Acordeon Principiantes

Accordion Course
For Beginners
Accordion Course
For Beginners
eBook
2005 Accordion Course For Beginners eBook
Page 1
INTRODUCTION
Welcome to Enzo Giribaldis Accordion Course For Beginners.
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Page 2
ABOUT THE
AUTHOR
Enzo began learning to play the accordion from
the age of five years old from the local parish
priest in a small northern Italian town. He soon
was introduced to formal lessons from Maestro
Carlo Ferrero.
Enzo won his first competition when he was
six years old. At the age of nine years old his
family emigrated to Australia where he continued his studies with a German teacher, Otto
Weiss located in Sydney.
of which about half were

learning the accordion. During this time Enzo produced
local, state and Australian
champions.
The reason for his teaching
success was that Enzo invented new teaching techniques
which helped his students
Enzo with the cavorted
learn quicker and at the
MO Award
same time making the
learning experience pleasant and enjoyable. He
basically broke away from traditional teaching
which was too stringent and lacked the fun
in learning an instrument.
Enzos first competition win.

Father - Teacher & Organiser.
Enzos first band whilst still at school.

At the age of 17 years old he continued his
studies with Maestro Dante Simonelli who had
also emigrated to Australia. Maestro Simonelli
had produced Italian and World Champions and
under his tutoring Enzo improved immensely,
so much so that he was destined to become one
of the best accordionists in Australia.
Maestro Simonelli was not only a great teacher
of accordion but was himself a world class accordionist who was a close friend of the great
Gervasio Marcosignori. Enzo was fortunate
to have met Marcosignori during his frequent
tours of Australia and in fact was invited by
Marcosignori to take part in the tour as a support artist.
Aged twenty, Enzo began to teach accordion
under the supervision of Maestro Simonelli.
During this time Enzo had been playing in
Australias largest Italian club, Club Marconi
with his quartet. Enzo also completed a Theory
of Music course at the Conservatorium of
Music - Sydney.
Aged twenty four Enzo opened his first music
school and in a short time he had a total of
four music schools with twenty two teachers
working for him teaching about 600 students
To list all his achievements would be too

lengthy, but one achievement Enzo is very
proud of is that his dance band was nominated
for Australias most prestigious award, (The
Australian Entertainment MO Awards) in the
category of Best Accompanying Band Category no less than SIX times in consecutive
years, winning the award TWICE! What was
special about Enzos win was that no other
band before or since had won the award with
an ACCORDIONIST as the band leader!
Accordion Quartet
The author, Enzo Giribaldis Accordion

Course for Beginners is to our knowledge, the
only accordion ebook available today!
In this book Enzo puts his immense experience
in teaching and playing the accordion to the
fore.
Unlike other authors, Enzo can be heard

playing the exercises and also includes
some of his favorite tunes for the student to listen to. This is both designed to
inspire students and also to reinforce the
ability and credibility of the author.
Enzos Quartet at Club Marconi
Enzos Quintet at Club Marconi
Enzo - 2005
Enzos Tempo 7 TV Appearance

Enzo circa 1990
Listen to Enzo play

The Choo Choo Samba
Enzos Award winning band - 1998

Page 3
Enzos Club Band
Items covered in this eBook

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Apart from reading and acquainting yourself with your teacher (Enzo Giribaldi) you can also
hear Enzo play the Choo Choo Samba.
HOW TO READ & PLAY MUSIC
Beginning with the basics at first, the eBook gradually introduces new material throughout
the book such as:
The Staff
Fingering
Clefs
Note Values
Time Signatures
Counting Time
Basic Accordion Parts
Playing Bass & Chords
Bellow control
Repeat Signs
Rests
Tied Notes
Octaves
Dotted Notes
Accidentals
Scales
It is strongly recommended
that
you print out this eBook in
Color!
Print the odd pages first then place them
back into the printer tray and then
print the even pages.
You can then bind the pages into a
BOOK!!
Use your Computer Screen to

view and hear the exercises.
Each new item is explained and in most cases a video clip is available to view and hear how
the particular exercise should be played.
Throughout the eBook, exercises include color coding, arrows and text notes so the student is
alerted to the new technique hand.
Page 4
How to read music

Before we begin to play the accordion we need to learn to read music notation.
Be patient and make sure you understand how to read the notes as explained below and locate them on your
accordion. Once you fully understand how to read music you will begin to play what you have learnt in the
next lesson.
In order to read this book or any other book you had to learn the alphabet (A,B,C, etc.)
In order to read music we use the first SEVEN letters of the alphabet to name the notes.
The letters are....
A B C D E F G
Thats it! - With only seven letters we can identify every key and bass notes on the accordion.
How we do this will be explained step by step as we progress through each lesson.
You may have seen before at some time or other some printed music and you may have noticed that music is
written using lines.
Below you can see some lines for music notes to be placed on them.
We call this a STAFF.

A staff consists of FIVE LINES.
The distance between a LINE and the next LINE is called a SPACE.
Therefore a STAFF consists of 5 LINES AND 4 SPACES

5th Line
4th Line
3rd Line
2nd Line
1st Line
4th Space
3rd Space
====
2nd Space
1st Space
In the staff below notes have been placed on all the lines and spaces.
w
w
w
w
w
w
w
====
ww
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The Lines
D
The Spaces
=======
E
Learn the saying - Every Good Boy Deserves Fruit and that the spaces spell FACE.
This way you will always know the names of the lines and spaces.
SUMMARY
The notes on the lines are E G B D F
The notes in the spaces are F A C E
Because the accordion has many more notes than the ones shown before, we place notes ABOVE and
BELOW the STAFF as well.
We can add a note above and below the staff. (Shown in RED)
We can add more notes above and below the staff and to do this we use.....
Leger LINES. (Shown in GREEN)
LEGER LINE
w
w
w
w
w
---w
w
w
w
w
A
G
F
E
D
C
B
A
G
F
D E
w
=======
w
---w
C
LEGER LINE
The notes BELOW the lines (Below the staff) are C and D
The notes ABOVE the lines (Above the staff) are G and A
The notes we need to know for NOW are shown below.
w
w
====
w
w
w
---C
Page 6
For now we will only use FIVE notes

i.e. C D E F G. Each played with a
different finger. See Fingering below.
w
w
====
w
w
w
---D
The note before the TWO BLACK NOTES is

The next FOUR white notes are D
C.
E F G.
FINGERING
4
5
2
1 1
LEFT HAND
4
5
FIRST FINGER (Thumb)

is always indicated with the number 1
SECOND FINGER (Index)
THIRD FINGER (Middle)
FOURTH FINGER (Ring Finger)
FIFTH FINGER (Little Finger)
RIGHT HAND
Page 7
The Treble Clef

When you see this sign at the beggining of a STAFF
- it means that all the notes written on that staff will
be played with the RIGHT HAND and on the
KEYBOARD side of the accordion
This sign is called the TREBLE Clef, also

known as the G Clef.
&
There is also a Clef for the LEFT HAND

which is the BASS Clef, also known as the
F Clef. (This clef will be covered later.)
Q
-Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
q
q
========
& --q q q q
Below are the FIVE notes we are going to play soon.
w
w
& ----w w w
=====
C
Before we play these notes we have to learn about...

NOTE VALUES and COUNTING TIME.
Page 8
NOTE VALUES
Whole Note = 4 Beats
Half Notes = 2 Beats
Quarter Notes = 1 Beat
Eighth Notes = Half Beat
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On the next page you will learn how to COUNT TIME.
Page 9
TIME SIGNATURES
This is a Time Signature - It
tells us how many beats are
in each BAR OF MUSIC
4
4
&
====
In this case a 4 over a 4

tells us that there are
FOUR BEATS per bar.
This is a BAR LINE - It is used to

separate one bar from another.
This is a BAR
4
4
&
====l
===l
This is a BAR
What is a BEAT?
A beat is a REGULAR AND EVEN PULSE just like your heart beat or the ticking of a clock.
Listen to a clock. Consider each tick of a clock as being a beat.

In the example below you would press the C note and would play it
until you finished counting up to FOUR - (FOUR SECONDS/BEATS)
4
4
& ----w
====l
l
COUNT 1
4
4
& ----w
====l
=
w ==l
COUNT 1
COUNT 1
Page 10
Lets Play!
PLAYING WHOLE NOTES
To play the TWO WHOLE notes below do the following.
1
Start with the bellows closed.
2
Put your first finger (Thumb) on the C note.
3
Press the C note and pull the bellows out AND count 1234 nice and steady.
4
Press the next key (D) with the second finger AND count 1234 nice and steady.
Remember to count evenly!
4
4
& ----w
====l
=
w ==l
COUNT 1
COUNT 1
The following exercise is very important.

DO NOT RUSH - COUNT ALOUD - COUNT EVENLY!
Repeat many times so as to master the opening and the closing of the bellows.
Open Bellows
COUNT 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Close Bellows
1234 1234
Open Bellows
1234 1234
Close Bellows
1234 1234
Open Bellows
1234
4
4
w =l=
w =l=
w =l=
&
w =l=
===l
=
w =l=
w =l=
w =l=
w
---w =[
---FINGERING
Page 11
Lets Play!
PLAYING HALF NOTES
To play the FOUR HALF notes below do the following.
1
Start with the bellows closed.
2
Put your first finger (Thumb) on the C note
3
Press the C note and pull the bellows out AND count 1 2 nice and steady.
4
Press the next note (D) with the second finger - Keep pulling the bellows out AND
count 3 4 nice and steady.
5
Press the next note (E) with the third finger and continue to pull the bellows OUT
AND count 1 2 nice and steady.
6
Press the next note (F) with the fourth finger and continue pulling the bellows out
AND count 3 4 nice and steady.
Repeat the exercise many times making sure that you are counting evenly.
Remember to count evenly! (Like a clock!)

COUNT
1
COUNT
1
4
w
& 4 ----w w =
w ==l
====l
FINGERING
Using the same method as above - play the following exercise.

Please note the last note is a WHOLE NOTE so remember to hold it for FOUR COUNTS!
Open Bellows
1
2 3 4
Close Bellows
1 2
4 1 2 3 4
Open Bellows
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4
4
h ==l
h =
h =
====l
& 4 _h h =
h ==l
h ==l
h =
w ==[
---C
These are ALL HALF NOTES

This is a
WHOLE
NOTE
Page 12
The Basic Accordion Parts
Treble Keyboard
Bellows
Bass
Couplers
Air
Button
Bass
Strap
Treble
Couplers
About half way

down from the top
there is a
Bass button
with a hole.
This is the
C BASS
The
Bass
Section
If you dont have a FULL SIZE accordion (120 Bass)
you can located the C BASS easily.
Accordion Sizes
8 Bass
12 Bass
16 Bass
24 Bass
32 Bass
40 Bass
48 Bass
50 Bass
60 Bass
72 Bass
75 Bass
80 Bass
96 Bass
111 Bass
120 Bass
140 Bass
q
==
About half way
down from the top
there is a
Bass button
with a hole.
This is the
C BASS
Page 13
The Bass Clef

When you see this sign at the beginning of a STAFF
- it means that all the notes written on that staff will
be played with the LEFT HAND and on the
BASS side of the accordion
This sign is called the BASS Clef, also

known as the F Clef.
BASS
CHORDS
Q
-Q
-Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
q
q
q
q
==============[
q
--q --q --q
-C
G A
In the example below a Bass is played followed by TWO Chords

Because there are THREE beats in each bar THE TIME SIGNATURE is indicated as
3
4
The Bass is played with the 4th finger and the Chords with the 3rd finger.
This RHYTHM is known as the WALTZ - UM PAH PAH - UM PAH PAH etc.
Chords (C Major Chords)
Fingering
3
CM
3
CM
3
CM
--Q --Q
3
CM
--Q --Q
3q
q
4
====l===l
Fingering
Bass Note
C
4
Bass Note
Please study the following pages which are designed to help you locate
where the Basses and Chords are on the Accordion.
Page 14
Location of Bass Buttons & Bass Chords

Fundamental
Bass Row
Major Chord Row
Diagram Of Layout
For Bass Buttons
Locate this button.
It has a HOLE
G
3rd Row - Major Chords

4th Row - Minor Chords
5th Row - Seventh
6th Row - Diminished Chords
2nd Row - Fundamental Bass
1st Row - Counter Bass
10th
Row From
The
Bottom
C
F
GM
CM
FM
The C BASS
The CM
(RED)
(GREEN)
Is written thus. Is written thus.
--Q
q
=====
Fingering
C
4
CM
3
Page 15
But First! What are Basses and What are Chords?

The accordion and other instruments like the Piano - Organ - Keyboards and Guitar can be used to play a
MELODY and an ACCOMPANIMENT at the same time.
When you listen to a song, you often find yourself tapping your foot to the beat of the song. This beat you
are tapping is the STRONG BEAT.
In between the strong beat there are WEAK beats which normally you would not tap your foot.
If we take the WALTZ as an example, it consists of ONE STRONG BEAT followed by TWO WEAK
BEATS. As explained earlier the waltz is often referred to as the beat that goes UM-PAH-PAH UM-PAHPAH etc. In this case the UM is the STRONG BEAT and the PAH-PAH are the WEAK BEATS.
PAH
PAH
PAH
--Q --Q
CM
PAH
--Q --Q
CM
CM
CM
3q
q
4
====l===l
C
UM
C
UM
The UM is the Bass and the PAH-PAH are the Chords
BELLOWS SIDE
Diminished Chord - 6TH ROW
Seventh Chord - 5TH ROW
Minor Chord - 4TH ROW
Major Chord - 3RD ROW
Fundamental Bass - 2ND ROW
Counter Bass - 1ST ROW
As can bee seen from the previous page the accordion BASS SECTION consists of rows of buttons that go
from top to bottom in straight lines and thus forming rows of buttons going across diagonally.
As can be seen from the diagram on the left - the Bass section of the Accordion is made up of 6 rows of buttons going up and down forming many rows
going diagonally.
1
2
3
4
5
6
The row nearest the bellows contains the Counter Bass - 1ST ROW
The next row contains the Fundamental Bass - 2ND ROW
The next row contains the Major Chord - 3RD ROW
The next row contains the Minor Chord - 4TH ROW
The next row contains the Seventh Chord - 5TH ROW
The next row contains Diminished Chord - 6TH ROW
To begin to play the Basses and Chords we are going to use the.....
Fundamental Bass - 2ND ROW and the Major Chord - 3RD ROW
Please note: CM indicates that a C Major chord has to be played. M stands
for Major Chord - Later you will learn to play Cm which stands for C Minor
Chord, C7 which is the C Seventh Chord & C Dim which is the C Diminished
Chord.
3q
4
--Q --Q
CM
Page 16
--Q --Q
Lets Play! Basses & Chords

Before you begin this section make sure you fully understand the layout of the bass section
as shown in the previous pages.
You would have noticed in the previous pages that the layout of the bass section consists of
rows of buttons from top to bottom and rows of buttons (At an angle) from left to right.
A full size accordion has 120 bass buttons and the smaller accordions have less. Some common ones are... 96 Bass - 48 Bass - 24 bass - 12 Bass and 8 bass for the toddlers.
If you have one of the smaller accordions the C Bass is always found about the middle of the
vertical rows
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Locate the C BASS (The one with the hole). See previous page for help in locating it.
Place your left hand through the Bass strap and place your 4th finger on the C Bass.
Place the 3rd finger on the CM Chord (C Major Chord).
Press the C BASS - lift the finger and then press the CM CHORD - lift the finger.
Do this whilst opening or closing the bellows. REPEAT MANY TIMES!
Make sure you are only pressing ONE button at a time by having your left hand
well through the bass strap and with the fingers curved over the buttons.
The C (BASS)
(RED)
Is written thus.
--Q
The CM (MAJOR CHORD)

(GREEN)
Is written thus.
q
=====
Fingering
C
4
CM
3
Page 17
Bass Exercises
1
2
3
4
Place your 4th finger on the C Bass - Press to play it by pulling on the bellows.
Place your 3rd finger on the C Major Chord - Press to play it - Do this 3 times because there are
THREE C Major Chords to play.
Now play the second bar which is exactly like the first bar.
Make sure you count aloud and evenly - Slow at first and with practice you will be able to play it
quicker.
Count
4q
4
2
CM
3
--Q --Q --Q
2
CM
3
--Q --Q --Q

q
4
C bass
4
C Bass
Now we are going to play the G BASS and the G MAJOR CHORD in the same manner as
you did for the exercise above.. They are marked in BLUE for the bass and in PURPLE for
the chord on the diagram. As you can see - you have to move UP one Row.
Count
2
GM
3
2
GM
3
Q Q Q
4 Q Q Q
4
q ===l
=====l
==
=
q
4
G bass
GM
G
CM
4
G Bass
Now we are going to play the F BASS and the F MAJOR CHORD in the same manner as
you did for the exercises above.. They are marked in BLUE for the bass and in BLUE for the
chord on the diagram. As you can see - you have to move DOWN one Row Below C.
Count
2
FM
3
2
FM
3
4 Q Q Q
Q Q Q
4 q
=====l
==
=
q ===l
4
F bass
4
F Bass
Page 18
GM
G
CM
C
FM
Bass Exercises Continued

Count
2
CM
3
--Q --Q --Q
2
CM
3
--Q --Q --Q
4q
q
4
=====l====l
4
C bass
Count
4
C Bass
2
GM
3
2
GM
3
Play this line

then go straight
into the next line.
Go UP one row
to play this next
line
Q Q Q
4 Q Q Q
4 q
q ===l
=====l
==
=
4
G bass
Count
4
G Bass
2
CM
3
--Q --Q --Q
2
CM
3
--Q --Q --Q
Go DOWN one row

to play this next
line
4q
q
4
=====l====l
4
C bass
Count
4
C Bass
2
FM
3
2
FM
3
2
CM
3
4 Q Q Q
Q Q Q
4
=====l
==
=
q ===l
q
4
F bass
Count
4
F Bass
2
CM
3
--Q --Q --Q
--Q --Q --Q
4q
q
4
=====l====l
4
C bass
Go DOWN one row

to play this next
line
4
C Bass
Page 19
Go UP one row to
play this last line.
Lets Put It All Together Now!

PLAYING WHOLE NOTES WITH THE BASSES
Things to remember when playing the following exercise.
1
Count Evenly
2
Keep your right hand fingers curved and each one on the notes youre going to play.
3
4th finger of your left hand for the Bass note and the 3rd finger for the Chords.
4
Progress from one bar to the next evenly maintaining a steady count.
5
Practice slowly at first and repeat many times.
6
Try to play ONE line whilst opening the BELLOWS and one line whilst closing the bellows
Open Bellows
D
E
F
44 C
lw
lw
lw
& _w
=l
l=====================
l Count 1 2 3 4 l
l
l
l
l CM
l FM
l
_
_ _ _ l GM
ll 4 CM
l l l
l=====================
l l
l =l
?4
Close Bellows
G
l& w
lw
lw
lw
l _w
=
======================
l
l
l
l
l
CM
l
l GM
l CM
l GM
l CM
_
l l l l l _w
l?
l
l
l
======================
=
l
C
Page 20
Bass & Chord

Together
Hold for 4 Beats
PLAYING HALF NOTES WITH THE BASSES

C
44
l&
l
========
_
1
3
l
l
ll 4 _CM _ _ ll
l ? 4
========
l
From here on the Bass note will not be shown

with a letter. Only the CHORD name will be
displayed. The reason for this is because the
name of the Bass note and the Chord are both
the same.

1
Count Evenly
2
3
4
5
6
Please note that the notes in the right hand (Treble) in the following tune are now mixed
Count
4 Etc.
44
l ======================
l
&
l
l
_
_ =l
1
3
3
2
1
l
l 5
l 4
l 3
l
l CM
l
_
ll 4 _CM _ _ ll _ _ _ ll GM
l l
l======================
?4
=l
l
l l
C
l ======================
& _
=
l
l
l _w
1
3
3
2
l
l 5
l 4
l 1
Bass & Chord

l CM Together
_w
ll _ CM _ _ ll _ _ _ ll GM
l======================
?
=
l
l
l
C
Page 21
PLAYING QUARTER NOTES WITH THE BASSES

1
Count Evenly
2
3
4
5
Count
4 Etc.

44
& _ l l _w
=
l======================
l
l 5 4 3 2 l 1 Bass & Chord
1
2
3
4
Together
w
ll 4 _CM _ _ ll GM ll _CM
l======================
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=
l
l
C
Count 1
2
3
4
& _ l l _w
=
l======================
l
l 3 5 4 2 l 1
1
3
2
4
Bass & Chord
l
l CM
CM
Together
_CM _
_w
_
ll
_ _ _
l
l w
l======================
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=
l
l
C
Count 1
2
3
4
C
44
l======================
& _ l l _ l =l
l
l
l
l
l
CM
GM
CM
GM
_
l
44 l l l l
l======================
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l
l
l
C
l======================
& _ _ l
l _w
=
l
l
l
l
l CM
CM
FM
GM
_
w
_
l
l
& Chord
l l w BassTogether
l======================
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=
l
l
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1
Page 22
All Together Now!

1
Count Evenly
2
3
4
5
6
CM
GM
CM
_Q_
Q Q Q CM
_Q_ _Q_ _Q_
Q
q ==l
q ==[
q =
=====l
=q
=
__ __ __
In the next tune

Watch Out
For THIS!
Play C Bass - C Major Chord THEN G Bass - G Major Chord
Count

44

l======================
&
l
l _ l =l
l
l
l CM GM l
l
CM
GM
CM
_
_
_
_
l
44 _ _ l l l _ l
l======================
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=l
l
l
l
5
Careful Here!
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&
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l _ l w
l
l
l
l
l
CM
GM
CM
GM
CM
l
_ _ _ l l _ l _ _ _ l
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=l
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5
Careful Here!
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l l =l
& l
l
l
l
l
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GM
GM
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THE DOTTED HALF NOTE
h.
THE DOTTED HALF NOTE and the 3/4 TIME SIGNATURE
h. = 3 BEATS
A HALF note with a dot next to it equals 3 BEATS

A HALF note is 2 beats therefore the dot adds HALF of what the note is. In this case 2+1=3
Open Bellows
COUNT 1 2 3
Close Bellows
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
1 2 3
2 3 1 2 3
1 2 3
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3 Etc.
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Bass & Chord

Together
In the following Tune, please note the following.

1
In the BASS line the name of the bass is not shown. From now on ONLY new bass notes
and chords will be shown. (This is done so as to make sure that you have learnt to read the notes).
Please note the jump from F to G in the last line.
This tune uses the FIVE notes you have used so far (C D E F G). The name of each note is no longer
shown. (This is done so as to make sure that you have learnt to read the notes).
Continue to use the correct fingering for each note.
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Page 25
So far you have learnt to play....

WHOLE NOTES w
DOTTED HALF NOTES h .
HALF NOTES h
QUARTER NOTES q
In the next exercises we will mix these notes using the
4
4
All Mixed Up!
Time Signature and the
3
4
Time Signature
JOIN THE FUN!

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Page 26
JINGLE
BELLS
The fingering for the RIGHT HAND has been removed
so remember to have your fingers curved over the keys so
as each finger is sitting on top of each note.
Count 1
4 etc...

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Page 27
THE WALTZ
The fingering for the RIGHT HAND has been removed so remember to have your fingers curved over the
keys so as each finger is sitting on top of each note.
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Page 28
THE REPEAT SIGN

In the previous song (THE WALTZ) you would have noticed that the FIRST line of music IS THE SAME as
the SECOND line of music. We can dispense with the Second Line simply by repeating or playing it again.
To do this we use THE REPEAT SIGN ]==} Any music between this sign ] and this sign } is Repeated.
REPEAT SIGNS
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By using the REPEAT SIGNS we can save a lot of space. This is useful when we have a song
with parts that are the same. Instead of writing the parts again we use THE REPEAT SIGNS.
THE WALTZ
Play this line.
Play this line AGAIN. Then go onto next line.
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REST SIGNS
Just as a Note is a duration of sound a Rest is a duration of silence.
Every note Value has an equivalent REST Value
Half Note (2 Beats)
Quarter Note (1 Beat)
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Half Note Rest (2 Beats)
Quarter Note Rest (1 Beat)
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We are now going to use the song you have already learnt (THE WALTZ)
to learn how to do the QUARTER REST.
THE WALTZ
Here on the 2nd Beat - play the CHORD in the left
hand - NOTHING with the right hand.
Count 1
etc...
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QUARTER RESTS EXERCISE

Count
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Up until now we have displayed the MAJOR CHORDS thus...

CM (C Major) - GM (G Major) - FM (F Major).
From now on ANY Major chord will be displayed only with its Letter Name. C - G or F
Here is the above exercise again without any ALERT SIGNS.
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Count
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Play F Bass
Play G Bass
then F Major
then G Major
Page 31
LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN
Hand position for this tune

Up until now the Bass and Bass Chords have been shown as
C, G, F, D etc. From this page onwards you should be able to read
and know the Bass & Chord notes. The only symbol shown will be the M
indicating that the chord is a MAJOR CHORD.
Eventually you will learn about MINOR CHORDS (m)
SEVENTH CHORDS (7) & DIMINISHED CHORDS (dim).
Start playing on the 3rd count
Count
3 etc.
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3 Beats
Bass & Chord together
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1st finger on
the E note
FIVE fingers can play SEVEN notes!

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5th finger on
the A note
5th finger on
the G note
LIMBERING UP
Swap
fingers
Swap
fingers
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UP
Move finger
UP
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Page 34
PREPARATION FOR NEXT SONG
New hand position

Nearly all the instructions found in music are written using Italian terms.
D.C. al Fine ( Da Capo Al Fine) Means FROM THE BEGGINING TO THE END
D.C. (Da Capo) means FROM THE BEGGINING
FINE means THE END.
New bass notes (D) Next row UP from G
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Fingering
D
4
DM
3
Practice this exercise many many times until you can play it fluently.
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Page 35
NO PLACE LIKE HOME

EXTENDED
HAND POSITION
Stretch

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New Bass & Chord

D bass & D Major Chord
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Playing Staccato and Legato

Up until now we have been playing LEGATO - That is going from one note to the next
smoothly without a break. This is called playing LEGATO NOTES.
A dot above or below a note means that the note has to be played very short.
This is called playing STACCATO NOTES.
Playing STACCATO notes
. . .
. . . . . . . .
.

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Page 37
BASS SOLO - When you play ONLY BASS NOTES its called a BASS SOLO.
Practice this exercise as it is used in the following song Old Macdonald
Play D Bass
with 3rd
finger
Play G Bass
with 4th
finger
Play G Bass
with 4th
finger
Play D Bass
with 3rd
finger
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SAME HAND POSITION AS

NO PLACE LIKE HOME
OLD MACDONALD

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THE TIE (Tied Notes)

A TIE JOINS NOTES TOGETHER
A Whole note tied to a Half note = 6 Beats (Hold the note for 6 Beats 1234+12)
Play this note and count...
Play this note and count...
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
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When notes are on the 3rd line and above the TIE is placed ABOVE.
SAME HAND POSITION AS
NO PLACE LIKE HOME
JESSE
JAMES
.
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Passing the THUMB UNDER and the SECOND FINGER OVER.....

The hand position can be changed by passing the thumb under the second finger,
OR the second finger over the thumb,
Thumb under
second finger
Second finger
over thumb
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TO THE END (Fine)
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Thumb UNDER
THIRD finger
THIRD finger
OVER thumb
THE C MAJOR SCALE

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Practice this scale many times!

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THE
CAN CAN
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4
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2
3
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THE OCTAVE
THIS IS AN OCTAVE
THIS IS AN OCTAVE
An OCTAVE is 8 Notes
An OCTAVE is 8 Notes
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YOU CAN PLAY ALL

THE SONGS YOU HAVE
LEARNT AN OCTAVE
HIGHER BY STARTING ON
THE SECOND C NOTE!

The Play Octave Higher can be indicated in several ways.
1.
8va_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (8va with dotted lines to indicate a section of music to be played an octave higher).
2.
Play 8va (play octave higher).
3.
Second time 8va (play octave higher on repeat).
Applying the 8va (play octave higher) using the song The Can Can which you have already learnt.
Place 1st finger (thumb) on the NEW C NOTE. Play the song in the same way as before.
Practice repeating this exercise over and over

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PLAYING EIGHTHS NOTES

An EIGHTH NOTE is actually half of a beat.
We use numbers and the word and to count eight notes.

2 HALF notes to make.........ONE WHOLE note.
4 QUARTER notes make.... ONE WHOLE note.
8 EIGHTH notes make.........ONE WHOLE note. (Thats why they are called EIGHTH notes.
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THE DOTTED QUARTER NOTE

A QUARTER note tied to an EIGHTH note has the
SAME VALUE as a DOTTED QUARTER note
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We learnt in an earlier lesson that a DOT

after a note ADDS half of what the note
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Dotted Quarter Note and

Quarter Note Tied To An Eighth Note
The first bar in each line in the following exercises sound the same but are written differently.
The first bar in exercise 1 uses a dotted quarter note.
The first bar in exercise 2 uses a quarter note tied to an eighth note
EXERCISE 1

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You will play the tune using notes from the NEXT OCTAVE!!
These are the notes you

have used so far.
These are the same notes BUT are

written as shown below
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On this page you will learn to play a tune which uses the Dotted Quarter Note and
Quarter Note Tied To An Eighth Note as explained in the previous page.
Introducing the notes in the In NEXT OCTAVE

These are the same notes BUT are
written as shown below
These are the notes you
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the notes above and the
Keyboard. Make sure
you use the correct
fingering
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A NEW REST - EIGHTH REST

So far you have learnt... 1The Whole note and the Whole rest. 2 The Half note and the Half rest.
3 The Quarter note and the Quarter rest 4 The Eighth note.
Below you have a summary of these PLUS the new rest - the EIGHTH REST.
WHOLE NOTE
WHOLE REST
HALF NOTE
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ACCIDENTALS
Sharps
Flats
Naturals
Accidentals are symbols that alter the pitch of a note. Accidentals are placed immediately to the left of the
note they affect.
When an accidental is placed on a line or in a space, it affects all the notes on that line or in that space. It is
cancelled out by a bar line or another accidental.
A SHARP sign (
A FLAT sign (
) in front of a note raises the note by a Semitone (Half a Tone)
) in front of a note raises the note by a Semitone (Half a Tone)
A NATURAL sign (
) in front of a note RETURNS THE NOTE TO NORMAL)

Raising - From Low notes to High notes
Lowering - From High notes to Low notesnotes
From C to C Sharp is a Semitone
From D to D Flat is a Semitone
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Chromatic Scale
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Whole and Half Steps or

(Tones & Semitones)
The octave is divided exactly in
twelve notes. The distance between
each note is known as a half step or
(Semitone). On the keyboard any key
is at the distance of a half step (Semitone) from the next and previous key.
A whole step (Tone) contains two

half steps (Semitones). All the white
keys on the keyboard separated by
a black key are at a distance of a
whole step (Tone). The keys that are
not separated by a black key are at a
distance of a half step (Semitone).
Notes corresponding to the white

keys on the keyboard are called C,
D, E, F, G, A and B. These notes are
considered natural notes. They can
be raised a half step with a sharp or
lowered with a flat. A black key, for
example the one between C and D,
can be considered a C sharp or a D
flat.
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OVER THE WAVES
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of which about half were

Enzos first competition win.

Enzos first band whilst still at school.

To list all his achievements would be too

The author, Enzo Giribaldis Accordion

Unlike other authors, Enzo can be heard

Enzos Quartet at Club Marconi

Enzos Quintet at Club Marconi

Enzos Tempo 7 TV Appearance

Listen to Enzo play

Enzos Award winning band - 1998

Enzos Club Band

Items covered in this eBook

Use your Computer Screen to

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How to read music

We call this a STAFF.

Therefore a STAFF consists of 5 LINES AND 4 SPACES

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The notes in the spaces are F A C E

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For now we will only use FIVE notes

The note before the TWO BLACK NOTES is

FIRST FINGER (Thumb)

The Treble Clef

This sign is called the TREBLE Clef, also

There is also a Clef for the LEFT HAND

Before we play these notes we have to learn about...

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Half Notes = 2 Beats

Quarter Notes = 1 Beat

Eighth Notes = Half Beat

2005 Accordion Course For Beginners eBook

In this case a 4 over a 4

This is a BAR LINE - It is used to

Listen to a clock. Consider each tick of a clock as being a beat.

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Remember to count evenly!

The following exercise is very important.

2005 Accordion Course For Beginners eBook

Remember to count evenly! (Like a clock!)

Using the same method as above - play the following exercise.

These are ALL HALF NOTES

The Basic Accordion Parts

About half way

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The Bass Clef

This sign is called the BASS Clef, also

In the example below a Bass is played followed by TWO Chords

Chords (C Major Chords)

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Location of Bass Buttons & Bass Chords

Major Chord Row

Locate this button.

3rd Row - Major Chords

2nd Row - Fundamental Bass

1st Row - Counter Bass

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But First! What are Basses and What are Chords?

The UM is the Bass and the PAH-PAH are the Chords