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Palmer-Hughes Prep Accordion Course

The Palmer Hughes course of accordion tutor books is an excellent choice and is filled with interesting new pieces and well known tunes. The logical progression is easy to cope with and before very long you will be playing your instrument with consumate ease and total musicianship. The Prep Accordion Course contains all the information included in the Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course but is specifically designed for the younger student.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course Book 1  

The Palmer Hughes course of accordion tutor books is an excellent choice and is filled with interesting new pices and well known tunes. The logical progression is easy to cope with and before very long you will be playing your instrument with consumate ease and total musicianship.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course Book 2  

The student beginning book 2 of the Palmer Hughes accordion course should have a 120 bass accordion. The book covers reviews of the right and left hand notes, note values,alternating basses,key recognition, marks of expression, accidentals, quavers, major scale,key signatures,dotted crotchets,minor chords,glissando,the seventh chord,and the two octave scale.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course Book 3

For Group or Individual Instruction the Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course instructional book contains illustrations, instructional text, performance notes and musical examples. 48 pages in total, Published by Alfred Music Publishing. This comprehensive method of music instruction enables the beginner to progress to an advanced stage of technical skill.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course Book 4

The Palmer Hughes accordion course book 4 introduces 3 new counterbasses, all the sharp major keys with special emphasis on D major, the upper leger lines of the treble staff and exercises to develop skill in reading upper and lower leger line notes. This book also introduces grace notes and trills.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course Book 5

The Palmer Hughes accordion course book 5 is aimed at introducing higher bass notes used in the writing of bass solos, reviewing the sharp major keys with special emphasis on the key of A major, and developing technical skill in both hands. Major scales in unison and in contrary motion also appear in this book.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course Book 6

Book 6 of the Palmer Hughes accordion course introduces the Flat major keys with particular emphasis on the keys of B flat and E flat major, and is aimed at developing additional technique in both hands. New rhythmic patterns are also introduced in this book. At this level the student should have progressed to the point of playing compositions and arrangements of a professional calibre.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course Book 7

Book 7 of the Palmer Hughes accordion course introduces minor keys with particular emphasis on the keys of A minor,Dminor and G minor. It focuses on the development of additional technique in both hands and covers the study of new rhythmic patterns. At this level the student should begin to show proficiency in technical ability and awareness of the finer points of musical interpretation.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course Book 8

The Palmer Hughes accordion course Book 8 introduces the Chromatic scale for the left hand, and explains the enharmonic relationships between the bass buttons. All scales previously studied are reviewed and major and chromatic scales in octaves and the harmonic minor scale in unison are introduced. This book aims to develop additional technique and introduce new musical principles important in playing more advanced music. At the end of a study of this book the student shold be able to understand and play almost anything of reasonable difficulty written for the accordion.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course Book 9

In this book the keys of A flat and E major along with the minor keys of F and G are introduced You will also find emphasis on the chromatic scale in contrary motion.Studies of Rumba and Tango will also add to the student's technical and rhythmic skills as well as rhythmic independence of the hands.Rubato may also be introduced to the student at this level.

Palmer-Hughes Accordion Course Book 10

The student beginning Book 10 of the Palmer Hughes accordion course should have completed the previous nine books in the series. Included in this advanced book are abbreviations for and exercises on repeated notes and rapid tremolos, the melodic minor scale, double flats and sharps,key of D flat major, two against three rhythm,three against four rhythm,broken chords, the range of the basses,musical phrasing of lyrics,bellows technique and bellows shake. On completion of this book the student should have acquired sufficient knowledge and skill to be accepted at any establishment offering advanced training in accordion and ready to study the most advanced solo material.