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I post videos on my YouTube channel to:

  • provide students with ongoing support between lessons
  • demonstrate tunes at a range of tempos – from dead slow to up-to-speed
  • deconstruct difficult and more complex tunes
  • showcase presentations from workshops that I have lead
  • feature my own compositions, recordings from performances and jam sessions
  • vlog my own learning journey & musical career

I have received so much wonderful feedback from players across the world who have let me know how important my videos are in their learning. This is a very humbling feeling.

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Mel Biggs Melodeon Teacher – YouTube Channel Feed

World's First Belgian Footbass Duet! 🦶🎸
This delicious tune has been popping out of my fingers just recently so I thought I'd do a version for the 'tube! Use the chapter markers to scoot between faster and slower versions. JOIN MY PATREON FOR PASCALE'S MELINAR TUTORIAL: https://www.patreon.com/posts/101943692 DISCALIMER: I always try to do my best, but know that I don't spend hours and hours on these videos - I don't have the time and it's just a bit of fun for me to share what I'm learning and listening to. I know this could be improved upon - things always can be - but to save myself getting into perfectionist head, I just spend about 30 minutes practicing and then record and upload the best of what I can manage in that time slot. Saying that, I never post anything I'm not unhappy with! Played in F on a 4th button start Hohner Student 1 C/F conversion by Mike Rowbotham Melodeon teaching, online classes, courses, freebies & more: https://www.melbiggsmusic.co.uk MY ALBUM IS OUT NOW: Available to buy physical CD and/or digital format: https://bit.ly/2SzHWl7 Listen via streaming on Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/2SyPdC0 THE MEL BIGGS TUNE BOOK AVAILABLE HERE Physical/Digital: https://bit.ly/34olm1K If you have enjoyed this video or found it useful please consider supporting my work through Patreon! Sign up for EXCLUSIVE teaching content and become one of Mel's Angels: https://www.patreon.com/melbiggsmusic The Mel Method: Why I should be your melodeon teacher: https://bit.ly/2rtpw52 Mel Biggs Music is proudly supported by Acorn Instruments: https://www.acorninstruments.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find and follow… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelBiggsMusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelBiggsMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melbiggs_melodeonteacher/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mel-biggs-music ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 Faster 3:27 Exciting Patreon Announcement! 4:49 Slower #melodeonteacher #melodeon #accordion #accordionlessons #accordionplayer #melodeonlessons #diatonicaccordion #buttonaccordion #naragonia
Evening Glory (Toon van Mierlo / Naragonia) 5-Time Waltz | Mel Biggs Melodeon Teacher
I just love this tune and kept hearing it being played by friends. It was on my 'To Learn...' list for a very long time so I thought it was high time to dust it off. And I might have been inspired by my recent interview with Andy Cutting to get this one up on the 'tube I just recently used it as a template tune for some right hand exercises in my block 11 intermediate/advanced online classes. These are available via my website as an on demand mini course - for a one-off payment, get lifetime access to all the video classes with downloadable hand outs and sheet music: JOIN MY ONLINE CLASS TO LEARN THIS TUNE AND MORE: https://melbiggsmusic.co.uk/product-category/online-group-classes/od-online-group-classes/ Played on a 4th button start Castagnari Trilly D/G melodeon Played on a 4th button start Hohner Student 1 C/F conversion by Mike Rowbotham Melodeon tuition, live dates, freebies & more: https://www.melbiggsmusic.co.uk MY ALBUM IS OUT NOW: Available to buy physical CD and/or digital format: https://bit.ly/2SzHWl7 Listen via streaming on Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/2SyPdC0 THE MEL BIGGS TUNE BOOK AVAILABLE HERE Physical/Digital: https://bit.ly/34olm1K If you have enjoyed this video or found it useful please consider supporting my work through Patreon! Sign up for EXCLUSIVE teaching content and become one of Mel's Angels: https://www.patreon.com/melbiggsmusic The Mel Method: Why I should be your melodeon teacher: https://bit.ly/2rtpw52 Mel Biggs Music is proudly supported by Acorn Instruments: https://www.acorninstruments.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find and follow… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelBiggsMusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelBiggsMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melbiggs_melodeonteacher/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mel-biggs-music/ #MelodeonMonday #MelodeonLessons #Melodeon #MelodeonTeacher #AccordionLessons #Accordion #DiatonicAccordion #ButtonAccordion #FrenchAccordion #FolkMusic #FrenchMusic #FrenchWaltz #Waltz -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0:00 DG version - fast 2:47 Learn this tune & associated exercises with me! 3:52 CF version - fast 5:07 DG version - slow
Boite A Frissons (Jean Blanchard) FRENCH WALTZ DG & CF Accordions | Mel Biggs Melodeon Teacher
Learn from the best via my Patreon! 🌟 #AccordionLessons #Melodeon #AndyCutting
Morris Dancing has A LOT to answer for! #ChatterboxWithMelBiggs with Andy Cutting #Accordion
Andy Cutting on my Chatterbox Podcast this month 🎙️🌟
What makes a hard-working, award-winning melodeon legend? How do you turn a terrible idea into a musical triumph without falling out with other people? And what's the strategy for remembering SEVEN current repertoires at once?! Andy Cutting is an internationally renknowned diatonic accordion player from England. He works extensively across genres (and borders) in duos, trios and bigger line ups as a dance musician, session player, & accompanist. His current bands include Blowzabella, Topette!, Leveret, Niepold:Cutting, Gudrun Walther & Andy Cutting, and Martin Simpson's band. Join me this month as I sit down in conversation with him to chat about his long career in folk music and beyond, how he works with other people, and how he has become internationally recognised his characteristic sound and style. PS I forgot to mention that Andy and I will be teaching at Melodeons In Wendsleydale on April 13th & 14th in a couple of weeks time. There are still a few places left in both of my workshops and 2 places left in Andy's Saturday workshop! TICKETS: https://melodeonsinwensleydale.org.uk/workshops-2024/ Andy's links: Tour Dates Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/171509849596018 Leveret https://www.leveretband.com/ Blowzabella https://blowzabella.co.uk/ Topette! https://www.topette.co.uk/ Niepold:Cutting Duo https://niepoldcutting.eu/ Gudrun Walther & Andy Cutting https://walthercutting.com/en/ Andy's Playing With Other People Melinar on my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/101033499 Join my PATREON for extended episodes, guest tutor Melinars & learning resource archive: www.patreon.com/melbiggsmusic Visit my website for on demand classes, courses, live dates, merch & more: www.melbiggsmusic.co.uk Intro & outro music: 'Dream Big' by Mel Biggs. All rights reserved. Listen to the full track on my album 'From Darkness Comes Light': www.melbiggsmusic.bandcamp.com Get in touch: chatterbox@melbiggsmusic.co.uk Don't forget to like/subscribe/follow: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/melaniebiggsmusic Instagram https://www.instagram.com/melbiggs_melodeonteacher Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MelBiggsMusic
Andy Cutting: In(ter) Continental Legend | Chatterbox with Mel Biggs S1E4
Vappu by Maarten Decombel / Snaarmaarwaar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spO5JQlmhR0 Played on a 3rd button start Castagnari Handry 18 G/C/Laloy Classes, courses, freebies, merch and more: https://www.melbiggsmusic.co.uk If you have enjoyed this video or found it useful please consider supporting my work through Patreon! Sign up for EXCLUSIVE teaching content and become one of Mel's Angels: https://www.patreon.com/melbiggsmusic MY ALBUM IS OUT NOW: Available to buy physical CD and/or digital format: https://bit.ly/2SzHWl7 Listen via streaming on Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/2SyPdC0 THE MEL BIGGS TUNE BOOK AVAILABLE HERE Physical/Digital: https://bit.ly/34olm1K Mel Biggs Music is proudly supported by Acorn Instruments: https://www.acorninstruments.co.uk ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Find and follow… Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MelBiggsMusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelBiggsMusic Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/melbiggs_melodeonteacher/ SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/mel-biggs-music
WORK IN PROGRESS Vappu by Maarten Decombel (Snaarmaarwaar) Mazurka | Mel Biggs Melodeon Teacher
Anne Niepold on this month's podcast! 🎧 #accordionlessons #melodeonteacher
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