This method is more particularly adapted to those who are beginners of...
Video recording of his course « Theoretical and practical approach on...
Pedagogical follow-up to the first volume, but meant for all accordion...
After the DVD "L'air et le geste" Stephane Milleret offers you a set of...
The third season of on-line instructional videos by Stéphane Milleret...
Make the connection between instrument and sheet music Learn and...
This month, Stephane Milleret propose a rather simple piece he wrote for...
Together with volume 2, both methods will enable accordion players to...
Cyrille Brotto is the host of a new season of online instructional...
“La Part des Anges” (the Angel’s Share) is a handcrafted, home-brewed...
This bilingual French/English volume is intended for accordionists using...
The second season of on-line instructional videos by Stéphane Milleret...
La première saison des vidéos pédagogiques consacrées à l’harmonie...
Let’s begin the season with a composition written by Stephane Milleret....
The fourth season of online instructional videos by Stéphane Milleret...
After 4 years of videos hosted by Stéphane Milleret and a fifth season...
Also included in the collection are all the pieces from the...
The fourth season of online...
For this fifth episode of Season 2, we will study a Mazurka by Catherine Faure:We will learn the melody step by step, with fingering tips, and some ornaments, then the accompaniment to the left hand. As a bonus, all the grid will be worked with both hands.This beautiful and heady tune, of rare poetry (see the lyrics of this song!) is an invitation to... For this fifth episode of Season 2, we will study a Mazurka by Catherine Faure:We will...
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...
« This ensemble should delight everyone who seeks adventure, with old and new sounds, and where tradition is up-to-date » Jazz Notes « … Conceiving the hurdy gurdy as a polyphonic instrument at the very heart of this jazz-rock quartet ! Isabelle Pignol has a visual dimension of her music. « Would you like to dance ? », what superb workwomanship! » (Rémy... « This ensemble should delight everyone who seeks adventure, with old and new sounds,...
The powerful and captivating sound of La Machine produces a warm and personal music which assumes entirely its traditional aspect. This fusion is modern and federating.The couple hurdy-gurdy (G. Jolivet) and bagpipe (J. Barbances) insure the authenticity of the style, and the inventive balance created between these two instruments allows to explore other... The powerful and captivating sound of La Machine produces a warm and personal music...
This compact disc is an instrumental and vocal performance recorded in public during the Grenoble Jazz Festival. There are dancing songs, jazz improvisations and moments when music seeks a gradual construction that suddenly explodes in a dazzling way. (Bertrand Dicale, World) This compact disc is an instrumental and vocal performance recorded in public during...
For this fourth episode, I propose a detailed work on a traditional Auvergne melody: - Learning the melody, with fingering tips for accordions with buttons and piano keyboard, - Accompaniment in the left hand, with many variants, - As a bonus: a specific work on balance between bass/chords/melody. This melody allows once again a work on the link... For this fourth episode, I propose a detailed work on a traditional Auvergne melody:...
« Fictions » was composed, arranged and recorded at home. The sounds from the street have become important : the neighbors' child balloon, creased paper in a basket, keys in a lock or crockery noises. Objects have a musical function in this album. They have the main role in the creative process. They are the key ; a music box or a bottle here, the blade... « Fictions » was composed, arranged and recorded at home. The sounds from the street...
In 2014, The Sasfé association started a work of sound collection and music creation with the residents of Villeneuve, a multicultural district of Grenoble. More than 50 non-professional singers and musicians have participated to make this soundtrack possible. They are accompanied by Marie Mazille (violin, clarinet, nyckelharpa), Norbert Pignol (sound... In 2014, The Sasfé association started a work of sound collection and music creation...
The right hand keyboard N°1The lower register of the keyboard. Pulled and pushed C major synthetic scales in the lower register. Full C major scales on the push and on the pull in the lower register. Fingering exercises. Study of Part A of a waltz “Derniers Frimas"English subtitle inside The lessons are played on a G/C melodeon and are more... The right hand keyboard N°1The lower register of the keyboard. Pulled and pushed C...
In November, the song will be one of the most popular mazurkas in French traditional music: "La Mazurka des Écoliers" .- Technique: speed of the airflow, positioning of the tongue- Left hand and throat tones - Learning the theme - Ornaments and style: single and double appoggiaturas- Bass line- Building a second voice of accompaniment from the chords... In November, the song will be one of the most popular mazurkas in French traditional...
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...
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...
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:...
Deux plans sont proposés :• Le modèle Soprano• Le modèle AltoCet instrument peut constituer le premier pas dans le monde fabuleux de la lutherie.Une approche de la matière, sympathique, sécurisante….. Avec ce dossier on est sûr de réussir son instrument.Il comporte :Un livret donnant toutes les explications et les informations permettant de fabriquer cet... Deux plans sont proposés :• Le modèle Soprano• Le modèle AltoCet instrument peut...
For this third episode, I propose a detailed work on a composition of Gérard Pierron (from a song he composed on a text by Gaston Couté): - Learning the melody, with fingering tips for accordions with button and piano keyboard, - Learning of accompaniment with the left hand, - As a bonus: the chord grid on the right hand, to perform an accompaniment... For this third episode, I propose a detailed work on a composition of Gérard Pierron...
For this new episode, we will study a traditional Klezmer tune: - For once we start with the accompaniment with the left hand, - Then the melody and its ornaments, with fingering tips (for accordions with button keys and piano keyboard), with a focus on the ternary playing, - We'll see how to free ourselves from the score - And as a bonus, adding... For this new episode, we will study a traditional Klezmer tune: - For once we start...
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...
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...
« Irish music is their home. They are living it for so long that no one needs to question while entering. They know every ornamental intricacies, the styles and instruments, so well that they can freely use quotes from diverse influences, with the quiet virtuosity of maturity. » (CMTRA) « Irish music is their home. They are living it for so long that no one needs to...
First part : live solo concertSecond part : "Sonatrad" composition for orchestra in D major, mixing traditional music, improvisation and classical sonate.“He knows how to provoke some sort of sadness, nostalgia and impressions of joy. (…) Beautiful horizons, lively and catching.” (Véronique Mortaigne, Le Monde) First part : live solo concertSecond part : "Sonatrad" composition for orchestra in D...
This month we will see "Topé savait comment", a quite difficult melody from the Toctoctoc's last album, composed by Vincent Boniface. We will concentrate on :- right-hand and left-hand position- ornamentation Episode 3 Topé savait comment (Vincent Boniface)Difficulty : ★★★Video duration : 27'24 English subtitle inside The lessons are played on... This month we will see "Topé savait comment", a quite difficult melody from the...
For this sixth episode, we will go to Serbia for a traditional Balkan air: - Learning the melody, with fingering tips for accordions with buttons and piano keyboard, - Accompaniment in the left hand, with many variants, - As a bonus: a work on typical ornaments. This This beautiful and dancing melody in 3 parts offers us an ideal playground to test... For this sixth episode, we will go to Serbia for a traditional Balkan air: - Learning...
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,...
In this episode we’re going to work on a bourrée in 2/4 time: “Aux Fous”.This piece is on the second Brotto/Milleret duo album (release date 2023), it was composed remotely during the first lockdown. It was also put into video format for Léo Dadin for the Covid megamix project vol19 (a compilation of pieces by musicians from the French trad/folk sector.... In this episode we’re going to work on a bourrée in 2/4 time: “Aux Fous”.This piece is...