Fabaer-—Hughes ACCORDION CouRSE ie Fauer-—Wughes ACCORDION COURSEPREFACE THE PURPOSE OF THIS COURSE IS TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN INTEREST WHILE PROMOTING THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD MUSICIANSHIP. |, _tterast is crated iy emphasis on playing tuneful pieces, many of which re * familiar. The student begins to play melodies with the very first lesson. Q,, Thorough understanding is assured by presenting only subjects which can easily * be understood EXAMPLE: First pieces have no time signature. Later, when rhythm and note values are understood, the time signatures are introduced. The student then fills in the missing signatures of earlier pieces. 3, Seed musicienship is promoted by aiving the stucent ¢ chance to thoroughly absorb each new ides before another is introduced. EXAMPLE: The first 31 pages of this book deal only with five treble notes, thus giving the student an opportunity to learn to read these notes fluently. Each new note is then introduced one at a time! Introducing "PAM" and HAP", These two friend! will guide you through this book and throughout the ontite PALMER-HUGHES ACCORDION COURSE, PAM HAPA NOTE TO PARENTS (eer Parents, You HAVE & RIGHT TO BE PROUD! Giving your chic music traning shows foresight a Music is @ language understood by people of ful doora you have opened By Bringing music into your horn arents must play an important role, however, a auising troinina, One question askad by almost al parents 1B, “How fone tee?" Later om it will be important that your chil practice e def Shetengthvof emo is not so mmpertant, aa long as they do the things they have been tet EACH DAY REGULARITY in practicing 1S important. Let your child help you select = reav ror other pointers on practice, your teacher can give you valusbie susgestions oaad. ‘To gain lasting benefits from music, the sore cacher by supplving the Palmer Humes ActTHE PARTS OF THE ACCORDION a J [a N/ - LEFT SHOULDER STRAPHOW THE FINGERS ARE NUMBERED 2 THE THUMB IS. 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REPEAT UNTIL SMOOTHNESS IS ATTAINED a 2 1 pecan.@ WARM-UP TIME <~ way M M M 1 HOLD IT DOWN 3 HOLD IT DOWN 2 = 1 141 1 2 B HOLD 8 HOLD 8 HOLD rr 5 1_HoLD rr Down.THE DONKEY (ROUND) ( = \ a S Sa ® % = sweet = ysis the | don — key atthe broak of ‘you do not M sANDONEON M/A M te what het | say, "ee | Bw “we | haw, hee haw, hee M Y M “uw THIS SELECTION MAY BE PLAYED AS A ROUND BY WO OR MORE STUDENTS ORSOUND-OFF! °°2"™ gS ae QUARTER HALF DOTTED WHOLE NOTE NOTE HALF NOTE NOTE ONE wo THREE FOUR COUNT COUNTS je COUNTS Yd COUNTS 1234 ryote 2 HOLD nour a wouor: 20m | ve Sees e - oe ACH PIECE OF MUSIC, SHOULD HAVE, NUMBERS TIME SIGNATURES ° *esisisss setter SA THE TOP NUMBER TELLS US TO COUNT THREE TO EACH MEASURE COUNT FOUR TO EACH MEASURE THE BOTTOM NOMEN Tare A QUARTER NOTE GETS ONE COUNT JA QUARTER NOTE GETS ONE COUNT aS vo Pa PAST ett JF SONGS ALREADY LEARN M at FILL IN THE MISSING TIME SIGNATURES OF M oe EEE IMPORT:piece eases JINGLE BELLS uw - ae = gle balls jm = gle Ml the | way! 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M y who cares wat So 1 just M STRETCH Dreaming of su M sings that ateMEASURE 15 4 3 4 3 2 22 18 © ite [mom me | o= oe tp | ose Rivet E we | Be pal oer: Hon nie Is pS peat ESFINTRODUCING B realy © bts Saag FIVE FINGERS CAN PLAY SEVEN NOTES! 5 fee cx THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME dette Saas Ze sete yfr ao2cOuNTS : 1. COUNT Old Mac = don = ad F [BANDONEON hat farmINTRODUCING A NEW Cc + FIVE FINGERS CAN PLAY EIGHT NOTES! fated 23 RT ieee Tes eseed THE CAN-CAN stasis Jet ena THUMB UNDER THIRD FINGER — r r aia=—_— USE CORRECT FINGERING - IT IS ESSENTIAL FOI SHPeeper irs wales46 clef sien. 9) clot sign, 2. Bar lines divide music into ad =___ note, tt gets counts, 4d =—_____ note. it gets______count. note. it gets, counts, 6 = note. It gets. counts, This curved line fs @ This curved line is a x 8. A phrase le 4 musical 10. Rests are signs of _ a 12, ae. 14. 15, 16. 18, 19, 20. hs 20 QUESTIONS * Ls au a rest. It gets ‘counts. >= rest. it gets. counts, D.C. al Fine means _ Ie indicates counts in each measure and a When a piece starts with an incomplete measure, the missing counts are found in the Write the names under the folowing notes: oe write a"! scale with correct fingering,Certificate of Promotion This certifies that has mastered and perfected Book One of the Palmer-Bughes Accordion Course and is herehy promated inte Bonk Tuo of the Palmer-Bughes Accordion Course aay Book Tw A of the Paluwr-Buahes Peep Accurdiom Course Teacher —________— Date