Susanne Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 I've just (finally) started to go through Dick Mile's EC tutor and I'm trying to learn the concertina reel. There are some triplets on a D note there, there are no other notes involved but D notes. How do you play this triplet? By simply pushing the button very fast? I can't do that smoothly but it may just take some practice. Or do you push/pull the bellows fast in order to play the triplet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatFace Posted August 15, 2006 Share Posted August 15, 2006 How do you play this triplet? Change fingers. For example, the D one-octave and a bit above middle-C (left hand side on English) you could play a triplet with fingers: 1-2-1 or 2-1-2 depending on the notes that come before and afterwards. This is _the_ way to play repeated notes - it may be hard at first but with a bit of practice you'll find it's _far_ easier than using the same finger, and you gain real control over the rhythm. One way of practicing is to play scales in triplets (or twos, or fours etc). I used to do this silently whilst listening to the Archers on the radio... When you get the hang of it you can also use 3 fingers - for me not too hard on the right side, but tricky on the left. The main reason for this is that it fits certain rhythms - for example in this tune in the second half the repeated notes (e on right side - second line of the tune) are played 1-3-2-1. I recorded it whilst messing around many years ago and it can be heard here. I fluff it up on the first time of the B part... but I nail it the other 3 times In Windows Media Player you can slow down the speed by pressing ctrl-shift-s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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