Palmer - Hughes Book 1 Introduction to the Accordion Instruction and Certification Material Workbook Level 1 Session 1 Accordion Certificate Program Sponsored by 501 3(c) Non- Profit 1
Introduction This orkbook is the companion to the Level material being covered. Please see the page reference to find the anser in the music material that ill assist you in filling in this orkbook material. When complete, you ill send in your orkbook by both scanning and emailing it or post it in the mail. If mailed it ill be returned to you ith your Certificate of Session Completion. When all sessions of the level have been completed you ill receive your PLAQUE ith your Certification for that level. The orkbook is laid out to insure that you have understood the material being presented and that you can properly demonstrate the topics being taught. If you are having difficulty ith any feature please contact us and e ill gladly help you through it. Please anser as fully and a completely as you can this ill become your reference material for hen you share this ith other accordionists or ith your students one day. Be proud of the hard ork it took to accomplish this material. Let s Get Started Page 3 Accordion Position 1. Straps your straps should be adjusted so that the accordion sits to the a little. The keyboard should be and directly under your cheek. 2. Right rist and arm the accordion should be positioned so that hen you place your right hand on the keyboard your rist is and your right elbo is in alignment ith the. 3. Left Wrist the bass strap should be snug enough so that hen you pull the bellos you do not have to. Page 3 Accordion Care 1. When transporting the accordion do not lay the case on the back or lid. Securely stand it and don t allo it to _. The next pages please take a page at a time, understand hat is being taught and by you FILLING out the page You WILL LEARN hat is being taught!!! 2
Name The Staff Date The musical staff is made up of five lines and four spaces. Lines and spaces are both numbered from lo to high. 1 2 3 4 5 1. Practice draing to staffs by connecting the dots. Use a ruler to help dra straight lines. 2. On the first staff, number the lines from lo to high. 3. On the second staff, number the spaces from lo to high. 4. Dra a note on each line of the staff belo. 5. Dra a note on each space of the staff belo. 3
Name A clef appears at the beginning of each staff. The clef shon here is a treble clef. Each note on the treble clef staff has a letter name. The Staff - Treble Clef Date E F G A B C D E F 1. Practice draing the treble clef sign by tracing over the guidelines. Dra five more in the remaining space. Start here 2. Dra a treble clef at the beginning of the staff and rite the letter name of each note. 3. Dra the treble clef at the beginning of the staff and then dra the notes indicated. If a note can be dran in more than one place on the staff, choose hich one you ant to dra. A C E F D B A F D G 4. Dra the treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Write the letter name for each note, then circle the higher note in each pair. 4 5. Dra the treble clef at the beginning of the staff. Write the letter name for each note, then circle the loer note in each pair.
Name A clef appears at the beginning of each staff. The clef shon here is a bass clef. Each note on the bass clef staff has a letter name. The Staff - Bass Clef? Date? G A B C D E F G A 1. Practice draing the bass clef sign by tracing over the guidelines. Dra five more in the remaining space. 2. Dra a bass clef at the beginning of the staff and rite the letter name of each note. 3. Dra the bass clef at the beginning of the staff and then dra the notes indicated. If a note can be dran in more than one place on the staff, choose hich one you ant to dra. C A E D F G B C D G 4. Dra the bass clef at the beginning of the staff. Write the letter name for each note, then circle the higher note in each pair. 5. Dra the bass clef at the beginning of the staff. Write the letter name for each note, then circle the loer note in each pair. 5
Name Date brace? bar line The Grand Staff The grand staff is created by joining the treble staff and the bass staff ith a brace and bar line. C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C D E F G A B C 1. Practice creating the grand staff by tracing the braces, bar lines, and clefs. 2. Using the staffs belo, create four grand staffs by adding braces, bar lines, and clefs. 3. Write the letter name for each note.? 6 b
Accordion Certificate Program Session 1 - PH Book 1 Page 7 BELLOWS - For the first sessions all songs should be played using _measures out bellos and measures in bellos. Page 8 Octaves are notes apart and have the same name. Place thumb on F and repeat the same drill (1-2- 3-4- 5 then 5-4- 3-2- 1 and say the names F- - _- - - C- B- A- G- F) OUT then IN Bellos Page 13 Music Reading Right Hand Using Half Notes Write the C Scale going up (atch the direction of the stem) Name these notes: _ Using Quarter Notes Write the F Scale going up and don (atch the direction of the stem) Session 1 - Pg 14 - Continue Folloing the Session Material. Plan to fill out the folloing exercises maybe on a day or at each practice session. 7 HAPi * 1701 S. Richey Rd., Pasadena, TX 77550 * 281-780- 8656 * slee@shelialee.com
Name Rests are used in music to indicate silence. Rests Date A quarter rest ( Œ ) = 1 beat A half rest ( ) = 2 beats A hole rest ( ) = 4 beats 4 4 Œ Œ Œ Œ Ó Ó! 1. Practice draing quarter rests by tracing over the outlines. Dra four quarter rests in each blank measure. 4 4 2. Dra to half rests in each blank measure.? 4 4 Ó Ó 3. Dra one hole rest in each blank measure.? 4 4! 4. Write the count belo the rests. 4 Œ Œ Œ Œ! Ó Ó Œ Œ Œ Œ Ó Œ Œ! 5. Write the count belo the notes and rests, then clap and count the rhythm out loud. 4 Ó Œ Œ Ó! Œ Œ 6. Write the count belo the notes and rests, then add the missing bar lines. 4 4 Œ Œ Ó 8 Œ
Name Stems are used to help determine hat rhythmic value a note ill have. By adding a stem to an open notehead you change the value of the note from a hole note to a half note = 4 Ó = 2 Stems 1. Practice draing stems by adding the proper stem to each notehead. Date It is important to dra stems on the proper side of the notehead and dra them in the proper direction. Notes that appear on or above the middle staff line have donard stems dran on the left side of the notehead. Notes that appear belo the middle staff line have upard stems dran on the right side of the notehead. 4 4 2. Practice draing stems by adding the proper stem to each notehead.? 4 4 3. Some of these stems are dran incorrectly. Circle the incorrect stems. 4 4? 4 4 4. Some of these stems are dran incorrectly. Circle the incorrect stems. 5. Some of these notes are missing stems. Add stems here needed. Make sure that each measure has four beats. 4 4 6. Some of these notes are missing stems. Add stems here needed. Make sure that each measure has four beats.? 4 4 9
Name Date Notes and Rests A quarter note ( q ) = 1 beat A quarter rest ( Π) = 1 beat Complete these exercises. A half note ( h ) = 2 beats A half rest ( ) = 2 beats Make sure each measure contains four beats. A hole note ( ) = 4 beats A hole rest ( ) = 4 beats 1. Each measure in the next to exercises is missing one rest. Complete each measure by adding the appropriate rest. 4 A 4 B 2. This song is missing bar lines. Fill in the missing barlines? 4 4 ΠΠ3. Some of the measures in this song are missing a rest. Complete each measure by adding the appropriate rest. Remember, some measures are complete. 4 4 4. Fill in the missing rests. Some measures are missing more than one rest.? 4 4 10!
Name Date Musical Words - Treble Clef I Each group of notes spells a ord. Write the ord that each group spells. Example B E D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 11 18
Performance Requirement 1. Practice Jupiter March and Accordion Waltz. play ith a click track http://.metronomeonline.com/ - set the speed to 60 2. Match each click ith a short bass or chord and short right hand note 3. No up the speed to 88 4. Then up it to 112 5. Finally try for 120 Session Level 1 PG 18 26 1. Practice Saturn Waltz and Skating and play slo, short, clean, not stops. 2. Intro to Double Notes Saturn Waltz and School Bells 3. Technique Drill #1 #2 learn your scales 4. Play Go Way Merrily We Play Along follo sight reading rules try to play cold (not need to master this song it is used as sight reading only except to have fun ith Backtracks!) Intro To Playing ith Back Tracks Play ith Accompaniment Backtrack Batter Up, Kick Off, Skating, Go Way LISTEN to the Complete Audio file first Play along ith the SLOW version then Play Along ith the Fast Batter Up can be played as a DUET ith the Kick Off Backtrack If you make a mistake do not stop come in on the next measure No do some more little orksheets 12
Name Time signatures appear at the beginning of a piece of music music. They are made up of to numbers. In 4 4 4 time there are four beats in each measure. Time Signatures - 4 The top number indicates the number of beats per measure. The bottom number indicates hich note ill get one beat. A quarter note ( q ) = 1 beat A half note ( h ) = 2 beats A hole note ( ) = 4 beats Date 1. Clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 4 2. Write the count belo the notes and then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 4? 3. Write a 4 time signature after the clef sign. Write the count belo the notes and then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 4. Write a 4 time signature after the clef sign. Write in the count belo the notes. Dra the missing bar lines. 5. Write in the count belo the notes and add the missing barlines. 4 13
Name? 4 3 Time Signatures - 3 In 4 time there are three beats in each measure. The quarter note gets one beat. The dotted half note gets three beats. h. = 3 beats 3 4 Rhythmic values Date A quarter note ( q ) = 1 beat A half note ( h ) = 2 beats A dotted half note ( h. ) = 3 beats 1. Clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 4 3.. 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 2. Write the count belo the notes and then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud. 4 3.. 3 3. Write a 4 time signature after the clef sign. Write the count belo the notes and then clap the rhythm hile counting the beats out loud.??. 3 4. Write a 4 time signature after the clef sign. Write in the count belo the notes. Dra the missing bar lines.. 5. Write in the count belo the notes and add the missing barlines. 4 3.. 14
Master Playing Legato (session pg. 26) 1. Saturn Waltz Horse Sense Intro to Legato Master these Lesson Songs and practice ith the Backtracks (pg 28 on) Follo the instructions and master these songs. Watch the Videos of Shelia playing these songs for you and follo the Session material ith any hints she can hand out. 1. The Donkey 2. Jingle Bells 3. Join the Fun 4. All Through the Night Start by playing both bass and chord together then chord only. 5. Charlie the Chimp Final Requirements Save these to a flash drive and either these to the DropBox address assigned to you, or mail in. 1. Make a video of you playing one song in 3/4 and one song in 4/4 playing one of them ith a click track or backtrack. Select from the songs listed on this session. 2. Scan Pages 2 through 11 and pages 13 14 - fully filled out and save to flash drive or send to Drop Box. 3. Start a Ring Binder and put the original printed Level 1 Session 1 material and orkbook in section 1. 4. Put the songs you ish to keep as repertoire in a section in the back in Alphabetical order. Performance Solos 3/4 Time (Waltz) 1. Batter Up or Kick Off 2. Accordion Waltz 3. Saturn Waltz (single note legato or double note) 4. School Bells 5. Skating or Go Way 6. Merrily We Play Along 7. Horse Sense 4/4 Time (March or Polka) 8. Jupiter March 9. The Donkey or Jingle Bells 10. All Through the Night 11. Join the Fun or Charlie the Chimp! 15