Traditional Irish Concertina | Beginner 1

Master the basics of playing concertina, in this free online music course with award winning musician Conor O'Loughlin.

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Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course you will be able to:

Describe the different parts of the concertina
Recall what 'diatonic' means
List which fingers are used to play each row
Indicate the line of buttons for the key of C
Distinguish between the C row and the G row of buttons
Describe the accidental notes on the outside line
Indicate the correct bellow movement for each note on the D scale
Identify the finger and bellow combinations for each note in the higher octave
Recall how to play a nursery rhyme in the keys of D and G in the lower and upper octaves
Indicate how to play ‘Twinkle Twinkle', which is useful for practising the D scale
Recall how to play the polka ‘Britches Full of Stitches’ from the Sliabh Luachra area of County Kerry

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