In a fun, friendly group, start learning piano or chromatic button accordion, including bellows technique, chord button layout, keyboard skills and music reading.
Courses
Accordion Beginners
When & Where
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18 September 2024 - 4 December 2024 ( 16.5 hours, 11 weeks )
- Morning, Wednesday
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View course timetable
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Waterloo Centre
Quick Facts
- Availability Yes
- Course Code W24MPPA01A
- Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course
What you will learn
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand the basic features of the accordion and how it operates
- Hold the accordion correctly and understand the importance of good posture.
- Play simple musical exercises on the right .
- Play simple bass and chord exercises on the left hand
- Begin to understand basic music theory.
- Combine right and left hand to play simple tunes.
Cost
Full fee
£155
Concession fee
£115
Class format and activities
You will learn by demonstrations, explanations and through playing your own accordion both individually, in pairs and in groups.
Entry requirements
This course is suitable for absolute beginners.
What you need to know before you enrol
In order to achieve the most from the course, you must be willing to practise between sessions.
What you need
You will need an accordion, notebook and pencil. We have one accordion to borrow during class time while trying the course out, but your own instrument will be required on full enrolment. Instruments with 24, 32 or 48 bass are preferable. The course content can be covered using a 12 bass instrument, although some adjustments may need to be made. Allodi Accordions (www.accordions.co.uk) offer a discounted hire deal to all Morley students (with the presentation of a Morley enrolment email).
What you can do next
Accordion Beginners continues in Terms 2 and 3. You may then wish to repeat this course to increase familiarity, or you could move on to Accordion Improvers, beginning in September.
