Building a Continuous Bellows Line Hello everyone, and welcome to the second video tutorial dedicated to the Iniciales, the series of 12 exercises created by bandoneón player and pedagogue Rodolfo Daluisio. These exercises are designed as an introduction to bandoneón practice and to help build solid technical foundations from the very beginning. As mentioned in […]
The Bandoneón through the Eyes of the Cinema. The bandoneón is perhaps the most melancholic instrument of all, as well as the very symbol of tango. Thanks to its unique sound, the bandoneón is increasingly being used in cinema to add a distinctive touch to film scores. But the bandoneón is not only about melancholy […]
Strategies to Perfect Bandoneón Practice There are times when musicians simply can’t dedicate as much time as they’d like to practicing, refining their skills, or learning new material. When this happens, it’s easy to feel discouraged, or even tempted to quit altogether – to “hang up the bandoneón,” as we say. After going through this […]
The project Duruflé meets the Bandoneón proposes an innovative exploration of the music of the great French composer Maurice Duruflé through the bandoneón, an instrument usually associated with tango. Project Creator My name is Omar Caccia. I was born in Italy in 1984. After studying Physics and graduating in 2008 from the University of Milan […]
In this bandoneón tutorial I explain the first of a series of preparatory exercises. After having dedicated a series of videos to the fundamental aspects of the technique, with this bandoneón tutorial we begin the practical exercises. In particular we start with the series of Iniciales, which are the first exercises of technique I studied […]
Learn about chromatic bandoneons! Download FREE PDF keyboard layouts for Peguri, Manoury, & Crosio-Caliero systems. Unisonoric bandoneon explained for beginners.
A Lesson from the Bandoneon to Move from Stage Panic to Expressiveness 2024 is coming to an end and I have been very busy during this year preparing for a Conservatory exam and a series of concerts here in Buenos Aires. During this time, the themes of public performance and stage panic have been central […]
Who is Fred Dömpke and why should deserve more consideration among the bandoneon players? The bandoneon is conquering a significant role in jazz. Many bandoneon players are exploring this genre and are enriching it with interesting sounds and musical feelings, especially from tango. Thanks to an assiduous German reader of this blog, I discovered a […]
The Bandoneon Price depends on the type of Bandoneon you want to buy. The equation is simple: if you want to learn to play the bandoneon, you need to have a bandoneon. But do you know which is a good bandoneon price to pay for? A very common problem is wanting to learn the bandoneon […]
Discussing Bandoneon Making with Baltazar Estol A few years ago I saw a video by M. Rodolfo Daluisio playing a bandoneon built by Baltazar Estol. Until that moment I thought that brand new bandoneons were prerogative of Europe. When I arrived in Buenos Aires I often heard about Baltazar Estol and his prodigious instruments, and […]
