Song Learning Tips - The Chicken Dance Example
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-- My guide to learning a song --
These principles hold true whether you’re new to the accordion or a seasoned player. Whether you’re 10 or 100.
- Hear the song
-- Listen to the song multiple times.
-- Listen to multiple performances of the song (the real thing, live performances, covers).
You need to be able to sing the song in your head.
- Knowledge of right hand movement
-- You need to translate what’s in your head to your right hand (melody).
-- That means knowing how to move your right hand.
-- The basics are scales using the correct fingering (thumb position), triads and arpeggios. All using the correct fingers.
-- Get a piano teacher to improve your right hand technique. Just a few lessons will go a long way.
- Understand the basic movement or phrase in the song
-- Just like when we learn a martial art routine or a recipe, we don’t tackle the entire thing at once. We tackle it’s pieces.
-- Chicken dance example - middle up up down down middle
-- Rondo A la Turka - Little trills happen three times
-- La Noyee - Little trill happens over and over again.
-- We learn the little movements first and then put it together into a whole.
- Separate your hands
-- Don’t tackle both hands together until you can play each hand separately without mistakes.
- Sheet music for left hand and tricky melody
-- Use sheet music to see the song’s chords.
- Play the song through, right hand chords and left hand chords
-- Do you know all the chords in the song? Can you play them with your left hand and right hand? If not, practice.
- Once you have both hands separately for a small part, begin coordinating both hands together
-- Tackle a bar or two at a time.
- Memorize early and often
-- Memorize early and often. Small bits.
-- Play a small bit (or record a small bit), then play it back.
- Practice difficult parts separately
-- Is there a large bass jump? Practice that bass jump.
-- A difficult right hand passage? Isolate it and practice just that part.
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Watching your video made me reflect upon how I learn a new song. I agree with you 100% how important it is to "own" a song in your head before you even try it on the accordion. Sometimes I'll watch (on KZread) ten or fifteen different accordionists play the particular song I want to learn ..... So that I can not only get familiar with the song, but also see witch treatments they give it. And by looking at the song that closely it helps me to "own" it better.
@moshezuchter
10 ай бұрын
YES!! So well said. And I can totally relate. I'll hear multiple versions of a song before even trying to play it. 🙌
Thank you , got it!!! says Judy Corrrette
I also take the song apart and it works good for me/. Right now I'm working on Sunrise , Sunset!!! Slow , but I'm getting there!!! says Judy Corrette
@moshezuchter
2 ай бұрын
Beauty song!
Great explanations, very easy to follow. My accordion is still awaiting repair but my son has bought me a new keyboard to practice on, so all good.
@moshezuchter
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome!! Keyboards are great for practicing
right. I learn all songs by ear, most of time I dont have notes, but I like song and listen it all day
Very helpful that is how I learn a song on the piano. all by ear I don't read sheet Music. just got a accordion find it a little bit harder to find chords on the left with buttons.
I love your videos so much. It has motivated me to buy an accordion and start learning. So good. Thank you
@moshezuchter
2 жыл бұрын
So happy you find the videos useful, Matt!
Спасибо!
I can't wait to learn how to play one when I get my first accordion
@dzaxortpanos6950
3 жыл бұрын
I just got one off eBay from Russia
this is a very big beach and a lot of small sand grains :) thanx - will try
Totally missed the camera focus on this one. Still, I hope the message came across. Do you have any song learning tips you can share?
I love french songs. I'm learning French. I started to play the accordion in 2019. My English isn't very good. I don't speak it fluently.
@moshezuchter
3 жыл бұрын
I love French songs, too 🙌
@daisyduke7473
3 жыл бұрын
Your printed English looks great!! I’m sure your speaking English is just as good!!!
@olakoperny5258
3 жыл бұрын
@@daisyduke7473 Thanks...
Please focus your camera, so people can enjoy the video, as well as enjoy the music you make :D Keep up the the good work.
@moshezuchter
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks Goran. Fixed the issue now.
I know this song from years ago we called it the birddance
@moshezuchter
5 жыл бұрын
Yes apparently it was called The Duck Dance originally. I knew it as The Chicken Dance growing up 😊
@hazellangley2365
3 жыл бұрын
@@moshezuchter i wish i could play the accordion it sounds good
Chicken dance reallly!
the song is about a duck not a chicken this song is made in italy my country, I follow you and I learned a lot from your tutorials...very tanks
@moshezuchter
5 жыл бұрын
Most welcome. Thanks for the info about the duck 😊
Lol. How many wedding dances have had the chicken dance played!!!???
Is there a reason you didnt show the bass side fingering on this song? Thats usually the side people have problems with/understanding.
@moshezuchter
3 жыл бұрын
I have a lesson and sheet music in the description kzread.info/dash/bejne/pndosKhtkZqol5M.html
What kind of accordian is that?
@moshezuchter
3 жыл бұрын
This was my Weltmeister Achat 72 🤗
As a beginner, I use fingers 3-2 for bass chords per teacher. I am hesitant to subscribe to your lessons bc I am easily confused by variations (i am chronoligically gifted) and i notice you use your 4th finger on C chord. Otherwise, website looks like a good way to learn more.
@moshezuchter
4 жыл бұрын
Hi hi. A lot of players use 3-2 instead of the fourth finger and that's totally fine. I only recommend switching methods when the technique is a hindrance.
@dianneray5556
4 жыл бұрын
Moshe Zuchter i have the same dilemma as rugbymum3, i tried to use the 4-3 on bass and it’s very awkward. Question is, is using the 3-2 going to hamper playing as i become more proficient. I quite playing when i was 11 years old because i didn’t understand the importance of leaning scales and chords. I am now 70 years old and really like the idea of playing by ear. Enjoy your videos.
@moshezuchter
4 жыл бұрын
@@dianneray5556 hey Dianne, I would say stick with 3-2 until you start noticing that it's slowing you down. I think it's fine. I've tried it just to see if it's slower / clumssier and truthfully I found it to be okay. I'm sure with a bit of practice there's no real difference between the two methods for the majority of us 😊
Do I not sing songs but play tunes on the accordion?
@moshezuchter
Жыл бұрын
You can sing and play tunes... Totally up to you.
Regarding your Step #1.....knowing a song in your head. I set out to learn ‘Just Another Polka’ from a music book I recently purchased. I was unfamiliar with the song. I went to Spotify’ and found the song as recorded by Frankie Yankovich. I listened to the song. I immediately became depressed. His artistry and proficiency with the accordion are unattainable. The only thing we have in common is the instrument. Anyone want to buy an accordion?
@daisyduke7473
3 жыл бұрын
Chasban!!! Please do NOT give up!!! I
@daisyduke7473
3 жыл бұрын
Wow!! I just learned something major!!! You are a super teacher. Thank you 🙏!!
@daisyduke7473
3 жыл бұрын
Chasban... he is 100%correct about 1 BAR AT A TIME!!!
I did a screen shot of your blues scale but lost the rest of you!!😠