Studying bandoneon in Buenos Aires, Argentina

We made it.

It's a lot of time I don't write on this blog, and I want to update about my bandoneon studies in Argentina.

Learning Bandoneon Fast? Start from Pentatonics!

I spent time training scales on bandoneon starting from diatonic C major scale and then adding alterations to perform other scales following the fifths circle.

Learning Bandoneon in South America

In november 2017 I left Italy to start a journey throught South America in order to meet bandoneon players and teachers through the several countries of this continent.

Summary from "Fundamental of Piano Practice"

"Fundamental of Piano Practice" is an interesting method for playing piano. But it contains very useful informations for playing any other instrument.

Buenas Noches, Che Bandoneon

Playing this "classic" on 144 bandoneon

"Buenas Noches, Che Bandoneon" is an original score from J.J. Mosalini. It's a "must" for bandoneon player and one of the first pieces I learned.

Advantages of bisonoric bandoneons

Learning bisonoric could be difficult at the beginning, but it's worth.

Hystoric background of 144 Einheits Bandonion

A large family with several internal divisions

Bandoneons are basically divided in 2 categories: the unisonoric models (inappropriately called chromatic) and the bisonoric (inappropriately called diatonic), with several different versions within each category also. For example, in unisonoric versions you find at least 3 different layouts: Peguri (originally spread in France and Belgium and now in all Europe), Kusserow (very rare, with small diffusion in Europe) and Standardbandonion (invented by bandonion virtuoso Heinz Schlegel, and largely unknown), but the list goes on.