Accordion: your first pieces

Your first accordion pieces are often waltzes and polkas. The left-hand basses and right-hand melody come together gradually.

You will need

• Your instrument
• Sheet music, tabs or an app
• Metronome

Steps

1. Choose a piece

   Choose an easy waltz or folk song.

2. Learn the melody

3. Learn the basses

4. Put your hands together

5. Learn the bellows changes

6. Play in dance rhythm

7. Play the whole piece

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