Your First Notes

Name the notes on the middle row, read accordion diagrams and play your first note patterns.

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1. 1Note names: C D E and Do Re MiLearn the seven note names in both systems, letters (C D E F G A B) and solfège (Do Re Mi Fa Sol La Si), and find them on the middle row.Free · 10 min
2. 2Push notes and pull notes on the middle rowMap the middle row from button 2 to 8 in both directions, see why the push only gives C, E and G, and learn the pull notes B, D, F and A.Members · 12 min
3. 3Which finger for which buttonLearn the finger numbers and a home hand position on the middle row, with one finger per button, and move the hand to a new position.Members · 12 min
4. 4First three-note patternsPlay three kinds of three-note patterns on the middle row: skips in one direction, steps that zigzag the bellows, and steps with only one change. Then join them into an original study.Members · 12 min
5. 5Reading accordion diagramsRead this course’s button diagrams (row, button number and a push or pull arrow), play from them, and know that other books and teachers may write them differently.Members · 12 min
6. 6Note recognition checkReview everything from Course 2 with mixed exercises: name notes, find buttons, hear push and pull, read a diagram, recognize a pattern and tap its rhythm.Members · 12 min

Related guide: The Notes of the Three-Row Accordion: The G/C/F Button Map