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Hey Guys,

I have a small accordion with only five rows on my left hand, without the diminished chord button row. For "Irisha" (that I find really really cool) I have been helping myself playing the C° and C#° Chords with 3 Base and Counterbase single tone buttons and with the "Frank Marocco Left Hand Accompaniment", it seems to kinda work. I wanted to ask, whether any of you guys also uses chords composed only of base tones, is this practiced by accordion players?

Hi Dallas, I loved your discussion on depressing the piano keys and buttons part way. You inspired me to add the following to my warm up routine. Cheers, Hugh

WARM UP ROUTINE: PLAYING ON THE CUSHION OF AIR

Pick a scale or phrase. Slowly play the scale or phrase with hands separate then hands together while focusing on playing on the cushion of air:

• Breath to relax the body

• Positive inner dialogue to relax the body

• Imagine you are inside the accordion

• Imagine there’s a cushion of air moving through the accordion

• Imagine your left arm and back muscles are strong yet relaxed keeping a constant pressure on the cushion of air moving through the accordion

• Imagine your fingers are relaxed and your fingertips are playing on the cushion of air

• Focus on connecting to the cushion of air by gently pressing the piano key or button only part way

• Focus on how the resistance of the piano key or button connects to the cushion of air

• Focus on disconnecting from the cushion of air by slowly controlling the release of the piano key or button

• Don’t focus on the mechanics of moving your fingers

• Don't focus on the mechanics of opening and closing the reed valves

• Playing on the cushion of air improves tone quality, reduces overtones, gives a better sounding beginning and ending of the note, uses a lot less air, gives us a lot more control over the air and makes the accordion more responsive and agile like a sports car

Thanks for writing out the exercise in detailed steps. I haven’t done much with the syncpated chord shapes in the right hand but it seems a good way to even approach the melody. I could see using it as a chorus in the jazz sandwich.