Changing Bellows Direction during triplets.

[Grrrr]

I need some advice. I'm learning ITM, a year ago I was at a workshop at Crotty's where some slips of paper were handed out which I've only just read, it shows how to play triplets and states :- Most triplets are played with a change of bellows direction. My teacher in England ( not a concertina player) tells me not to change direction during a triplet. So should I seek to change direction or avoid?

Regards,

Grrrr

[michael sam wild]

I'd be surprised about triplets by bellows change It's smoother to do them in the same direction whether that's on push or pull. Sometimes you cross rows to do it or cross from side to side.

 

 

I would get the triplet notes fixed in your head then practice various ways till you find out what suits best

[Lawrence Reeves]

The concept the tutor may have been conveying was triplets such as BAG descending on the C row, and F#ED descending on the G row. These would be very common in ITM, and the change from two pulled notes to one pushed is norm. I suppose if learning in total isolation form other concertina players there could be a desire to play BAG all as pulled notes by using the reversed G on the accidental row, and the idea of F#ED all as pulls to "smooth" out the sound somewhat. There is another possible for changing direction by an ascending triplet such as AB and C on the C row. I think this use of bellows triplet is very much a sound associated with the concertina in ITM.

[Grrrr]

Thanks for both your answers. Until now I wouldn't have changed bellows direction during a triplet, but the ones described above do seem easy to do and sound good. don't know about at speed though.

Grrrr.