Hi Felipe
I understood. These exercises are good as long as you maintain good hand posture, keeping non-touching fingers relaxed, playing at a slow tempo and using less muscle strength to avoid causing pain.
Oh, how wonderful!The "German Czerny"! "Grüße aus Brasilien!"
I liked this version of Czerny, I'll look into it. The "German Hanon" was written by Curt Mahr in the book "Moderne Akkordeontechnike", do you know it? It's a shame he only wrote for the right hand, but in volume 2 he suggests studying them all with both hands in unison.
Hello, dear Rodney! How are you? Unfortunately, I don't know this book... To give an opinion, I would need to see it and study it. Could you please send me the PDF of the book? The difference with Hanon is that he works with notes (and finger movements) in different sequence formats and patterns. Studying only scales, arpeggios and chords will limit you to certain movements...
Hello Felipe, I’m fine thank you for asking and thank you for your response. Due to copyright I can’t send you a copy, However, if you get a free copy of Amazon’s Kindle, you’ll be able to get a free sample of the first few pages of the book, which includes the table of contents/list of chapters and some of the first pages which provides a reasonable insight as to the writer’s approach (no doubt in the hope that readers will make a purchase).
Hello, Rodney! I want to thank you very much for your advice. I downloaded the sample pages. I really liked the idea of the book. It is a book about mechanisms, which teaches you how music works on the accordion, but does not necessarily teach you how to develop speed. Hanon is more specific on this point. And unfortunately, I noticed some mistakes in Music Theory, Harmony and fingerings in the book you recommended to me... Some fingerings are not practical... There are some things in "modern teaching" that complicate things a lot and do not clarify as much as the "old school". There is no way around it, some subjects have no shortcuts...
Good morning Felipe and thank you for taking the trouble to look at the sample, your comments make complete sense to me. Is the attached Hanon the book you recommend or is there a better version to help me develop my finger speed? (I was astounded how well JB Albert’s scales and exercises helped me achieve speeds on my clarinet that I could only dream of with my arthritic fingers.)
Good morning, Rodney! I am the one who is grateful for the opportunity to read Albert's book! Yes! I really trust the exercises by the French professor Charles Louis Hanon. They were originally written for piano, with the goal of developing finger speed. However, most of the great accordion teachers have written books adapting Hanon's exercises for the accordion, but each accordionist has adapted the left hand in different ways... (that's why I created this topic). I believe you can also play it on the clarinet without any problems, but since you have arthritis, take it easy on the speed... A golden rule: if you feel pain, stop immediately! Rest. When the pain goes away, go back to practicing the exercise more slowly (each person has their own speed limit). I can send you the original version of Hanon's exercises for piano or adapted for accordion. In my opinion, the best version for accordion is by the Argentine professor Enzo Gesualdo, the only drawback is that the text is in Spanish... But with Google Translate everything can be solved. If you are interested in this book, send me an email and I will send it to you. My email: felipe.ventura88@hotmail.com
Good evening Felipe and thank you for your latest interesting response. I’d very much appreciate a copy of Hanon's exercises adapted for accordion! I have osteo-arthritis which is wear at the joints causing stiffness and localised aches, I’m grateful it isn’t rheumatoid arthritis, an inflammatory condition with real pain. Oddly enough the stiffness is worse in my left hand and lessens as I play, solution = practice more!
Good evening, Walker! How are you? Yes, this Accordion forum is wonderful! We communicate with excellent accordionists who help us with great ideas. Your land seems incredible! I like highlands! I live in a city in the mountains, 846 meters above sea level, in the Atlantic Forest. We are currently experiencing a very cold winter. My city is very similar to the city of Freiburg in Switzerland.
Hello Piotr! How are you? Thank you very much for your valuable recommendations!
Great! I hope playing Hanon with your left hand will give you more agility.
I didn't know that is exactly the same....
Maestro Rastelli made some etudes and exercises and promotes his playing technique which works !!
Perfect, my friend! I'll research more about Rastelli's technique. The important thing is to have good and different technical resources for any style of repertoire.I didn't know that is exactly the same....
Maestro Rastelli made some etudes and exercises and promotes his playing technique which works !!
I continue his on-line courses and feel a lot of improvement after a few months
Good morning Felipe and thank you so much for sending me Hanon 60 Exercises for Accordion.
