![]() ![]() All that is required to work out all scales is a keyboard chart and the knowledge of what notes make up each scale. To me it is therefore entirely logical, with or without trying whats in the books, to experiment to find a system that works for the particular individual and then practice that. Whilst I have no doubt that ,for some, using a book with fingering annotated can be helpful it should be born in mind that for the continental systems there is no agreement even amongst tutor book authors as to a 'standardised' way of fingering the thing! Variations are many and involve to thumb or not to thumb et cetc and have been well covered on this forum. I'm not sure why it's not spiral bound in the first place. At more than 200 pages, the Anzaghi book is very thick. It also makes is easier to scan or make copies of individual pieces for practice. That makes playing music even more enjoyable. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, I don't think I've seen instructions for transposing in any tutor book for any instrument (doesn't mean they don't exist).Ī general thing: when I acquire a new music book, if it's not spiral bound already, I'll spend a few $ at a copy/binding shop (my local Kinko's) to have it spiral bound and trimmed. But once you understand the theory, you can take any piece of music and practice transposing easily. Also, I think transposing is related more to "music theory," one thing Anzaghi book does not cover well. I have a 4 row Cavagnolo, the ease of transposing is limited. But I'm not there yet.Ībout transposing ("changing key"), while I agree that it's easier for a CBA than for other instruments, it's only true if the CBA has at least 5 rows, and the fingering uses only 3. glissando), you may need specific instructions. They have fingering for PA above the staff I write (my own) fingering for CBA below. I have many music books for accordion, mainly from Everybody's Favorite Series. The book has fingering for PA above the staff, fingering for CBA below (see sample attached). All I need from a book are some guidance, fingering, and practice exercises. I have a pretty good music theory background, and had about a year of PA (off and on due to hand injury), I also learned classical guitar and pianoforte, thus my expectation from tutors is different. Just go down to mid-page Click A Lesson and click on the lessons to download the zip files one by one. I dropped it to concentrate on Anzaghi book.įor PA, free book here: Duanes Chnurs. I completed the first few exercises, and found that the French fingering style was not for me. I also bought the tutor from Florence Glorion (it costs more than Anzaghi book with much less materials). It assumes basic knowledge of music theory. Talking about theory, theres not much theory in Anzaghi book. I normally make a photocopy of the piece/exercise Im learning so I can add my own notes/annotations while practicing. In learning music, once you know the theory, practice is the only thing thats important and practice is what this book abundantly provides. The text is wordy and repetitive at times. I could have bought only Anzaghi book initially and forgot all other books.ĭated? The presentation is very dated, but the contents are not (after all, accordion, or music in general, hasnt changed much for the last few hundred years). The Anzaghi book is actually very inexpensive compared to the total amount of money I spent buying other books, and didnt use them. I have many accordion books (I started with PA and recently switched to CBA). IMHO, the learning materials are also about 2 - 3 times. Compared to other books, it may appear expensive, but remember that this book is 240 pages, about 2 - 3 times of an average accordion tutor book. Personally, I dont think it is expensive at £33.95 (from here). By Im told is dated and very expensive, I assume that you dont have a copy of the book, and probably have never viewed it. ![]()
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