Ronde de Loudéac Workshop

Diatonic accordion

Dashboard

In this course dedicated to the “Ronde de Loudéac”, you will learn the most famous tunes.

You will also slowly learn to detach notes and increase the tempo little by little to accompany the dancers.

This is a course for all players, feel free to take it at your own pace depending on your skills.

Objectives

  • Master the style of Loudéac – in particular steady and fast tempo

  • Learn to play a complete set of Loudéac: rondes, baleu, rondes (again!) and riqueniée.

  • Learn to play the baleu with style

  • How to set up a left hand accompaniment to support dancers movements and to feel the ground

  • See how to alternate bass-chords and pumps with the left hand

Prerequisites

  • Play with a G/C Diatonic Accordion

  • A course for all players, just pick your own pace

  • Access music from the Loudéac area – on Dastum website for example

  • Learn to dance the “Ronde de Loudéac”, why not?

Videos for the course

Diatonic accordion

Intermediate

Loudéac "Donnio" 1/2

Loudéac "Donnio" 1/2

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Intermediate

Loudéac "Donnio" 2/2

Loudéac "Donnio" 2/2

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Advanced

Baleu 1/2

Baleu 1/2

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Advanced

Baleu 2/2

Baleu 2/2

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Beginner

Dans mon jardin 1/2

1st part of the "Ronde de Loudéac"

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Beginner

Dans mon jardin 2/2

Samuel teaches left hand chords and basses to accompany the first part of the "Ronde de Loudéac"

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Intermediate

Riqueniée 1/2

The tune we will be working on today is called the “Riqueniée”.

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Intermediate

Riqueniée 2/2

Now we’ll study the rhythm and harmony of the “Riqueniée”.

Diatonic accordion

Beginner

Set of Ronde de Loudéac

Set of Ronde de Loudéac