{"id":447,"date":"2021-08-10T15:19:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T15:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-835445-2929459.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=447"},"modified":"2023-05-06T15:47:54","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T15:47:54","slug":"the-kerry-polka-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celticlinks.com\/the-kerry-polka-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kerry Polka Tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Kerry Polka  Step by Step Tutorial For Piano Accordion\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VCHCw1KZdg0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kerry Polka &#8211; Irish Piano Accordion Tutorial Lesson Also known as Peg Ryan\u2019s Polka this tune has been published in over 1000 tune books. This is one of the best beginner tunes to start off with and in my own arrangement here it is played in the key of G Major. Often in sessions it will be played in the key of G and then lifted into the key of D Major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>STEP BY STEP TUTORIAL: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Intro: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=0s\">00:00<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musical Elements: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=55s\">00:55<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Right Hand: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=98s\">01:38<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Left hand: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=714s\">11:54<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hands together: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=1192s\">19:52<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Performance: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VCHCw1KZdg0&amp;t=1735s\">28:55<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kerry Polka &#8211; Irish Piano Accordion Tutorial Lesson Also known as Peg Ryan\u2019s Polka this tune has been published in over 1000 tune books. 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