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Piano Accordion Progressions features 13 extremely well thought out and presented lessons for both the melody (right hand) and the bass accompaniment (left hand) of the piano accordion. If you’re new to the Piano Accordion, we’d advise you to start with Alan Kelly’s beginner’s course.
By the end of this fantastic course, you can expect to have 13 diverse Irish tunes in your repertoire along with tasteful accompaniment.
Course Structure
Each lesson consists of 4 parts: LISTENING to the tune played by Marie, LEARNING the tune by ear, slowly phrase by phrase, FOCUSING on technique using the right hand, and ACCOMPANIMENT using the left hand.
All the tunes Marie teaches in this course are featured in the ‘Play Along Backing Tracks’ section of the website, so you can specifically choose to practice your left hand accompaniment along with a talented solo melody player. Marie strongly encourages players to practice each hand on its own before putting them both together. You can also play the melody of the tune along with one of our fantastic guitar tutors Cillian O’Dálaigh.
As Marie is a highly experienced player AND teacher, she has the gift of clear and concise communication. This is most apparent when she demonstrates how to use the left hand bass notes, and imparts excellent advice on the role of accompaniment in Irish piano accordion music. As the bass lessons progress, the tutor introduces chord substitution and how to incorporate the counter bass. The patterns of rhythmic accompaniment she uses progress throughout this series of lessons.
This course has more than a hint of Donegal in it! Marie talks about the influence of the Donegal pipes and the fiddles on some of the ornamentation she uses and this influence is clearly apparent in her choice of tunes. The Donegal lilt of her accent is an added bonus. Nevertheless, Marie does depart from Donegal for a couple of tunes – down to Cork and Kerry for a slide and a polka to keep things varied.
The Donegal Mazurka
If There Weren’t Any Women in the World – Barndance
Many A Wild Night – Polka
The Lonesome Road to Dingle -Slide
Paddy Hudies – Slipjig
Bríd Óg Ní Nhaille -Song Air
The Old Favourite – Jig
If There Weren’t Any Women in the World – Barndance
Many A Wild Night – Polka
The Lonesome Road to Dingle -Slide
Paddy Hudies – Slipjig
Bríd Óg Ní Nhaille -Song Air
The Old Favourite – Jig
Christy Barry’s #2 – Jig
The Home Ruler – Hornpipe
Cronin’s Hornpipe
Humours of Toomagh – Reel
Miss Monaghan’s – Reel
Sheehan’s Reel
The Home Ruler – Hornpipe
Cronin’s Hornpipe
Humours of Toomagh – Reel
Miss Monaghan’s – Reel
Sheehan’s Reel
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Sample Sheet Music
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Sample mp3 of Donegal Mazurka
Your Tutor
Marie McTeague (formally Clarke) hails from Letterkenny, Co Donegal. She began playing the piano accordion and tin whistle at the age of 5 and competed in the Fleadh Cheoil over the years, winning the Senior All Ireland Title in 1997 for the Piano Accordion. Marie studied Music and Irish at UCC and furthered her studies there with a H.Dip in Education. In 2002 she graduated from the University of Limerick with a Performance MA in Traditional Irish Music. She also holds the TTCT diploma in teaching Traditional Music from Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann. Read more.
Detailed questions and discussion on the course can be found in the Community Forum, available to paying members only.
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