The student learns to sustain long tied notes with crescendos and decrescendos of various dynamic levels, from pp to ff, including accented notes and subito piano.įinally in chapter five the student begins learning the different notes for both hands, as the left hand plays everything in unison with the right for the first few lessons. Before the student learns the button-board, he or she learns to play the bellows quarter notes, half notes and eighth notes on single pitches.
Llanos is to be commended for his chapter on the bellows truly the heart of the instrument.
Mancini, Joseph Macerollo, Friedrich Lips and Matti Rantanen. Llanos also mentions the contributions of other important accordion historical personalities, such as Giovanni Gagliardi, Narcisse Decornoy, Pietro Frosini, Hugo Herrmann, Alain Abbott, Mogens Ellegaard, V. How many accordion method books include sections about accordion history and construction? I learned a few things from reading chapter one: the great musician and scholar Michael Pretorius wrote a treatise in 1619 which described the free-reed. I was impressed with the first two chapters. Ricardo Llanos has targeted the book toward children, but adults will alsoĪppreciate the chapters on the history and construction of the accordion, Besides its commendable content, the book isĪlso beautiful its high-quality pages and binding will last a long time. Step-by-step method for Spanish and Basque students of the chromaticīutton free-bass accordion.
Book Review of Ricardo Llanos:Ĭritiques of Compact Discs, Books and MusicĪcordeón Divertido / Akordeoi Alaia / Jolly AccordionĪcordeón Divertido / Akordeoi Alaia / Jolly Accordion is a wonderful book: a
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