I'm 62, and have started trying to play the accordion, I know what notes to play on the keyboard, and the bass buttons in a 3\4 beat, but learning the 4\4 has got me ,putting it all together, now reminds me of the old saying, you can't teach an old dog new tricks, I'm going off my head because I can't get my hands working independently,I know what I'm supposed to do, but just can't coordinate my hands haha, and when I do get it right for even 2 seconds,I realise it's right,and completely lose it, even trying to tap the table 3 times with one hand, and in the same time 4 with the other hand seems impossible to me, but I can feel it coming, and know if I can sort out the coordination that the rest won't be as hard, cheers for tuition mate,I will persevere and hopefully one day soon I will be able to play Danny boy with a 4\4 beat, as this is the tune I've been trying to practice, and I'm still trying Danny boy.
Hi Anthony. Danny Boy is such a great tune. Keep at it - hand coordination is THE most asked about topic from my students. Go slow. Do the left hand only while humming the melody. I wrote a guide for you here: accordionlove.com/the-how-to-guide-to-coordinating-your-hands-on-the-accordion/ Let me know how it goes.
@@moshezuchter it's when I'm trying to tap the buttons on 4 beat, the second my finger goes for 3rd beat counterbass button,I think it's called, just one button up, my right hand fingers just stick on the keyboard note, unable to move if I'm still using my left hand, haha, but cheers mate, I will definitely persevere because I know it's going to happen, .
You are a great teacher. I’m 75 and just bought a Roland 1x. My only experience in music is learning in grade school we did have a good musical program however but it was all singing but I learned a lot. And then I started playing the trombone in the sixth grade and stopped playing when I was about 18 years old! So that’s the extent of my music knowledge. I always dreamed of having an accordion and taking lessons since I was four years old but I never had that opportunity. So right now I’ve been trying to self teach it’s been going slow but I’ve had to teach myself a lot about music in general. Like how to read some thing other than the bass clef! I’ve had to ‘figure out’ the notes on the treble clef. The flashcards I ordered on the Internet have been a godsend and I’ve learned a lot from them. So I’ll just keep working at it until maybe I’ll learn something like a pretty piece on the accordion which is what I’ve always dreamed of.🤗✝️💟
That is a lovely song. Your description of how to practice, is so very helpful. I get so impatient when I practice and speed up which causes nothing but frustration. I'm also getting better at memorizing small chunks of the music. Reading music is a hard habit to break when it's something you did your entire life! I have also learned (through you and my instructor) that singing along while playing the left hand is so helpful. Thanks so much for all you do for this wonderful community.
Singing the melody over your left hand is a great trick! I used to teach my drum set students complicated rhythms this way. I've been learning accordion during quarantine and your videos are super helpful!! Thanks a lot!!!⚡🎹
That tapping and singing technique changes so much for me, thanks Ronen! I was trying to figure out how to change the rhythm for the bass after i had learned the song with the „straight bass“ (like it’s written in the sheet music) and just couldn’t wrap my head around it. I came across your video basically by accident when I was looking for tutorials for bass rhythms and couldn’t believe that you did a Tutorial Video on the Biscaya Performance i was trying to replicate for so long. I tried it this morning and finally managed to „decouple“ my hands rhythm-wise. Thank you so much, you really helped me out big time. I’m very curious to see a tutorial on the entire song. Greetings from Germany, Ben
🥳👏 so good to hear, Ben!! That song was stuck in my head for a few weeks... I was obsessed with it! I never did record the entire thing, but would love to. Thanks for reminding me of the song, and good work on getting both hands working together 😊
Adrian, it's all about going slow and being patient. :) I had one professional accordion player tell me that although it sounds like a contradiction, "to learn quickly, go slow". And it actually works. I've found that if I play a section through *many* times, very slowly, then I "get it" faster. Weird, but it works.
Hi Ronen thank you so much I requested this lovely tune many months back but you didn’t recognise the name of the tune . Absolutely love this ,I have tried very hard to play this tune , watching you very much helps. Much appreciated 🥰
Good one Ronen! Really nice tune, and great explanation of the process. I always sing the melody along with the left hand to get started. Tapping is good too, but that's usually step 2, a little harder for me.
Hi Ronen, been watching you for years with gratitude for your teaching. You do alot of interesting complicated left hand rhythm patterns that I have been trying to learn. It seems you do them instinctively. Far more complicated than a simple alternating bass pattern. Any further breakdown of the left hand rhythm that you use would be appreciated. regards, Eddie
Por otra parte al escuchar la música de "Vizcaya" me parece estar oyendo a Lee Marvin cantando aquella canción "Estrella Errante", en la película "La leyenda de la ciudad sin nombre". El ritmo de la mano izquierda es el que acompaña siempre a las melodías de los judíos sefarditas.
I started 3 weeks ago and Biscaya is the song I'm most excited to learn.
I'm 62, and have started trying to play the accordion, I know what notes to play on the keyboard, and the bass buttons in a 3\4 beat, but learning the 4\4 has got me ,putting it all together, now reminds me of the old saying, you can't teach an old dog new tricks, I'm going off my head because I can't get my hands working independently,I know what I'm supposed to do, but just can't coordinate my hands haha, and when I do get it right for even 2 seconds,I realise it's right,and completely lose it, even trying to tap the table 3 times with one hand, and in the same time 4 with the other hand seems impossible to me, but I can feel it coming, and know if I can sort out the coordination that the rest won't be as hard, cheers for tuition mate,I will persevere and hopefully one day soon I will be able to play Danny boy with a 4\4 beat, as this is the tune I've been trying to practice, and I'm still trying Danny boy.
Hi Anthony. Danny Boy is such a great tune. Keep at it - hand coordination is THE most asked about topic from my students. Go slow. Do the left hand only while humming the melody. I wrote a guide for you here:
accordionlove.com/the-how-to-guide-to-coordinating-your-hands-on-the-accordion/
Let me know how it goes.
@@moshezuchter it's when I'm trying to tap the buttons on 4 beat, the second my finger goes for 3rd beat counterbass button,I think it's called, just one button up, my right hand fingers just stick on the keyboard note, unable to move if I'm still using my left hand, haha, but cheers mate, I will definitely persevere because I know it's going to happen, .
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You are a great teacher. I’m 75 and just bought a Roland 1x. My only experience in music is learning in grade school we did have a good musical program however but it was all singing but I learned a lot. And then I started playing the trombone in the sixth grade and stopped playing when I was about 18 years old! So that’s the extent of my music knowledge. I always dreamed of having an accordion and taking lessons since I was four years old but I never had that opportunity. So right now I’ve been trying to self teach it’s been going slow but I’ve had to teach myself a lot about music in general. Like how to read some thing other than the bass clef! I’ve had to ‘figure out’ the notes on the treble clef. The flashcards I ordered on the Internet have been a godsend and I’ve learned a lot from them. So I’ll just keep working at it until maybe I’ll learn something like a pretty piece on the accordion which is what I’ve always dreamed of.🤗✝️💟
That is a lovely song. Your description of how to practice, is so very helpful. I get so impatient when I practice and speed up which causes nothing but frustration. I'm also getting better at memorizing small chunks of the music. Reading music is a hard habit to break when it's something you did your entire life! I have also learned (through you and my instructor) that singing along while playing the left hand is so helpful. Thanks so much for all you do for this wonderful community.
Singing the melody over your left hand is a great trick! I used to teach my drum set students complicated rhythms this way.
I've been learning accordion during quarantine and your videos are super helpful!! Thanks a lot!!!⚡🎹
Awesome to hear, Allie!
That tapping and singing technique changes so much for me, thanks Ronen! I was trying to figure out how to change the rhythm for the bass after i had learned the song with the „straight bass“ (like it’s written in the sheet music) and just couldn’t wrap my head around it. I came across your video basically by accident when I was looking for tutorials for bass rhythms and couldn’t believe that you did a Tutorial Video on the Biscaya Performance i was trying to replicate for so long. I tried it this morning and finally managed to „decouple“ my hands rhythm-wise. Thank you so much, you really helped me out big time.
I’m very curious to see a tutorial on the entire song.
Greetings from Germany,
Ben
🥳👏 so good to hear, Ben!! That song was stuck in my head for a few weeks... I was obsessed with it! I never did record the entire thing, but would love to.
Thanks for reminding me of the song, and good work on getting both hands working together 😊
A super description as always, great tune too. Putting it into practice is a struggle but I keep trying, thanks. 👍
Adrian, it's all about going slow and being patient. :) I had one professional accordion player tell me that although it sounds like a contradiction, "to learn quickly, go slow". And it actually works. I've found that if I play a section through *many* times, very slowly, then I "get it" faster. Weird, but it works.
Hi Ronen thank you so much I requested this lovely tune many months back but you didn’t recognise the name of the tune . Absolutely love this ,I have tried very hard to play this tune , watching you very much helps. Much appreciated 🥰
Thanks Donna. I'm aiming to have a tutorial for it for next week!
Muchas gracias Ronen. Sus propuestas son interesantísimos, ¡las pondré en práctica! Gracias de nuevo.
Great lesson Ronen! Thank you.
Amazing Ronen🙏🏻👍🏻
Good one Ronen! Really nice tune, and great explanation of the process. I always sing the melody along with the left hand to get started. Tapping is good too, but that's usually step 2, a little harder for me.
Good to hear, Nikolai. Tapping / clicking is harder for me, too. Had to close my eyes when I did the click metronome 😄
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Hi Ronen, been watching you for years with gratitude for your teaching. You do alot of interesting complicated left hand rhythm patterns that I have been trying to learn. It seems you do them instinctively. Far more complicated than a simple alternating bass pattern. Any further breakdown of the left hand rhythm that you use would be appreciated. regards, Eddie
Hi Eddie, I go into more detail on accordionlove.com with some specific song examples. I think I first learned this rhythm on a Beirut song.
Por otra parte al escuchar la música de "Vizcaya" me parece estar oyendo a Lee Marvin cantando aquella canción "Estrella Errante", en la película "La leyenda de la ciudad sin nombre". El ritmo de la mano izquierda es el que acompaña siempre a las melodías de los judíos sefarditas.
Where can I get the music sheets?
ronen, its time for X Factor. go for it. i am still at it by the way. all good here, hope you doing good. cheers
Hi Errol! Happy to hear all's well 👍🙏
Now this is what I’m talking about
Great...
Seems much easier than violin