w.d.
2006-06-30 01:56:25 UTC
Hi, All chromatic B-system players,
I advice any CBA B-system player to copy for himself the entire book
of "Selfteacher" by A. Tusurmanow. The book was published in 1989 in
Moscow. So its relatively still very current. It contains 129 pages
with very good description of any needed theoretical features
encountered by accordion player from the beginner to the
professional. It could be put on the CD for the future reference. I
did that because one Russian book about harmoshka disappeared from the
Russian web site. At least I predicted such eventuality and copied
the picture of the keyboard and a few nice melodies.
It deals only with 3 row chromatic bayan, but it was written about
Russians, Ukrainians and Belo Russians so called Eastern Slavs. This
system is also used extensively in other European countries. I have
very nice book in Polish for 5 row chromatic system B, yet this book
into other languages. If this would be translated, it would have to
have the list of songs and melodies from other parts of the world.
Those Eastern Slavic songs are unknown elsewhere, and a few of them
have melodies that go back to bygone era, and I wonder if they even
play them in Russia anymore.
Yet, I found in it already a few fingering errors. I use my own
four fingering pattern that I work on when I learn every melody. I
also use the thumb sparingly when there is too big stretch when going
down or up.
As, I see it, the fingering pattern cannot be made universal. There
are some general things, but many fingering patterns have to be
adjusted accordingly to physiological features of every individual.
Overall, it is very good book for reference, but I do not intend to
drop PA for the sake of learning chromatic. I'm too old to start
all over the whole process. According to what I know now about
chromatic accordions systems, I would first study the piano accordion
anyway, and only after five six years would picked up the chromatic.
It would be B system only, because in my opinion this is more natural
system that can be learned intuitively. I also found out that the
chords on 3 row chromatic could be much easier drilled and mastered.
At least it is my own preference.
No wonder many virtuosos of Eastern Slavic origin do not change to 5
row B system chromatic, even if the opportunity to own it and to buy
it shows up. They do very well just plying 3 row bayan - a
chromatic button accordion that has that system in existence since the
middle of XIX century. Nobody can say positively and surely now,
that the accordion is going to the tubes in the future.
http://accordion.newmail.ru/man/bayan1.zip
http://accordion.newmail.ru/man/bayan2.zip
The above is thanks to Rashid who providing that link.
Enjoy it,
W.D.
I advice any CBA B-system player to copy for himself the entire book
of "Selfteacher" by A. Tusurmanow. The book was published in 1989 in
Moscow. So its relatively still very current. It contains 129 pages
with very good description of any needed theoretical features
encountered by accordion player from the beginner to the
professional. It could be put on the CD for the future reference. I
did that because one Russian book about harmoshka disappeared from the
Russian web site. At least I predicted such eventuality and copied
the picture of the keyboard and a few nice melodies.
It deals only with 3 row chromatic bayan, but it was written about
Russians, Ukrainians and Belo Russians so called Eastern Slavs. This
system is also used extensively in other European countries. I have
very nice book in Polish for 5 row chromatic system B, yet this book
into other languages. If this would be translated, it would have to
have the list of songs and melodies from other parts of the world.
Those Eastern Slavic songs are unknown elsewhere, and a few of them
have melodies that go back to bygone era, and I wonder if they even
play them in Russia anymore.
Yet, I found in it already a few fingering errors. I use my own
four fingering pattern that I work on when I learn every melody. I
also use the thumb sparingly when there is too big stretch when going
down or up.
As, I see it, the fingering pattern cannot be made universal. There
are some general things, but many fingering patterns have to be
adjusted accordingly to physiological features of every individual.
Overall, it is very good book for reference, but I do not intend to
drop PA for the sake of learning chromatic. I'm too old to start
all over the whole process. According to what I know now about
chromatic accordions systems, I would first study the piano accordion
anyway, and only after five six years would picked up the chromatic.
It would be B system only, because in my opinion this is more natural
system that can be learned intuitively. I also found out that the
chords on 3 row chromatic could be much easier drilled and mastered.
At least it is my own preference.
No wonder many virtuosos of Eastern Slavic origin do not change to 5
row B system chromatic, even if the opportunity to own it and to buy
it shows up. They do very well just plying 3 row bayan - a
chromatic button accordion that has that system in existence since the
middle of XIX century. Nobody can say positively and surely now,
that the accordion is going to the tubes in the future.
http://accordion.newmail.ru/man/bayan1.zip
http://accordion.newmail.ru/man/bayan2.zip
The above is thanks to Rashid who providing that link.
Enjoy it,
W.D.