Common accordion runs in Oberkrainer style polkas – 12 pages [Exercise sheets]

If you’re familiar with Oberkrainer or Alpine style polkas, you’ve probably noticed the abundance of accordion runs that can be easily learned and customized. In this downloadable exercise sheet, I have compiled some of the most commonly used accordion treble runs in every major key. I’ve included examples of the fingering I like to use, […]

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Slovenian ‘Oberkrainer’ accordion rhythm technique for polkas

Slovenian/Oberkrainer style accordion rhythm is a technique used by Slovenian and Austrian alpine style accordionists to complete the rhythm section in a trio or quintet, by playing chords repeatedly as semiquavers in polkas, or quavers in waltzes. In Slovenian it’s known as ‘tresenje‘ (shaking), for its ‘shaking’ sound, and ‘spremljavo‘ (accompaniment). In German it’s called

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