4th finger and that the keys are right next to each other as opposed to switching rows necessitating more awkward hand positions… this gets even more amplified if they are a traditional 4 finger player.

Mind you, this is really reaching now, and individual skills play a big part but while at the conservatory all the piano players had an easier time than the button players in this aspect.

 

[breezybellows]

Legato Scales. I will put up my speed to play a major scale as fast as any button player and match them, and I am NOT a pro, indeed, I now classify as being on the downside of my skills… lol
The advantage is all about being able to slip that thumb under the 4th finger and that the keys are right next to each other as opposed to switching rows necessitating more awkward hand positions… this gets even more amplified if they are a traditional 4 finger player.

Mind you, this is really reaching now, and individual skills play a big part but while at the conservatory all the piano players had an easier time than the button players in this aspect.

Also, at a beginner level, I see an advantage where the piano keyboard layout is consistent with the musical staff.

As you mentioned, crossing the thumb can be awkward. I guess that's a trade off in order to get the modular layout. If I hadn't started with the piano accordion, I would've probably gone the CBA route. But I definitely benefited from the unique combination of the linear piano layout and the stradella that makes you think in increments of fifths. It helped me a lot with theory.