Twelve lessons, plus one, on preparation, nerves, and finding emotion in the music, born out of a solo bandoneón concert that didn’t go as planned.
Louise Jallu: The Bandonéon Has No Borders
A conversation with the French musician who is taking tango’s soul in bold new directions — and reshaping the future of one of the world’s most singular instruments. Let’s start from the beginning: you began studying the bandonéon at five years old, at a conservatoire on the outskirts of Paris. How does a child that […]
How to Get Better Recording Results as a Musician
Improve your music recordings with practical tips, common mistakes to avoid, and insights from real experience — then and now.
Bandoneón Tutorial: the Inicial 2
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 […]
5 Movies Soundtracks with Bandoneón
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 […]
Optimizing Bandoneón Practice When Time is Short
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 […]
Duruflé meets the Bandoneón: the Project
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 […]
Bandoneón Tutorial: The Inicial 1
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 […]
Chromatic Bandoneon Keyboard Layout
Learn about chromatic bandoneons! Download FREE PDF keyboard layouts for Peguri, Manoury, & Crosio-Caliero systems. Unisonoric bandoneon explained for beginners.
From Stage Panic to Expression
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 […]