Thanks for doing the video. The 2 middle fingers work good too I find. Ones between little finger and index. Your practice technique is worth doing tho. I like your dress style too. I have a serenellini BC and a Vanderaa. Havr played for years and only now really working on tripets. They do add a lovely affect in the right place. Our own Sharon Shannon is a wizard at them. One thing. You are getting a lot of clacking noise. It would be worth to get checked. It could be the buttons but i think its coming from the grill. Are the keys hitting it. Anyway it would let the accordion sound come out better with less noise. Thanks again. Enjoyed your video a lot. I wouldn't normally watch any TH-cam video for that length. Kindest regards. Pat
Thank you so much for that excellent video of triplets , most informative and so well explained I am going to have a go . Half an hour of my time very well spent , you are generous with your time and knowledge . If I may ask a question are you a bass button player that uses all fingers as a matter of course or just fingers 1 2 3 ? Many Regards to you.
Many thanks, Peter. As far as the bass side goes, I used just three fingers for a number of years, before eventually switching to using four. I think they’re both valid approaches, with different advantages/disadvantages. For anyone that likes to use the bass-chord-bass-chord alternating pattern a lot, the three finger option means that the bass notes are always played with a relatively strong finger. Also, with that method, you get used to moving your hand around, which is useful if you move to an instrument with more than eight LH buttons. On the other hand, using four fingers makes it much more practical to be doing more complex LH arrangements. In particular, being able to freely do bass note runs, whilst still tapping out a separate rhythm on the chord buttons, is a particularly useful reason, I find. Also, there are some nice button combinations (e.g. C bass with Emin chord) that really require the use of all four fingers. Personally I wouldn’t go back to using three fingers myself, but I can understand why some people may prefer it. One last thought - I found the task of switching from three to four to be very frustrating for a few weeks. If anyone’s contemplating doing it, make sure you time it so that switch-over period doesn’t conflict with any public playing! You’ve really got to commit to it, without being tempted to revert back.
Hang on I think I have answered my question by watching some of your videos. I just love the Bumpas of Stretton great k! by the way have you ever come across the band. The Tiger Lilies. im sure you could join them to great effect !
Quality teaching. All options fully explained. Thank you for your time in doing this👊🏽
Excellent material, thank you for sharing!
Thanks for doing the video. The 2 middle fingers work good too I find. Ones between little finger and index. Your practice technique is worth doing tho. I like your dress style too. I have a serenellini BC and a Vanderaa. Havr played for years and only now really working on tripets. They do add a lovely affect in the right place. Our own Sharon Shannon is a wizard at them. One thing. You are getting a lot of clacking noise. It would be worth to get checked. It could be the buttons but i think its coming from the grill. Are the keys hitting it. Anyway it would let the accordion sound come out better with less noise. Thanks again. Enjoyed your video a lot. I wouldn't normally watch any TH-cam video for that length. Kindest regards. Pat
Thanks very much for that! I’m glad that you enjoyed the video…and will see if there’s anything that can be done to help reduce the clacking.
Thank you so much for that excellent video of triplets , most informative and so well explained I am going to have a go . Half an hour of my time very well spent , you are generous with your time and knowledge . If I may ask a question are you a bass button player that uses all fingers as a matter of course or just fingers 1 2 3 ? Many Regards to you.
Many thanks, Peter. As far as the bass side goes, I used just three fingers for a number of years, before eventually switching to using four. I think they’re both valid approaches, with different advantages/disadvantages. For anyone that likes to use the bass-chord-bass-chord alternating pattern a lot, the three finger option means that the bass notes are always played with a relatively strong finger. Also, with that method, you get used to moving your hand around, which is useful if you move to an instrument with more than eight LH buttons. On the other hand, using four fingers makes it much more practical to be doing more complex LH arrangements. In particular, being able to freely do bass note runs, whilst still tapping out a separate rhythm on the chord buttons, is a particularly useful reason, I find. Also, there are some nice button combinations (e.g. C bass with Emin chord) that really require the use of all four fingers. Personally I wouldn’t go back to using three fingers myself, but I can understand why some people may prefer it. One last thought - I found the task of switching from three to four to be very frustrating for a few weeks. If anyone’s contemplating doing it, make sure you time it so that switch-over period doesn’t conflict with any public playing! You’ve really got to commit to it, without being tempted to revert back.
Very useful. Thank you!
just what I wanted I'm listed now
Very good tutorial
Thanks!
Hang on I think I have answered my question by watching some of your videos. I just love the Bumpas of Stretton great k! by the way have you ever come across the band. The Tiger Lilies. im sure you could join them to great effect !
Yes, I’ve occasionally seen clips of the Tiger Lillies….a very distinctive band!