Erik's Music Database - Bulgarian Accordion Tutorial
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This document is a tutorial for playing Bulgarian dance melodies
on the accordion. It is a work in progress.
Contents:
- Introduction: scope, approach,
aims, motivation.
- Definitions:
ornamental, anatomical and instrumental terminology and symbols used here.
- Setting a tune:
converting the "general idea" of a tune into a specific arrangement.
- Basic Technique: body, arm, hand
and finger mechanics.
- Fingering: my approach to
fingering Bulgarian melodies.
- Harmony:
a brief description of Bulgarian harmony.
- Bass Side Accompaniment:
how to play bass side accompaniment for a Bulgarian melody.
- Technical drills: drills for mastery of the techniques
of this tutorial
- Complete scores: including fingering,
performance notes and pointers to source recordings
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