You Can Teach Yourself Accordion ( Piano ) Book

A comprehensive method written especially for serious students learning the accordion without access to formal music lessons.
Seasoned music educator and performer Neil Griffin guides the student through music reading fundamentals, correct posture and hand positions, use of the bellows, bass buttons, keyboard, and more.
Music theory concepts are introduced as required by the generous selection of carefully graded exercises and pieces.
Although this book covers concepts that apply to the 120-bass accordion, it only uses 54 buttons (covering 9 rows in easy keys).
Illustrated with diagrams and photographs.

• Parts of the Accordion
• About the Accordion
• Holding the Accordion
• Reference Section
• The Left Hand
• The Right Hand
• Learning the C’s
• Adding the G’s
• Proper Use of the Bellows
• The Tie
• Bass and Chord Rhythm Drill
Oom-Pah-Pah Waltz
Everybody Has Their Ups and Downs
• New G Hand Position
Déja Vu in G
• Repeat Sign
• D.C. al Fine
Children’s Song
• Notes and Rests
• Learning Eighth Notes
Minuet
• Dotted Quarter Note
Ode to Joy
• The Slur
Air
• New C Hand Position
Gavotte
The British Grenadiers
• Alternating Bass Notes
• The Triplet
Amazing Grace
• Chromatics
• Flats
• Naturals
• Key Signatures
• Sustained Bass Notes
Lullaby
• Introducing the Minor Chords
• Relative Minor Keys
Hungarian Dance #4
• Introducing the 7th Chords
The God of Abraham Praise
Skaters Waltz
French Song
Sur le Pont d’ Avignon
Wandering
The Bells of St. Marys
• Sixteenth Notes
• Eighth Rest
Polka, Polka
Are You from Dixie
• Grace Notes
Lake Charles Waltz
• 6/8 Time
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Come Back to Sorrento
• Dotted Eighths and Sixteenths
Two Steppin’ ‘Cross Texas
Julida Polka
• Staccato
• Legato
Andante
Jambalaya
Pretty Fair Maid Jig
Peg o’ My Heart
Rattle the Bottles Reel
Rick’s Reel
• Introducing the Counter Bass Notes
March
• Introducing the Diminished Chords
Ja-da
Chinatown
I Want a Girl, Just Like the Girl
I love You Truly
Smiles
For Me and My Gal
Washington and Lee Swing
Fascination
El Capitan March
Sweetheart of Sigma Chi
Melancholy Baby
• Right Hand Harmony
El Caballo Bayo
Mexican Siesta
• Bass Chord and Button Review