2009-06-18 Bury Me Out On The Lone Prairie

Bury Me Out On The Lone Prairie - US School of Music (USSM) Home Study Course, Lesson 17 for Accordion Accordéon Acordeón Akkordeon Akordeon Harmonika Fisarmonica Acordeão Акордеон Аккордеон Accordian

From the title you might be expecting a different melody. So was I. Yes, there is a more popular piece of the same title. Sometimes the title reads, "Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie". Well never mind all that.

Lesson 17 continues with further instruction and practice related to the concept of phrases, as well as how to play them properly.

As instructed in the lesson, I play this practice piece with the following goals in mind:

1 - Properly separate each phrase when necessary by cutting short the last note.

2 - Move the bellows in accordance with the phrases, changing direction only between phrases.

3 - Emphasize the beginning of each phrase then slowly decrease the volume (diminuendo) as the phrase is completed.

Since the Palmer Hughes course has so far said nothing about these techniques, I admit that until I reached Lesson 16 of the US School of Music, I have been moving the bellows in accordance with the measures, not the phrases, and as a result I have developed a bad habit that is proving difficult to change. It seems my brain automatically tells my arms to change the direction of the bellows in accordance with the rhythm rather than the phrases. It even seems a bit awkward to change directions in the middle of a measure. For example, in measure 5 (counting the pickup measure as number 1) I must change the direction of the bellows at the end of the second beat, before the third beat. As the instructional text explains, this allows the phrase starting at the third beat to be played moving the bellows all the way through in one direction only, thus playing all the notes connected (legato), including the first and second notes in the phrase. Changing the direction in accordance with the measures or rhythm at the beginning or first beat of measure 6 would cause a noticeable break between the first and second notes of the phrase. Common sense tells me that I should follow the advice given in the instructional text of the US School of Music.

Perhaps I do not achieve all the above goals perfectly. Hey, I'm just a beginner. I can't play perfectly. Give me time. What do you think?

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[thistledhu]

You are more polished tham me. sorry about the delay with your video response...i was computerless for a while.

[myaccordionhistory]

Thank you for approving the video response and I'm happy to see you are still with us. Thanks for the positive feedback, but your performance is also great. Together we will master this instrument.

[edwinmcc]

Nice lovely tune.

[myaccordionhistory]

Thank you Edwin. I hope your camera work is going well. Keep practicing my friend.

[amarcordeon]

Amazing song well played

I like it

Bravo Leon

*****

Lillo

[myaccordionhistory]

Thank you Lillo for your support and encouragement.

Leon

[6Heureka]

It always a pleasure to hear you with your accordion. Thanks for posting