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MastertheAccordionWorkshops PHBook2‐Session4

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Palmer&HughesBook2–Session4

InstructionandCompanionMaterial

PresentersSheliaLee&MarkRopel

MastertheAccordionWorkshops

Sponsoredby

5013(c)NonProfit



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Session4REVIEWofpriordrillswillbelistedhere–soatleastduringoneofyourpracticesessionseachweek–pleaseGRABatleastoneormoredrillsANDoneormoreScales.Thisway–youwon’thavetodoallthedrillseverypractice–butwillHITthematleastonceeachweek.

ReviewofDrillso OctaveDrill–Block,wiggle,expandtoCtoC(ifkeyboardislarge

enough)–Addthe3rdtotheblock&wiggleo C,G,&FScale–OneOctave–RHdrillo MajorChords–CM,FM&GMChords.Blocktheminrhythmic

pattern.Rolltheminrhythmicpatterno LeftHandDrill–Practicealternatingbassesoneach.Practice

WalkingBassSolos(Younowknow2basssolos!)o SpeedDrill#3o Glissandos–HavefunandendallyoursoloswithaGlissando!

Song#4PHBook2–CaissonsGoRollingAlongCompanionSongs:

1. RockyTop2. YouareMySunshine3. WhiteChristmas

Let’sGetStarted: 1.PlayFirst

o Perform3favoritesongstowarmupo PlayatperformancespeedwithNOSTOPSFORBOO‐BOOs

2.Technique&Theory

o TechniqueDrill#4–DScale/MajorChord/ArpeggioRollOver

LearnScale–Line1&2isyourDMajorScale• KeyofD–has2sharpsinthekeysignature(playallCs

andFsassharps) LearnChord–Line#3

• Builtonthe1st–3rd–5thtoneofthescale• LearnRoot(reviewtheinversions)

LearnArpeggio–line4• RolltheDMajorChord• Learn1stMeasure(reviewtheinversions)

PlayDMajorchordinwithotherchords–line6• Watchyourhandposition



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Technique Drill #4

© 2010 So Good Productions

Shelia LeeIntroducing the D Major Scale,

Major Chord, and Apreggio (Roll-Over)D Major Scale

(RULE: if one note in the measure is marked with a # or b -

all notes after in that measure will also be # or b)

ROOT

D Major Chord Notes in ANY INVERSION

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IntroduceKeySignatureo KeySignature

AllSongsareWrittenwithaKeyorKeySignature TheKeySignature–showswhichscale‐thesongisbasedon LocatedbetweentheTreble/BassCleffandtheTime(Meter)

Signature ALSOCHECKthefirstandlastbass–theseshouldmatchthe

KeySignature–andAGAINSHOWtheKeytheSongisin.• IfitdoesNOTMATCH–eitherthesongchangeskeyin

themiddleORtheKeyisaMinorKey(wewillcoverthatlater)

EstablishingtheKeyofaSongisneeded–becauseitwillhelpwhenCompingandwillalertyoutothesharpsandflatsthatWILLNOTBEMARKED–becausetheyareintheKeySignature

o KeySignatureExercise

Linestartingwith1• KeyofC–nosharpsorflats• Accidentals–thenameforsharpsandflatsthatDON”T

appearinthekeysignature• WatchfornewbassBb

Measure5lineKeyofG–1sharp–F#‐allFswillbe#ed

• Tocancelakeysignature#orb–songwillusea n

• ThisistheNATURALsign• Thenextmeasure–returntonormalkeysignature

unlessotherwisemarked• Inthesamemeasure–toreturntothekeysignature–

thenotemustbemarkedso. Measure–KeyofD–2sharps–F#&C#

• NoticetheCm(Minor)Chord–playthebutton“behind”theMajorchordlocation

Measure13line–KeyofF–1flatBb Measure17line–KeyofBb–2flats–Bb&Eb

RULE: All notes marked as # or b in the Key Signature will automatically be # or b -

throughout the song unless marked with a n (Natural)

RULE: if one note in the measure is marked with a # or b - all notes after it in that

measure will also be # or b unless marked with a n (Natural)



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4.NewSongTechniqueBlock/Absorb/Verticalo RockyTop

Startwithlast4measures Block

• LookforRHhandposition• LookattheLHBasses–thenplayRHchordsonlyfirst

• UsenewDMajorChord• YouneedaDMinorChord–simplytakethe3rdtoneofscale–down½step–OR“flat”it–orinthiscase–don’tplayF#‐makeitregularF

• Dm–LH–playthebuttonbehindtheMbutton Absorb

• PlaybothhandsusingRHchordsonly‐rhythmically

• Noticehowthemelodyisbeing“stretched”foraffect–similarto“slowing”downatendtoshowtheaudience–theSONGISENDING

Vertical• WatchforalignmentbetweenRH&LH• Noticethesmallbasssoloatend

Backup8MeasuresandRepeatstepsabove• WatchforLeadInWalkingBass

o Practice–Session4CFGDArpeggioDrill

PracticeeachKeyendingseparatelyandslowly Arpeggiosare“rolling”blockchords Thisexerciseshowsasimple“roll”over–thisrolloverhelps“add”counts–whenrollingthechordswhilecompingorattheendofasong.

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Session 4 C-G-F-D Arpeggio DrillsShelia Lee


C Arpeggio with roll over to 7th Scale tone

G Arpeggio with roll over to 7th Scale tone

F Arpeggio with roll over to 7th Scale tone

Arpeggios are the 1st - 3rd - 5th tones of the Major Scale

Same Fingering for ALL Major Arpeggios

D Arpeggio with roll over to 7th Scale tone



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3.LearnNewPHSong(CaissonsGoRollingAlong)

1) BLOCK‐LOOKforBassChanges,SectionChanges,HandPositions

2) ABSORB‐PLAYCHORDSONLYFIRST(BothHands)–NoteDMajorChord

3) VERTICAL‐LocatehandpositionandplayRHonlythenLH–Lookforalignmentwiththebasseso PlayBothHandsforlast4measureso NowrepeatRHfirst,thenbothhandstoeach4measuresectionstartingatbeginning

o Thenput8Measurestogether,then16measures–thenentiresong

o Accents–usea“crisp”downstrokeofyourLHwristrightonthebeat.Forinbellows–useanupstrokeofyourLHwrist

4.Read3NewSongs(SightRead)

o BLOCK/ABSORB/VERTICAL Then–playbothhands–withNOSTOPS

o YouAreMySunshineo WhiteChristmas

BLOCK‐LOOKforBassChanges,SectionChanges,HandPositions

ABSORB‐PLAYCHORDSONLYFIRST(BothHands) VERTICAL‐LocatehandpositionandplayRHonlythenLH–Lookforalignmentwiththebasses

LastLine–introducesDottedQuarterNote LastLine–Usethe“RollOver”Arpeggioending



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arr. by Shelia Lee

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Intro to Dotted Quarter Note& Fermata

Dotted Quarter NoteFermata:Hold at leasttwice as long



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5.CoolDownSectiono Play3EasyTones–canbesame3youstartedwith.o EndonesongwithOctaveDoubleNotes–playlastnoteofsong

withtheOctaveofthesamenote–youcanevenwiggleit!o EndonesongwiththeMajorChord(135).Addthe3rdand5thto

thelastnote.o EndonesongwithaGlissandofromthelastnotetooneoctave

higher.MusicNotebookWhenthesongsfromSession3arelearned–movethemtoyourEASYTUNEsectionofyourRingBinderandtheycanbeusedforFUTUREWARMUPTUNES.1. QueSera,Sera(WhateverWillBe,

WillBe)2. DeColores3. Du,DuLiegstMirImHerzen(You,

YouareinMyHeart)4. CamptownRaces5. WhentheSaintsGoMarchingIn6. CavallitoBlanco7. ThisLandisYourLand

8. Jambalaya9. BigParade10. InHeaventhereisNoBeer11. WearingoftheGreen12. RockyTop13. YouAreMySunshine14. CaissonsGoRollingAlong15. WhiteChristmas

CONGRATULATIONS!YouhavenowcompletedSession#4Remembertofollowthesestepsforeachofyourpracticesessions:

1. WarmUp‐Starteachpracticesessionwithyourfavorite3songs–nomatter

howsimple2. TechniqueBuilder–doadrillor2–likeascale,speeddrill,chordstructure

ofsong,etc.3. WorkonNewSongs–practiceassignedsongs.Startwithlast4measuresor

lastsection4. SightReading‐Whileyouarenowyourmostalert–readanewsong(sight‐

read)–startwithchordstructure5. CoolDown–withyourfavorite3songs–canbethesame3youwarmedup

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