Accordionist Dallas Vietty began a 9 week online group class on January 6th, 2021 presented by Rebel Reed. The class is entitled “Exploring the Bellows” and is a bellows-centric survey of accordion techniques, mechanics, science and creativity.

Topics include:
How your accordion sound quality and timbre is affected by your bellows
How your articulations, speed, and gentleness is dependent on your bellows
Managing your air in phrases
Use of the left side of your body to have control of your bellows
Techniques to learn and implement bellows shakes and bellows stops
Creating beauty and expression through dynamics using the bellows, and more!

Each of these topics will be developed with interactive group class lectures, materials, assignments and class collaboration and discussion.