Interesting teaching aid

[Siegmund]

I ran across a series of steirische Harmonika videos, that feature a light-up display of what buttons are being pushed on each note, so that you don't have to squint at the guy's fingers. Here is an example:

Fuchsgraben Polka

This reminds me a bit of the ubiquitous synthesized "piano roll + light-up keyboard at the bottom of the screen" videos for beginning (and sometimes more advanced) piano players. I can imagine it'd be a very handy teaching aid especially for people trying to learn DBA by ear.

I expect the same could easily be made for any electronic, or MIDI-equipped, CBA. Though to be honest, a computer-generated equivalent of the piano roll videos would probably be a lot easier.

 

[Mullanphy]

This one was recommended when the above linked video finished.

Red River Valley

Not sure what is more unique, the lights or RRV sung in German, but it was enjoyable listening.

 

[JeffJetton]

That is very cool! And sort of mesmerizing to watch too.

It looks like the blue light at the bottom is indicating bellows direction. A nice added touch.

 

[Pipemajor]

This one was recommended when the above linked video finished.

Red River Valley

Not sure what is more unique, the lights or RRV sung in German, but it was enjoyable listening.

This one was recommended when the above linked video finished.

Red River Valley

Not sure what is more unique, the lights or RRV sung in German, but it was enjoyable listening.

But is it compulsory to play upside down?

 

[Siegmund]

But is it compulsory to play upside down?

He actually has two videos of Ufer des Mexiko Rivers (Red River Valley with completely different words, not just a translation of the usual ones), one showing what you see as an audience member, one ("upside-down") what you see if you peek over the top of the instrument while playing it.

I can see where each would be useful for a learner.

Sort of the same way that Stradella bass diagrams get printed two different ways depending on the mood of the textbook author.

 

[Waldo]

Awesome! I want one. I wonder how the lights are "connected" to the buttons.
As a newly minted DBA player I easily recognized the various button combinations. Two reds adjunct to each other are 3rds. Some red and greens separated by two buttons, also 3rds., but upscale. Some scale runs and I think I saw some 6ths as well. Anybody know more about this device? The RRV vid also featured a bass side "light board".
I'm seriously interested!