Diatonic accordion

Since September 2016, Stéphane Milleret has been hosting online instructional videos.

Genuine courses in learning the button accordion, designed for medium to more advanced accordionists, who seek technical advice, autonomy and new tunes for their repertoire, whatever type of instrument (two- or three-row) or keyboard they use.

Each season compr...

Since September 2016, Stéphane Milleret has been hosting online instructional videos.

Genuine courses in learning the button accordion, designed for medium to more advanced accordionists, who seek technical advice, autonomy and new tunes for their repertoire, whatever type of instrument (two- or three-row) or keyboard they use.

Each season comprises 10 episodes, lasting twenty to thirty minutes, subtitled in English.

In seasons 1 and 2, in each episode there is a new tune to work on, as a basis for work on technique (rhythm, left hand accompaniment, bellows work, groove, phrasing, ornamentation…)

Season 3 is constructed around a rather different concept. Stéphane has chosen to get back to basics of instrumental technique, sometimes less difficult than in the first two seasons. The season is divided into three sections

- Right hand keyboard (construction, logic, memorisation, scales…)
- Left hand accompaniment (constructing a catalogue of rhythm formulas according to the different types of rhythm)
- Rhythms (how to accompany a dance tune)

Season 4 continues with the same concept as season 3 with 3 new sections.

- Precision in rhythm, how to work out a melodyrhythm easily, how to use a metronome (setting it either to the left hand or the right hand)
- Compression and the left fore-arm (dynamics, push, managing changes in bellows direction, sound quality)
- Right hand phrasing (note length, attack, ornamentation…)

 Cyrille Brotto takes over as host for season 5 and returns to the original concept of the first two seasons.

In this season, you’ll have access to a repertoire over ten dance tunes together with sheet music, tabs and free Mp3 downloads.
With the help of traditional tunes and original compositions, you’ll be able to work on melodies and left hand accompaniment. You won’t just be learning the basic melody, you’ll be using ornamentation and variation as well as working on right hand rhythm.
The intention is not only to supply you with a repertoire of dance music, but also to provide ways and means of incorporating this season’s new-acquired technical knowledge into your own repertoire.

The two friends have got together to host season 6.

Closely linked to the Brotto/Milleret Duo and Groove Factory repertoires, these 10 episodes examine musical arrangement in depth.
After studying a tune from their repertoire, they give you hints and ideas on how to arrange it – counterpoint, rhythm, intro, ostinato, break, coda…
If you play in a group, a duo or even on your own, this season will tell you how to craft arrangements, many of them quite simple. This will give your pieces more depth, and colour, and you won’t always “be playing the same thing over and over”.
At the end of each episode, there is a two-accordion overlayering of everything studied, as well as a full version in an “off the cuff” arrangement.

The main thing is to have fun!

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  • Left hand accompaniment N°1Different techniques of left hand accompaniment in ¾, simple triple time. Work on bar structure. Making the left hand work as a real part of the music and not just a harmonic time keeper. Set of rhythm plans to accompany a waltz. Beginning work on bass chord combinations. Practical application in the “Derniers Frimas”... Left hand accompaniment N°1Different techniques of left hand accompaniment in ¾,...

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  • Left hand accompaniment N°2Different methods of left hand accompaniment in 2/4, simple duple time. Bass chord combinations. Set of rhythm plans to accompany an An Dro. Study and practical application in a new tune “Equinoxe”.Video length : 31'05   English subtitle insideThe lessons are played on a G/C melodeon and are more easily followed on an... Left hand accompaniment N°2Different methods of left hand accompaniment in 2/4,...

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  • Left hand accompaniment N°3Different methods of left hand accompaniment in 9/8, compound triple time. Bass chord combinations and bass lines. Set of rhythm plans to accompany a mazurka. Study and practical application in a new tune “Pacherenc”.Video length : 31'05   English subtitle insideThe lessons are played on a G/C melodeon and are more... Left hand accompaniment N°3Different methods of left hand accompaniment in 9/8,...

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  • Right hand rhythms N°1Complete overview of different right hand chords on a two-row eight bass button accordion. Playing on the whole of the keyboard. How to play a four-note chord on the right: different possibilities. Barred chords and half-barred chords in the right hand. How to link chords together. Work on various chord charts.Video... Right hand rhythms N°1Complete overview of different right hand chords on a two-row...

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  • Right hand rhythms N°2Right hand rhythms in triple time. Set of rhythm plans in simple triple time. Set of rhythm plans in compound triple time. How to construct a rhythm with respect to the dance and bar structure. Voicing and how to construct it. Practical application in the “Derniers frimas” waltz and the “Pacherenc” mazurka.Video length :... Right hand rhythms N°2Right hand rhythms in triple time. Set of rhythm plans in...

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  • Right hand rhythms N°3Right hand rhythms in duple time. Set of rhythm plans to accompany a schottische. How to construct a rhythm with respect to the dance and bar structure… Work on a new voicing. Practical application in the “Première étoile” schottische.Video length : 24'15   English subtitle insideThe lessons are played on a G/C melodeon... Right hand rhythms N°3Right hand rhythms in duple time. Set of rhythm plans to...

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  • Precision in rhythm No.1How to set the metronome to the left hand according to the different types of rhythm. How to use the free software “Hydrogen”. Working with the metronome on the right hand in 2/4, using a tune studied in Season 3 “Première Etoile”. Working with the metronome on the right hand in 3/4, using a tune studied in Season 3... Precision in rhythm No.1How to set the metronome to the left hand according to the...

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  • Right hand phrasing No. 3Basic notions of ornamentation. Mordent. Appoggiatura. Triplet. Cut time. Exercises and applications.Video length : 22'36  Right hand phrasing No. 3Basic notions of ornamentation. Mordent. Appoggiatura....

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  • Precision in rhythm No.2Initiation into Konnakol with simple time. Working out a rhythm exercise in Konnakol. Right hand improvisation on a given rhythm. Working on the rhythm for Part A, “Dentelle et Cotillons” with Konnakol. Working out the melody for Part A, “Dentelle et Cotillons”.Video length : 20'43  Precision in rhythm No.2Initiation into Konnakol with simple time. Working out a...

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  • Precision in rhythm No.3How to use pattern mode in the Hydrogen software. Second use of the metronome. How to set the metronome to the right hand. Working out the rhythm for Part B, “Dentelle et Cotillons”, with Konnakol. Working out the melody for Part B, “Dentelle et Cotillons”Video length : 20'05  Precision in rhythm No.3How to use pattern mode in the Hydrogen software. Second...

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  • Precision in rhythm No.4Triplets and Konnakol. Quaver triplets and crotchet triplets. Working out the rhythm of the tune “Té Ké Mé”, with Konnakol. Working on precision with the metronome. Right hand and left hand togetherVideo length : 24'36  Precision in rhythm No.4Triplets and Konnakol. Quaver triplets and crotchet...

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  • Compression and the left forearm No. 1The left forearm, the lungs of the instrument. Compression. The silent air button, its use in changing bellows direction. Bellows pressure, on the on beat, on the off beatVideo length : 19'21  Compression and the left forearm No. 1The left forearm, the lungs of the...

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  • Compression and the left forearm No. 2Getting to know your instrument, knowing the minimum pressure to use with the forearm to excite a reed. Playing as pianissimo as possible. Different ways of stopping a note, stopping a note with the bellows. Nuances, piano, forte, crescendo, decrescendo. Vibrato.Video length : 20'35  Compression and the left forearm No. 2Getting to know your instrument, knowing the...

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  • Compression and the left forearm No. 3Syncopation. How to play it on the instrument and the use of the forearm. Other uses of the silent air button. Playing with space, always changing bellows direction at the same place.Video length : 18'27  Compression and the left forearm No. 3Syncopation. How to play it on the...

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  • Right hand phrasing No. 1Precision in rhythm, not to be confused with note length. Staccato, legato. Exercises and applications. Stopping a note is a rhythmic action.Video length : 18'06  Right hand phrasing No. 1Precision in rhythm, not to be confused with note length....

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  • Right hand phrasing No. 2Right hand fingers – attack. Desynchronising finger and bellows attack. Exercises and applications. Ghost notes, and their use in rhythms.Video length : 24'59  Right hand phrasing No. 2Right hand fingers – attack. Desynchronising finger and...

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  • We’re going to start with a waltz that I played with Senegalese musician Ablaye Cissoko: “la Valse de l’instant”.It can be played on a 2 row/8 bass instrument. We’ll start the year off gentlyWorking on the melody Getting the left hand right Different variations Right hand rhythmVideo length : 41'19  We’re going to start with a waltz that I played with Senegalese musician Ablaye...

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  • For this final episode, you can really let yourselves go musically with this Mazurka: “La candela”.Working on the melody with both hands Ornamentation and counterpoint Right hand rhythmVideo length : 40'54... For this final episode, you can really let yourselves go musically with this Mazurka:...

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  • This episode presents a Bearnese Branle, “Les trois cailloux”, that we recorded with Stephane Milleret for the “La part des Anges” album.Working on the melody with both hands Ornamentation and variation Right hand rhythm CounterpointVideo length : 37'21  This episode presents a Bearnese Branle, “Les trois cailloux”, that we recorded with...

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  • For this episode, we have a Mazurka dedicated to my daughter Nina.Working on the melody with both hands Variation and ornamentation Several rhythm models in the melodyVideo length : 40'25  For this episode, we have a Mazurka dedicated to my daughter Nina.Working on the...

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  • Using a traditional rondo, “A l’entorn de ma maison”, as a starting point, in this episode we’ll work on the theme tune and different ways of accompanying it with the left hand. Also some tips for 6/8 rhythm patterns and our drone rhythm which has already proved its worth! Video length : 28'30... Using a traditional rondo, “A l’entorn de ma maison”, as a starting point, in this...

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  • In this rather unusual episode, we’ll be having a look at a Fandango and an Arin-Arin: two traditional Basque tunes.They’ll serve as a basis for working on technique, accuracy and speed, with a few variations added as a bonus! Video length : 37'06... In this rather unusual episode, we’ll be having a look at a Fandango and an Arin-Arin:...

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  • For episode 6 I’ve chosen a bourrée in 3/4 time: Soulié’s Bourrée. Mr Soulié played the cabrette, a type of bagpipe. He came from Cantoin, Aveyron, in the Aubrac region of France.Working on the melody with both hands Variations Right hand rhythmVideo length : 40'45... For episode 6 I’ve chosen a bourrée in 3/4 time: Soulié’s Bourrée. Mr Soulié played the...

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  • n this episode, we’ll work on a Schottische that I’ve dedicated to my son Anatole.We’ll work on the melody with left hand accompaniment and concentrate on the Schottische rhythm with several examples of the use of voicing and bellows strokes. Video length : 44'59 2.11.0.0 2.11.0.0 2.11.0.0 n this episode, we’ll work on a Schottische that I’ve dedicated to my son Anatole.We’ll...

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