The Elise Hayden Duet Concertina - Lesson 1 (Twinkle, twinkle little star)
This is perfect for absolute beginners - both to this instrument and to music reading. I go right from the very beginning making sure that you get off to the best possible start. More lessons to come!
Please use the chapter markers to jump to the parts you want to see;
00:00 - Start
01:12 - The Duet concertina in general
02:25 - How it works (simplified)
05:07 - The Elise
07:41 - The Range Of The Elise
14:06 - Let’s get into position to play the instrument
18:27 - Twinkle twinkle little star
20:03 - Getting comfortable with the notes we need for this tune
24:48 - Reading the music!
33:29 - Pitch
41:23 - How to practise
42:18 - Performance of the whole tune
44:58 - Careful with your minims!